没有火焰的并不是没有污染的:芳香作为大气纳米粒子的重要来源融化了
Satya S Patra1,2, Jinglin Jiang1,2,3, Jianghui Liu1
1Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States.
概括
芳香的溶液释放了与臭氧反应的烯,在室内形成有害的纳米粒子. 这些空气中的颗粒会给呼吸道带来与燃烧源相似的风险,从而挑战了它们的安全性要求.
科学领域:
- 环境化学环境化学
- 室内空气质量 室内空气质量
- 大气科学 大气科学
背景情况:
- 香水溶液被推销为室内芳香疗法的安全,无毒替代品.
- 人们对来自消费品的室内空气污染物对健康的潜在影响存在担忧.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究在住宅环境中使用芳香融化的纳米粒子形成.
- 评估与这些新形成的颗粒相关的潜在呼吸道暴露.
主要方法:
- 实地测量是在一个住宅测试室进行的.
- 高分辨率粒子大小放大器扫描移动性粒子测量器 (PSMPS) 监控纳米粒子大小分布.
- 质子转移反应飞行时间质谱仪 (PTR-TOF-MS) 测量了烯度.
主要成果:
- 来自融的烯与室内臭氧 (O3) 反应,启动新颗粒形成 (NPF).
- 观察到室内显著的纳米颗粒度 (>10^6cm^-3),与燃烧源相比较.
- 纳米颗粒气管沉积剂量率与基于燃烧的来源的剂量率相似.
结论:
- 芳香溶液可以导致大量的室内纳米粒子形成和呼吸道暴露.
- 人们对溶剂作为燃烧芳香疗法更安全的替代品的看法受到挑战.
- 对这些纳米粒子进行进一步的毒理学研究对于了解健康影响至关重要.
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