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Indoor Air Quality
Update June 27, 2013
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• Indoor air quality reflects outdoor and indoor air pollution sources
• Improving outdoor air quality reduces indoor pollution
• Indoor sources alone can cause poor indoor air quality
• ARB’s Indoor Program includes research and mitigation
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• No federal or State agency has full authority
– Several agencies have some authority
• ARB’s indoor air quality authority
– Ozone from indoor air cleaners
– Use Toxic Air Contaminant Program authority
– Consumer Products Program
• Focus is on outdoor air quality standards
• Benefits to indoor air quality
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2010 Daycare Centers, Ventilation & Filtration
1990s Children’s Exposures, Formaldehyde Emissions
2000 Schools, New Homes, Air Cleaners
1980s Activity Patterns, Indoor Toxics
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• Majority of time spent indoors
• Indoor sources include building materials and combustion appliances
87%
6% 7% Californians’ Time
Indoors
Outdoors
In-vehicle 5
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0 to 2 3 to 5 6 to 11 Adults &Teens
Percent Time Indoors at
Home
Age Group (yr)
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• More asthma triggers
• Cancer risk
• Particulate pollution
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Indoor Emissions Reduction
Building Ventilation
Air Filtration
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Ozone-Generating Air
Cleaners
Formaldehyde Exposure
High Efficiency Filtration
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Progress with
Ozone-
Generating Air
Cleaners 10
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• ARB studies showed need for regulation
• Air “cleaners” generated ozone
– Air quality standards exceeded
– One model generated ozone over twice the Stage 1 Smog Alert level
• Survey showed air cleaners often purchased by those most vulnerable
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• AB 2276 gave ARB authority to limit ozone from indoor air cleaners
• ARB regulation requires:
–Meet ozone concentration limit < 50 ppb
–Certification & labeling
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ARB certification program ongoing
Over 900 compliant models available
Federal action needed to address Internet sales and effectiveness claims
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Progress in
Reducing
Formaldehyde
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Bare UFParticleBoard
FiberglassInsulation
PF Plywood Paper Bag
µg
/m2/h
r
Measured Formaldehyde Emission Rates from Products
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2004
Classrooms Study
• Formaldehyde
• Ventilation issues
2009
New Homes Study
• Formaldehyde
• Inadequate ventilation
2012
Daycare Centers Study
• Formaldehyde
• Other pollutants
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• Hardwood plywood
• Particleboard
• Medium density fiberboard
Limits formaldehyde emissions from:
ARB estimated 58% maximum reduction in formaldehyde concentration (Phase 2)
U.S. EPA’s proposal aligns with ARB’s emission limits
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• Building Standards Commission & Housing and Community Development Department adopted standards
• CalGreen limits formaldehyde and other VOC emissions from: – Carpets
– Vinyl flooring
– Insulation
– Other building materials
• Complements ARB’s regulation
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Mitigation
Research:
High Efficiency
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• Title 24 (Energy Code) requires whole-house mechanical ventilation to increase air exchange
– Continuous exhaust systems most common
– No filtration of incoming outdoor air required
• Possible mitigation strategy near high traffic areas and in high PM areas
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• Assess potential for high efficiency filtration to reduce indoor exposures
• Filtration with Mechanical Ventilation
– Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
– Completion: 2015
• Asthma and Exposure
– University of California, Davis
– Completion: 2016
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• Study to test 7 combined systems for:
– Reduction of indoor exposure to outdoor pollutants
– Energy efficiency
• Each combination to be tested across 2 seasons
• Measure indoor and outdoor PM2.5, ultrafine particles, ozone, VOCs, BC, & NO2
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• Results expected to provide guidance for:
– Title 24 amendments for new homes
– State building codes for home retrofits
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How much does high efficiency
filtration reduce indoor exposures to outdoor PM,
and asthma symptoms?
Homes of 200 children with asthma, ages 6-12
Test central filtration & portable air cleaners
Pollutant concentrations: PM0.2, PM2.5, PM10, BC, NO2, O3
Asthma measurements and symptom diaries
1 year intervention
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• Guidance on filtration improvements for existing homes that:
–Reduce indoor exposures to indoor and outdoor PM
–Reduce children’s asthma symptoms
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• ARB’s research identified indoor air quality issues and solutions
• Public health benefits achieved through ARB regulations and actions by other agencies
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