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. 2009 Oct 16;118(2):253–258. doi: 10.1289/ehp.0900559

Table 1.

Conditions for the three-compartment residential model.

Compartment Main house Kitchen Bathroom
Volume (m3) 128 35 15
Flow rate (m3/hr) Qoa 65 Qok 12 Qob 1.1
Qao 44 Qko 32 Qbo 2.1
Qak 44 Qab 14
Qka 24 Qba 13
Surface area (m2)
 VF 19.2 14.4 6.20
 Walls and ceilings 124 34.0 23.3
 Carpet 35.8
 Wood floor 32.0
 Hard surface furniture 61.4 12.6 5.40
 Windows and mirrors 5.12 1.75 1.05
 Tile and ceramic fixtures 5.12 3.50 16.5
 TSP (μg/m3) 20.0 20.0 20.0

Abbreviations: a, main house; b, bathroom; k, kitchen; o, outside.