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Setting the standard: The acceptability of kitchen ventilation for the English housing stock

O'Leary, Catherine; Jones, Benjamin; Dimitroulopoulou, Sani; Hall, Ian P.

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Authors

Catherine O'Leary

Sani Dimitroulopoulou

IAN HALL IAN.HALL@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Molecular Medicine



Abstract

Exposure to particulate matter with diameter ?2.5??m (PM2.5) is associated with an elevated risk of adverse health effects and cooking is a primary source of PM2.5 in non-smoking households. Therefore, it is important to investigate PM2.5 concentrations that might be found in domestic kitchens, and the appropriate ventilation mechanisms to reduce them.

Uncertainty in daily mean PM2.5 concentrations in English kitchens is predicted using a statistical model and stochastic simulation. A worst-case heating season scenario is considered where 3 meals are cooked per day and fresh air is provided by infiltration and fans.
The model predicts that >98% of English houses are too airtight to dilute PM2.5 emissions solely by infiltration so that daily mean concentrations in kitchens are below the WHO guideline of 25??g/m3. Therefore, controlled ventilation is required in all kitchens. Ventilation strategies prescribed by English Building Regulations and ASHRAE 62.2 are found to be adequate for [less than] 12% and 75% of houses, respectively, when applied during cooking. Continuing to ventilate for a further 10 minutes has a significant effect when using an intermittent strategy, increasing the centiles of compliant houses to 46% and >98%, respectively. A cooker hood is the most effective ventilation strategy when used during cooking plus 10 minutes. Standards should be amended to incorporate required combinations of airflow rates and capture efficiencies. A hood with a capture efficiency of 50% requires airflow rates of 52?l/s and 90?l/s for PM2.5 concentrations to remain below WHO guidelines in 75% and 98% of houses, respectively.

Citation

O'Leary, C., Jones, B., Dimitroulopoulou, S., & Hall, I. P. (2019). Setting the standard: The acceptability of kitchen ventilation for the English housing stock. Building and Environment, 166, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106417

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 12, 2019
Online Publication Date Sep 17, 2019
Publication Date 2019-12
Deposit Date Nov 1, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Building and Environment
Print ISSN 0360-1323
Electronic ISSN 1873-684X
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 166
Article Number 106417
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106417
Keywords Cooking; Range hood; Model; Monte Carlo; Policy
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3010772
Additional Information This article is maintained by: Elsevier; Article Title: Setting the standard: The acceptability of kitchen ventilation for the English housing stock; Journal Title: Building and Environment; CrossRef DOI link to publisher maintained version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106417; Content Type: article; Copyright: Crown Copyright © 2019 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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