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Capture efficiency of cooking-related fine and ultrafine particles by residential exhaust hoods by Lunden, M. M., Delp, W. W., Singer, B. C.

“…Effective exhaust hoods can mitigate the indoor air quality impacts of pollutant emissions from residential cooking. This study reports capture efficiencies…”
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Wildfire Smoke Adjustment Factors for Low-Cost and Professional PM2.5 Monitors with Optical Sensors by Delp, William W., Singer, Brett C.

“…Air quality monitors using low-cost optical PM2.5 sensors can track the dispersion of wildfire smoke; but quantitative hazard assessment requires a…”
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Response of consumer and research grade indoor air quality monitors to residential sources of fine particles by Singer, B. C., Delp, W. W.

“…The ability to inexpensively monitor PM2.5 to identify sources and enable controls would advance residential indoor air quality (IAQ) management. Consumer IAQ…”
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Performance Assessment of U.S. Residential Cooking Exhaust Hoods by Delp, William W, Singer, Brett C

“…This study assessed the performance of seven new residential cooking exhaust hoods representing common U.S. designs. Laboratory tests were conducted to…”
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Measured performance of filtration and ventilation systems for fine and ultrafine particles and ozone in an unoccupied modern California house by Singer, B. C., Delp, W. W., Black, D. R., Walker, I. S.

“…This study evaluated nine ventilation and filtration systems in an unoccupied 2006 house located 250 m downwind of the I‐80 freeway in Sacramento, California…”
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Performance of installed cooking exhaust devices by Singer, B. C., Delp, W. W., Price, P. N., Apte, M. G.

“…The performance metrics of airflow, sound, and combustion product capture efficiency (CE) were measured for a convenience sample of 15 cooking exhaust devices,…”
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Performance of low-cost indoor air quality monitors for PM2.5 and PM10 from residential sources by Wang, Zhiqiang, Delp, William W., Singer, Brett C.

“…Advances in particle sensor design and manufacturing have enabled the development of low-cost air quality monitors (LCMs). The sensors use light scattering to…”
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Pollutant concentrations and emission rates from natural gas cooking burners without and with range hood exhaust in nine California homes by Singer, Brett C., Pass, Rebecca Zarin, Delp, William W., Lorenzetti, David M., Maddalena, Randy L.

“…Combustion pollutant concentrations were measured during the scripted operation of natural gas cooking burners in nine homes. Boiling and simmering activities…”
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Indoor air quality in new and renovated low‐income apartments with mechanical ventilation and natural gas cooking in California by Zhao, Haoran, Chan, Wanyu R., Cohn, Sebastian, Delp, William W., Walker, Iain S., Singer, Brett C.

“…This paper presents pollutant concentrations and performance data for code‐required mechanical ventilation equipment in 23 low‐income apartments at 4…”
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Control of airborne infectious disease in buildings: Evidence and research priorities by Bueno de Mesquita, P. Jacob, Delp, William W., Chan, Wanyu R., Bahnfleth, William P., Singer, Brett C.

“…The evolution of SARS‐CoV‐2 virus has resulted in variants likely to be more readily transmitted through respiratory aerosols, underscoring the increased…”
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Measured influence of overhead HVAC on exposure to airborne contaminants from simulated speaking in a meeting and a classroom by Singer, Brett C., Zhao, Haoran, Preble, Chelsea V., Delp, William W., Pantelic, Jovan, Sohn, Michael D., Kirchstetter, Thomas W.

“…Tracer gas experiments were conducted in a 158 m3 room with overhead supply diffusers to study dispersion of contaminants from simulated speaking in physically…”
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Factors Impacting Range Hood Use in California Houses and Low-Income Apartments by Zhao, Haoran, Chan, Wanyu R, Delp, William W, Tang, Hao, Walker, Iain S, Singer, Brett C

“…Venting range hoods can control indoor air pollutants emitted during residential cooktop and oven cooking. To quantify their potential benefits, it is…”
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Indoor environmental quality benefits of apartment energy retrofits by Noris, Federico, Adamkiewicz, Gary, Delp, William W., Hotchi, Toshifumi, Russell, Marion, Singer, Brett C., Spears, Michael, Vermeer, Kimberly, Fisk, William J.

“…Sixteen apartments serving low-income populations in three buildings were retrofit with the goal of simultaneously reducing energy consumption and improving…”
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Development of a standard capture efficiency test method for residential kitchen ventilation by Kim, Yang-Seon, Walker, Iain S., Delp, William W.

“…Cooking activities are a major source of indoor air pollutants. To control pollutants generated from cooking activities, a range hood is commonly used in…”
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Protecting building occupants against the inhalation of outdoor-origin aerosols by Dillon, Michael B., Sextro, Richard G., Delp, W. Woody

“…During normal operations, buildings can protect their occupants from outdoor airborne particle hazards of all types, including airborne pollutants. A long-term…”
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Protecting building occupants against the inhalation of outdoor-origin aerosols by Dillon, Michael B., Sextro, Richard G., Delp, W. Woody

“…During normal operations, buildings can protect their occupants from outdoor airborne particle hazards of all types, including airborne pollutants. A long-term…”
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Protocol for maximizing energy savings and indoor environmental quality improvements when retrofitting apartments by Noris, Federico, Delp, William W., Vermeer, Kimberly, Adamkiewicz, Gary, Singer, Brett C., Fisk, William J.

“…► Many building energy retrofits will impact indoor environmental quality. ► New retrofit selection method addresses energy, indoor environmental quality,…”
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Response of consumer and research grade indoor air quality monitors to residential sources of fine particles by Singer, B. C., Delp, W. W.

“…The ability to inexpensively monitor PM2.5 to identify sources and enable controls would advance residential indoor air quality (IAQ) management. Consumer IAQ…”
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Sealing ducts in large commercial buildings with aerosolized sealant particles by Modera, M.P., Brzozowski, O., Carrié, F.R., Dickerhoff, D.J., Delp, W.W., Fisk, W.J., Levinson, R., Wang, D.

“…Electricity energy savings potential by eliminating air leakage from ducts in large commercial buildings is on the order of 10 kWh/m 2 per year (1 kWh/ft 2)…”
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Measured performance of filtration and ventilation systems for fine and ultrafine particles and ozone in an unoccupied modern California house by Singer, B. C., Delp, W. W., Black, D. R., Walker, I. S.

“…This study evaluated nine ventilation and filtration systems in an unoccupied 2006 house located 250 m downwind of the I-80 freeway in Sacramento, California…”
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