Abstract
Findings from a residential wood-burning study in Waterbury, VT, are presented, with emphasis on indoor-outdoor comparisons of particle mass, size distribution, and composition. The air monitoring program was carried out from January to March 1982 to evaluate the impact of residential wood combustion on indoor and outdoor air quality. Indoor and outdoor data on respirable particle concentrations were obtained for 24 residences, 19 with wood-burning appliances. This paper focuses on 6 of these homes which were selected for more intensive study, including matched indoor-outdoor particle measurements to determine elemental composition, individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations, and organic- and elemental-carbon content. Data are presented comparing particle-phase organic and elemental concentrations between indoor and outdoor environments.
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