Koler Kanistanaux, Gage Smith, David Rizzolo, Arthur Doorn

Dog Air Quality Project

Mr.SpanglerWhitefish High school

In a confined, small, and insulated room can dogs cause the air quality to be low and possibly dangerous? Also, is the air quality of the dog room affected by the climate?

Research Question

• PM means particulate matter and the 2.5 is the the size of the matter

• PM 2.5 includes liquids, hydrocarbons, soot, dust, acids from aerosols, and smoke particles.

• A PM 2.5 particle is 2.5 microns in diameter, about 1/20 the size of human hair.

• The EPA limit for PM 2.5 is .035 mg/m^3 average over 24 hours

• PM 2.5 has been known to be a cause of asthma

• We spend 85% of our time indoors

Background Information

Background Information

• According to the American Lung

Association debris like dog hair can trigger

allergic reactions and asthma attacks.

• Poor ventilation is also a cause for poor air

quality

• The dog room has poor ventilation and

random debris like dog hair, dust, and dirt.

• The main concern is asthma

Hypothesis

We believe that the PM 2.5 will be high because of the dog hair and other small particles in the dog room.

We used the DustTrak to collect air quality data for our dog room at our barn on Monday, February 4, 2013 from 9:00 PM on February 2013.

Methods

Results

The air quality in the dog room was significantly below the EPA Limit

Results

We used the DustTrak to collect air quality data for our dog room at our barn on Monday, February 4, 2013 from 9:00 PM to 9:00 PM on February 5, 2013.

Our hypothesis was incorrect because of the lingering dust and dog hair, but our results showed the air quality was perfectly fine.

Conclusions

References

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May 2013 <http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/careforyourair.html>.

Quinn, Patt. "Air Quality in the Home." Air Quality in the Home. Illinois department of health. 01 May 2013

<http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/factsheets/airquality.htm>.