ABSTRACT

An indoor/outdoor aerosol size resolved microenvironmental model has been developed in order to investigate the physical characteristics of aerosols, found in indoor environments and to evaluate the contribution of indoor sources to indoor particle number concentration. An application of the microenvironmental model has been performed in evaluating experimental data, collected in the Oslo suburban area (Norway). The model results showed that indoor activities lead to an increase of indoor particle concentration and provided a quantification of aerosol emission rates during specific indoor activities.