This study shows that the removal of combustion products formed during cooking is more efficient in the newer homes than in those studied in the early-to mid-1980s. Realtime measurements were made of CO, CO2, temperature, and water vapor in 74 kitchens in Netherlands. Their inhabitants kept a diary during the measurement period about their cooking and ventilation behaviour, and answered an individual questionnaire too.
A CACP model was developed : it combined the presence of sources of combustion products and the ventilation characteristics in the kitchen to determine the "Chance of Accumulation of Combustion Products " in the kitchen. But this model must be improved.
Gas cooking, kitchen ventilation and exposure to combustion products

Year:
2006
Bibliographic info:
Indoor Air 2006, Vol 16, N° 16 pp 65-73