Measuring personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) among rural Honduran women: A field evaluation of the Ultrasonic Personal Aerosol Sampler (UPAS)
We measured 24-hour average personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) among rural Honduran women using a lightweight, gravimetric monitor – the Ultrasonic Personal Aerosol Sampler (UPAS). Performance of the UPAS was compared with a commonly used gravimetric pump, cyclone, and filter sampl...
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| author | Ajay Pillarisetti Ellison Carter Sarah Rajkumar Bonnie N. Young Megan L. Benka-Coker Jennifer L. Peel Michael Johnson Maggie L. Clark |
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| description | We measured 24-hour average personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) among rural Honduran women using a lightweight, gravimetric monitor – the Ultrasonic Personal Aerosol Sampler (UPAS). Performance of the UPAS was compared with a commonly used gravimetric pump, cyclone, and filter sampling system. We observed strong agreement and correlation (Spearman ρ = 0.91; PM2.5 concentration range: 19–120 μg/m3) between 43 paired measures, supporting the use of the UPAS as a personal exposure monitor for household air pollution studies. Keywords: Household air pollution, Honduras, Personal exposure, Ultrasonic Personal Aerosol Sampler (UPAS), Gravimetric analysis |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe351a40c1cb43c6bf471c1c87250bca2022-12-22T03:49:35ZengElsevierEnvironment International0160-41202019-02-011235053Measuring personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) among rural Honduran women: A field evaluation of the Ultrasonic Personal Aerosol Sampler (UPAS)Ajay Pillarisetti0Ellison Carter1Sarah Rajkumar2Bonnie N. Young3Megan L. Benka-Coker4Jennifer L. Peel5Michael Johnson6Maggie L. Clark7Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Corresponding author at: 540 Alcatraz Ave Apt 305, Oakland, CA 94609, USA.Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USADepartment of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1681, USADepartment of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1681, USADepartment of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1681, USA; Department of Health Sciences, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA 17325, USADepartment of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1681, USABerkeley Air Monitoring Group, Berkeley, CA 94704, USADepartment of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1681, USAWe measured 24-hour average personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) among rural Honduran women using a lightweight, gravimetric monitor – the Ultrasonic Personal Aerosol Sampler (UPAS). Performance of the UPAS was compared with a commonly used gravimetric pump, cyclone, and filter sampling system. We observed strong agreement and correlation (Spearman ρ = 0.91; PM2.5 concentration range: 19–120 μg/m3) between 43 paired measures, supporting the use of the UPAS as a personal exposure monitor for household air pollution studies. Keywords: Household air pollution, Honduras, Personal exposure, Ultrasonic Personal Aerosol Sampler (UPAS), Gravimetric analysishttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018321068 |
| spellingShingle | Ajay Pillarisetti Ellison Carter Sarah Rajkumar Bonnie N. Young Megan L. Benka-Coker Jennifer L. Peel Michael Johnson Maggie L. Clark Measuring personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) among rural Honduran women: A field evaluation of the Ultrasonic Personal Aerosol Sampler (UPAS) Environment International |
| title | Measuring personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) among rural Honduran women: A field evaluation of the Ultrasonic Personal Aerosol Sampler (UPAS) |
| title_full | Measuring personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) among rural Honduran women: A field evaluation of the Ultrasonic Personal Aerosol Sampler (UPAS) |
| title_fullStr | Measuring personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) among rural Honduran women: A field evaluation of the Ultrasonic Personal Aerosol Sampler (UPAS) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measuring personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) among rural Honduran women: A field evaluation of the Ultrasonic Personal Aerosol Sampler (UPAS) |
| title_short | Measuring personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) among rural Honduran women: A field evaluation of the Ultrasonic Personal Aerosol Sampler (UPAS) |
| title_sort | measuring personal exposure to fine particulate matter pm2 5 among rural honduran women a field evaluation of the ultrasonic personal aerosol sampler upas |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018321068 |
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