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Traditional methods for measuring personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) are cumbersome and lack spatiotemporal resolution; methods that are time-resolved are limited to a single species/component of PM. To address these limitations, we developed an automated microenvironmental aerosol sampler (AMAS), capable of resolving personal exposure by microenvironment. The AMAS is a wearable device that uses a GPS sensor algorithm in conjunction with a custom valve manifold to sample PM 2.5 onto distinct filter channels to evaluate home, school, and other (e.g., outdoors, in transit, etc.) exposures. Pilot testing was conducted in Fresno, CA where 25 high-school participants ( n = 37 sampling events) wore an AMAS for 48-h periods in November 2016. Data from 20 (54%) of the 48-h samples collected by participants were deemed valid and the filters were analyzed for PM 2.5 black carbon (BC) using light transmissometry and aerosol oxidative potential (OP) using the dithiothreitol (DTT) assay. The amount of inhaled PM 2.5 was calculated for each microenvironment to evaluate the health risks associated with exposure. On average, the estimated amount of inhaled PM 2.5 BC (μg day -1 ) and OP [(μM min -1 ) day -1 ] was greatest at home, owing to the proportion of time spent within that microenvironment. Validation of the AMAS demonstrated good relative precision (8.7% among collocated instruments) and a mean absolute error of 22% for BC and 33% for OP when compared to a traditional personal sampling instrument. This work demonstrates the feasibility of new technology designed to quantify personal exposure to PM 2.5 species within distinct microenvironments.

Personal Exposure to PM2.5 Black Carbon and Aerosol Oxidative Potential using an Automated Microenvironmental Aerosol Sampler (AMAS)

Personal Exposure to PM_2.5 Black Carbon and Aerosol Oxidative Potential using an Automated Microenvironmental Aerosol Sampler (AMAS)