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T1 Impact of vacuum cleaning on indoor air quality
A1 Vicente, Estela Alexandra Domingos
A1 Vicente, Ana Margarida Proença
A1 Evtyugina, Margarita
A1 Calvo Gordaliza, Ana Isabel
A1 Oduber Pérez, Fernanda Isabel
A1 Blanco Alegre, Carlos del
A1 Castro Izquierdo, Amaya
A1 Fraile Laiz, Roberto
A1 Nunes, Teresa Filomena Vieira
AD  1958-
A1 Lucarelli, Franco
A1 Calzolai, Giulia
A1 Nava, Silvia
A1 Alves, Célia
A2 Fisica Aplicada
K1 Física
K1 Vacuum cleaners
K1 Indoor air quality
K1 Particles
K1 Elemental composition
K1 OC/EC
K1 Organic compounds
K1 2210 Química Física
K1 3308 Ingeniería y Tecnología del Medio Ambiente
K1 3328.10 Filtración
K1 3207.03 Carcinogénesis
AB [EN] Vacuum cleaning can be a household source of particulate matter (PM) both from the vacuum motor and from settled dust resuspension. Despite the evidence of this contribution to PM levels indoors, the effect of this source on PM composition is still unknown. In this study, four vacuum cleaners (washable filter bag less, wet, bagged and HEPA filter equipped robot) were tested for the emission rate of particulate mass and number. The detailed PM chemical characterisation included organic and elemental carbon, metals and organic speciation. PM10 emission rates from bagged vacuum operation were much higher (207 ± 99.0 μg min−1) compared with the ones obtained from wet (86.1 ± 16.9 μg min−1) and washable filter bag less vacuums (75.4 ± 7.89 μg min−1). Particle (8–322 nm) number emission rates ranged from 5.29 × 1011 (washable filter bag less vacuum) to 21.2 × 1011 (wet vacuum) particles min−1. Ratios of peak to background levels indicate that vacuuming can elevate the ultrafine particle number concentrations by a factor ranging from 4 to 61. No increase in PM mass or number concentrations was observed during the HEPA filter equipped vacuum operation. The increase in copper and elemental carbon PM10 contents during vacuuming suggested motor emissions. Organic compounds in PM10 included alkanes, PAHs, saccharides, phenolics, alcohols, acids, among others. However, it was not possible to establish a relationship between these compounds and vacuuming due to the vast array of possible household sources. The cancer risks associated with metals and PAH inhalation were negligible
PB Elsevier
SN 0360-1323
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18063
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18063
NO Vicente, E. D., Vicente, A. M., Evtyugina, M., Calvo, A. I., Oduber, F., Blanco Alegre, C., Castro, A., Fraile, R., Nunes, T., Lucarelli, F., Calzolai, G., Nava, S & Alves, C. A. (2020). Impact of vacuum cleaning on indoor air quality. Building and Environment, 180,  Article e107059. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BUILDENV.2020.107059
DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
RD 14-jun-2024