Search Results - "Singer, B. C."

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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Hazard assessment of chemical air contaminants measured in residences by Logue, J. M., McKone, T. E., Sherman, M. H., Singer, B. C.

“…Identifying air pollutants that pose a potential hazard indoors can facilitate exposure mitigation. In this study, we compiled summary results from 77…”
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Cleaning products and air fresheners: emissions and resulting concentrations of glycol ethers and terpenoids by Singer, B. C., Destaillats, H., Hodgson, A. T., Nazaroff, W. W.

“…Experiments were conducted to quantify emissions and concentrations of glycol ethers and terpenoids from cleaning product and air freshener use in a 50-m3 room…”
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Energy impacts of envelope tightening and mechanical ventilation for the U.S. residential sector by Logue, J.M., Sherman, M.H., Walker, I.S., Singer, B.C.

“…•Housing stock compliance with ASHRAE 62.2 would increase annual site energy demand by less than 1%.•WAPs and non-WAP retrofit programs could reduce stock site…”
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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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Formaldehyde and acetaldehyde exposure mitigation in US residences: in-home measurements of ventilation control and source control by Hult, E. L., Willem, H., Price, P. N., Hotchi, T., Russell, M. L., Singer, B. C.

“…Measurements were taken in new US residences to assess the extent to which ventilation and source control can mitigate formaldehyde exposure. Increasing…”
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Results of the California Healthy Homes Indoor Air Quality Study of 2011-2013: impact of natural gas appliances on air pollutant concentrations by Mullen, N. A., Li, J., Russell, M. L., Spears, M., Less, B. D., Singer, B. C.

“…This study was conducted to assess the current impact of natural gas appliances on air quality in California homes. Data were collected via telephone…”
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Quantifying fine particle emission events from time‐resolved measurements: Method description and application to 18 California low‐income apartments by Chan, W. R., Logue, J. M., Wu, X., Klepeis, N. E., Fisk, W. J., Noris, F., Singer, B. C.

“…PM2.5 exposure is associated with significant health risk. Exposures in homes derive from both outdoor and indoor sources, with emissions occurring primarily…”
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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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The Accuracy of Drug Information From Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives by Ziegler, Michael G, Lew, Pauline, Singer, Brian C

“…Objective.—To provide quantitative data about the accuracy of the information about drugs presented to physicians by pharmaceutical sales…”
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Impact of California Reformulated Gasoline on Motor Vehicle Emissions. 2. Volatile Organic Compound Speciation and Reactivity by Kirchstetter, Thomas W, Singer, Brett C, Harley, Robert A, Kendall, Gary R, Hesson, James M

“…This paper addresses the impact of California phase 2 reformulated gasoline (RFG) on the composition and reactivity of motor vehicle exhaust and evaporative…”
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Impact of Oxygenated Gasoline Use on California Light-Duty Vehicle Emissions by Kirchstetter, Thomas W, Singer, Brett C, Harley, Robert A, Kendall, Gary R, Chan, Waymond

“…Light-duty vehicle emissions were measured at the Caldecott Tunnel in August and October 1994. In the interval between these two periods, the average oxygen…”
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Development and assessment of a physics-based simulation model to investigate residential PM2.5 infiltration across the US housing stock by Logue, J.M., Sherman, M.H., Lunden, M.M., Klepeis, N.E., Williams, R., Croghan, C., Singer, B.C.

“…The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Population Impact Assessment Modeling Framework (PIAMF) was expanded to enable determination of indoor PM2.5…”
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Traffic-related Air Pollution near Busy Roads: The East Bay Children's Respiratory Health Study by Kim, Janice J, Smorodinsky, Svetlana, Lipsett, Michael, Singer, Brett C, Hodgson, Alfred T, Ostro, Bart

“…Recent studies, primarily in Europe, have reported associations between respiratory symptoms and residential proximity to traffic; however, few have measured…”
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Scaling of Infrared Remote Sensor Hydrocarbon Measurements for Motor Vehicle Emission Inventory Calculations by Singer, Brett C, Harley, Robert A, Littlejohn, David, Ho, Jerry, Vo, Thu

“…Infrared (IR) remote sensors calibrated with propane understate volatile organic compound (VOC) concentrations in vehicle exhaust by 30−70% when compared to…”
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A Fuel-Based Motor Vehicle Emission Inventory by Singer, Brett C., Harley, Robert A.

“…A fuel-based methodology for calculating motor vehicle emission inventories is presented. In the fuel-based method, emission factors are normalized to fuel…”
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A Fuel-Based Approach to Estimating Motor Vehicle Cold-Start Emissions by Singer, Brett C., Kirchstetter, Thomas W., Harley, Robert A., Kendall, Gary R., Hesson, James M.

“…The temporary ineffectiveness of motor vehicle emission controls at startup causes emission rates to be much higher for a short period after starting than…”
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Gas-phase organics in environmental tobacco smoke: 2. Exposure-relevant emission factors and indirect exposures from habitual smoking by Singer, Brett C., Hodgson, Alfred T., Nazaroff, William W

“…Sorption of emitted gas-phase organic compounds onto material surfaces affects environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) composition and exposures indoors. We have…”
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Sorption of organic gases in a furnished room by Singer, Brett C., Revzan, Kenneth L., Hotchi, Toshifumi, Hodgson, Alfred T., Brown, Nancy J.

“…We present experimental data and semi-empirical models describing the sorption of organic gases in a simulated indoor residential environment. Two replicate…”
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