Authors: Dikaia E Saraga Thomas Maggos Constantinos G Helmis John Michopoulos John G Bartzis Christos Vasilakos
Publish Date: 2009/07/02
Volume: 167, Issue: 1-4, Pages: 321-331
Abstract
During the last decades the air quality of the city of Athens has been quite aggravated Scientific interest has been focused on health effects caused by both outdoor and indoor air pollution The purpose of this study was the presentation of results from air quality measurements in two similar typical Athenian apartments in the same suburban area In addition smoking contribution is investigated as it is the main factor which differentiates the two apartments The results showed that it is the outdoor environment that mainly contributes to the air quality of the nonsmokers’ house In the second apartment PM25 PM1 and benzene concentrations were found significantly higher due to smoking activity In contrast no clear difference in particulate matter ionic composition between the two areas was observed although in the smoker’s house ion concentrations were found elevated This observation amplifies the assumption that in the smoker’s apartment significant outdoor sources’ contribution cannot be excluded
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