@article{TEXTUAL,
      recid = {13911},
      author = {Krakowka, William Isaac and Luo, Jiajun and Craver, Andrew  and Pinto, Jayant M. and Ahsan, Habibul and Olopade,  Christopher S. and Aschebrook-Kilfoy, Briseis},
      title = {Household air pollution disparities between socioeconomic  groups in Chicago},
      journal = {Environmental Research Communications},
      address = {2024-09-03},
      number = {TEXTUAL},
      abstract = {Purpose: To assess household air pollution levels in urban  Chicago households and examine how socioeconomic factors  influence these levels. Methods: We deployed wireless air  monitoring devices to 244 households in a diverse  population in Chicago to continuously record household fine  particulate matter (PM&lt;sub&gt;2.5&lt;/sub&gt;) concentration. We  calculated hourly average PM&lt;sub&gt;2.5&lt;/sub&gt; concentration in  a 24-hour cycle. Four factors—race, household income, area  deprivation, and exposure to smoking—were considered in  this study. Results: A total of 93085 h of exposure data  were recorded. The average household PM&lt;sub&gt;2.5&lt;/sub&gt;  concentration was 43.8 μg m&lt;sup&gt;−3&lt;/sup&gt;. We observed a  significant difference in the average household PM2.5  concentrations between Black/African American and  non-Black/African American households (46.3 versus 31.6 μg  m&lt;sup&gt;−3&lt;/sup&gt;), between high-income and low-income  households (18.2 versus 52.5 μg m&lt;sup&gt;−3&lt;/sup&gt;), and  between smoking and non-smoking households (69.7 versus  29.0 μg m&lt;sup&gt;−3&lt;/sup&gt;). However, no significant difference  was observed between households in less and more deprived  areas (43.7 versus 43.0 μg m&lt;sup&gt;−3&lt;/sup&gt;). Implications:  Household air pollution levels in Chicago households are  much higher than the recommended level, challenging the  hypothesis that household air quality is adequate for  populations in high income nations. Our results indicate  that it is the personal characteristics of participants,  rather than the macro environments, that lead to observed  differences in household air pollution.},
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/13911},
}