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Indoor/Outdoor Relationships and Anthropogenic Elemental Signatures in Airborne PM2.5 at a High School: Impacts of Petroleum Refining Emissions on Lanthanoid Enrichment Ayse Bozlaker, Jordan Peccia, and Shankararaman Chellam Environ. Sci. Technol., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b06252 • Publication Date (Web): 04 Apr 2017 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on April 7, 2017

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Environmental Science & Technology

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Indoor/Outdoor Relationships and Anthropogenic Elemental Signatures in Airborne PM2.5 at a High School:

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Impacts of Petroleum Refining Emissions on Lanthanoid Enrichment

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Ayse Bozlaker1, Jordan Peccia2, and Shankararaman Chellam1, 3, *

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Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3136

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Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520

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Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3122

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Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3136. Phone: (979) 458 5914;

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email: [email protected]

J. Walter “Deak” Porter ‘22 & James W. “Bud” Porter ’51 Professor and corresponding author, Zachry

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ABSTRACT: Outdoor emissions of primary fine particles and their contributions to indoor air quality

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deterioration were examined by collecting PM2.5 inside and outside a mechanically ventilated high school in the

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ultra-industrialized ship channel region of Houston, TX over a 2-month period. By characterizing 47 elements

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including lanthanoids (rare earth elements), using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry, we captured

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indoor signatures of outdoor episodic emissions arising from non-routine operations of petroleum refinery

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fluidized-bed catalytic cracking units. Average indoor-to-outdoor (I/O) abundance ratios for the majority of

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elements were close to unity providing evidence that indoor metal-bearing PM2.5 had predominantly outdoor

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origins. Only Co had an I/O abundance ratio > 1 but its indoor sources could not be explicitly identified. La and

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17 other elements (Na, K, V, Ni, Co, Cu, Zn, Ga, As, Se, Mo, Cd, Sn, Sb, Ba, W, and Pb), including air toxics were

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enriched relative to the local soil both in indoor and outdoor PM2.5 demonstrating their anthropogenic origins.

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Several lines of evidence including receptor modeling, lanthanoid ratios, and La-Ce-Sm ternary diagrams pointed

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to petroleum refineries as being largely responsible for enhanced La and total lanthanoid concentrations in the

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majority of paired indoor and outdoor PM2.5.

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outdoor PM from petroleum refining causing indoor La enrichment

crustal and road dust PM

outdoor PM from motor vehicles

school indoor air quality

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INTRODUCTION

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Airborne fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is an important concern in schools since children can potentially

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develop respiratory diseases following exposure in the indoor environment.1-3 Metal-enrichment in PM2.5 can

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further increase the risk of adverse cardiovascular, brain, and respiratory health effects.4-6 This is of particular

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importance for schools located in industrialized regions since anthropogenic metal emissions to the ambient

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outdoor atmosphere can transport indoors and negatively impact children’s health.7-9

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One interesting urban test-bed to evaluate transport of metal-enriched outdoor aerosols into schools is

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Houston, Texas, which is the 5th largest metropolitan region of the United States with a population of over 6

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million. This area is home to a ship channel that serves United States’ largest petrochemical complex, the second

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busiest port by cargo volume, and myriad other concatenating industries. Epidemiological research and risk

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analysis has implicated Houstonians’ increased cardiopulmonary risk and mortality to exposure to PM2.5 and some

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of its elemental components including Cu, As, Ni, and V10-12 that have been traced to anthropogenic sources near

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the ship channel.13-16 The city of Galena Park is located in the proximity of the ship channel and is predominantly

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populated by Hispanics (81.4%) with lesser numbers of African Americans and Native Americans (7.6%) according

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to the 2010 census. The 2010 median per capita income of its residents was only $13,650 with 20.4% of them

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living below the poverty line.17 High concentrations of outdoor PM2.5 and metals have been reported historically in

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this region13-16 suggesting a disproportionate exposure of particulate contaminants to the low-income minority

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population raising environmental justice concerns. Although concentrations, sources, and composition of ambient

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outdoor aerosols near the Houston Ship Channel have been investigated,13-15, 18-21 no measurements of indoor

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aerosols in this region have been reported.

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To date, very few measurements of the trace elemental composition of indoor and outdoor PM2.5 have been

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performed for United States’ schools,22-26 although more data are available for homes and residential buildings.27-

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indoor enrichment of several elements including hazardous air pollutants such as Sb and Pb.25 In contrast, a

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unique aspect of Houston area aerosols is their lanthanoid (i.e. rare earths) enrichment emanating from fluid

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catalytic cracking (FCC) units.13, 14, 18, 20 Airborne rare earth elements are readily absorbed by humans30, 31 leading

These studies have largely focused on representative and transition elements, with one study showing the

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to a variety of toxicological symptoms.32 Additionally, children exposed to refinery emissions exhibit increased

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wheezing, bronchial inflammation, reduced lung function and other symptoms33, 34 necessitating this research.

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The principal objective of this manuscript is to evaluate the extent of infiltration and/or ventilation of outdoor

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PM2.5 into a school located in a highly industrialized region. We are particularly interested to determine whether

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petroleum refining emission events14, 18, 35 that release substantial amounts of aerosols enriched in rare earths and

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other metals14, 18, 20 influence indoor PM2.5 concentrations. To accomplish this, paired indoor and outdoor PM2.5

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was collected from a high school in the Houston Ship Channel region over a two-month span and comprehensively

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analyzed for lanthanoids, transition metals and representative elements. To our knowledge, this is the first work

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to comprehensively measure the concentrations of all 14 lanthanoids in PM2.5 inside a United States school and

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relate it to outdoor anthropogenic contamination. Impacts of outdoor emissions on indoor PM2.5 composition

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were qualitatively investigated using indoor/outdoor (I/O) ratios, elemental abundance patterns, enrichment

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factors, tracer element ratios, and ternary diagrams. Contributions of primary outdoor sources to indoor and

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outdoor PM2.5 mass were quantified by chemical mass balance (CMB) modeling,36, 37 which further allowed us to

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isolate sources that enriched lanthanum and total lanthanoids in indoor and outdoor PM2.5.

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MATERIALS AND METHODS

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Sampling. Samples were collected at a high school (latitude: 29.7875, longitude: -95.1828) in Galena Park, TX

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that is attended by approximately 4,500 students and surrounded by Interstate and State Highways (Supporting

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Information, SI-Figure S1 and SI-Figure S2). The windows of the two-storied, 55-year old brick building were

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always kept closed because of local weather conditions and its close proximity to the densely industrialized ship

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channel region (including FCC refineries, ships, and barges) and heavily trafficked roads. During the sampling

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period, winds were predominantly blowing from the South with an average speed of 6.8±3.0 miles per hour (SI-

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Figure S3). The HVAC system was operated continuously and consisted of chilled water system with two 600-ton

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York Chillers (Model AP-215), air handling units, rooftop units and variable air volume units in each room and

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hallways operated with 85% return air (15% fresh air). The minimum efficiency reporting value (MERV) rating of

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air filters was 9, which is expected to remove only 30-35% of PM2.5 mass.38 Hence, potential routes of entrance of

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coupled with passage through filters. The air exchange rate was not explicitly measured, since it would only

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provide limited insight into the I/O ratio due to the other complex processes (filtration, deposition, and

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resuspension) that also must be characterized to understand the building-based contributions to the I/O ratio.39

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Indoor and outdoor PM2.5 were collected using Partisol-Plus 2025 sequential air samplers (Rupprecht &

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Patashnick) operated at a flow rate of 1m3/h. The indoor sampler was located on a 1m high countertop in an

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unoccupied stockroom adjacent to a teacher’s office on the second floor, which had two air conditioning vents.

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Since its doors were typically kept shut, our measurements possibly represent a lower bound on the students’ PM

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exposure. Outdoor PM2.5 was collected from the second floor roof on the West side of the building overlooking

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the baseball field from a height of ~8m aboveground (SI-Figure S2). Thirteen paired indoor and outdoor PM2.5

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samples (26 total) were collected on Whatman 46.2mm diameter PTFE membrane filters over 2-6 consecutive

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days between March 11 and May 11, 2011 (SI-Table S1).

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Sample Preparation and Analysis. Blank filters and indoor and outdoor PM2.5 samples were acid-digested

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(HNO3, HF, H3BO3) in two-stages using Teflon vessels and a microwave oven (HP-500, MARS 5, CEM Corp.).20, 40

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Sixteen representative elements (Na, Mg, Al, Si, K, Ca, Ga, As, Se, Rb, Sr, Sn, Sb, Cs, Ba, Pb), 15 transition metals

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(Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Y, Zr, Mo, Cd, Hf, W), 14 lanthanoids (La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er,

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Tm, Yb, Lu) and 2 actinides (Th, U) were analyzed by a quadrupole inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer

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equipped with a reaction cell (DRC-q-ICP-MS; ELAN DRC II, PerkinElmer SCIEX). Ammonia was used as the cell gas

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to reduce mass interferences for Al, Ca, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Co, Cu, Zn, As, Se, and Cd. Multi-element calibration

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standards (n=6) and mixed internal standard of 115In and 209Bi (20µg/L) were freshly prepared by dilution of single-

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element stock solutions (10µg/mL, High-Purity Standards) with 0.4M HNO3. The high accuracy and precision of our

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microwave digestion and ICP-MS protocols were demonstrated by (i) quantitatively recovering all certified and

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uncertified elements (86-119%) from Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) SRM1648a (urban PM) and SRM1633b

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(coal fly ash) as shown in SI-Figure S4, (ii) analyzing four laboratory and field blanks, (iii) completely recovering

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pre-digestion Ru spikes (102-109%), and (iv) accurately analyzing the mid-point calibration standard during sample

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measurements (91-119%). More quality control/assurance details are provided in the Supporting Information

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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

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Indoor and Outdoor PM2.5 Mass Concentrations. Figure 1 depicts a time series of indoor and outdoor PM2.5

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mass concentrations (see also SI-Table S1). As observed, indoor and outdoor levels were consistently in-phase,

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exhibiting collocated peaks and valleys, and consequently significantly positively correlated (R2 = 0.73, p < 0.01)

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expected of rooms with no indoor sources of particles. Indoor mass concentrations varied from 2.3 to 4.1µg/m3,

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which is in the lower range of reported values in United States schools (2.4-37.0µg/m3).22, 26, 41, 42 Importantly,

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indoor levels (3.0±0.52µg/m3) were 3.8-5.5 times lower than corresponding outdoor values (13.4±1.4µg/m3)

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leading to very low average I/O mass concentration ratio of 0.22±0.02. The low I/O ratio and reduced coefficient

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of variation (only 11%) suggests limited penetration of outdoor PM2.5 though the building envelope, the

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perpetually closed windows, and filters employed in the mechanical ventilation system.43 The strong correlation

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between indoor and outdoor PM2.5 mass values as well as indoor PM2.5 mass and corresponding I/O ratios (R2 =

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0.68, p < 0.01) suggest dominance of outdoor sources for indoor PM2.5.44 18

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Figure 1. Time series of indoor and outdoor mass concentrations. Note the break in the y-axis between 4-10µ µg/m .

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Airborne Elemental Concentrations and Their Indoor and Outdoor Relationships. Associated with PM mass,

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indoor elemental concentrations were also substantially lower than the corresponding outdoor values (SI-Figure

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S5 and SI-Figure S6). The sum of the airborne concentrations of 47 target elements in PM2.5 was 0.31±0.16µg/m3

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for indoor and 1.4±0.50µg/m3 for outdoor, contributing 6-23% (11% on average) to both indoor and outdoor PM2.5

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mass. Crustal and sea salt components including Na, Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Ti, Mn, and Fe dominated total elemental


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concentrations in I/O PM2.5 accounting for 97% on average suggesting outdoor origins of indoor PM.

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numbered heaviest lanthanoids, i.e. Tm and Lu (and the actinide Th) were detected in < 20% of indoor samples

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and therefore excluded from further analysis. This is attributed to the lower abundances of heavy lanthanoids

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compared with their lighter counterparts in the Earth’s crust45 and in other lanthanoid sources,13, 46-48 and very low

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indoor PM2.5 mass concentrations. Importantly, individual lanthanoids (excluding Tm and Lu) were well-correlated

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with PM2.5 mass (r=0.70±0.05) and with each other (r=0.82±0.20) in both indoor and outdoor PM2.5. These results

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coupled with I/O concentration ratios < 1 for individual lanthanoids (0.11±0.09 for La to 0.47±0.32 for Ho) and

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Σ12Ln (sum of the concentrations of 12 lanthanoids; 0.14±0.10) reflect their tendency to be primarily released in

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unison. Hence, these elements were grouped separately from other representative elements and transition

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metals in further discussions. Data were also expressed as µg element per g PM2.5 in Figure 2 (i.e. elemental

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abundance) to account for significantly different indoor and outdoor PM2.5 mass concentrations. As seen, average

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I/O abundance ratios were close to unity for the majority of elements providing additional evidence for infiltration

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and/or ventilation of outdoor aerosols. 40

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Figure 2. Comparison of average elemental abundances in indoor and outdoor PM2.5. The solid diagonal line represents a 1:1 relationship. Lanthanoid elements are shown on the left panel (a) and all the other elements are on the right panel (b).

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Exceptions to this general rule included Na, Mg, Ga, Ba, and La (depicted in red color in Figure 2), which

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exhibited low average I/O abundance ratios of 0.08±0.04, 0.20±0.08, 0.32±0.19, 0.17±0.06, and 0.40±0.22

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respectively. As expected, Na, Mg, Ga, Ba, and La had 6-30, 3-9, 2-10, 3-12, and 2-8 fold elevated abundances in



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outdoor PM2.5, respectively. Only Co (depicted in blue color in Figure 2b) had an average I/O abundance ratio > 1,

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arising from episodic indoor releases of Co-bearing PM2.5, causing 10-330 fold elevated abundances in 5 samples

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inside the school. The average cobalt I/O abundance ratio for the remaining 8 samples approached unity

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(1.1±0.36) indicating that infiltration and/or ventilation of outdoor PM2.5 was the major indoor source even for

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this element.

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Anomalies in Indoor and Outdoor PM2.5 Elemental Compositions with Respect to the Local Soil. PM2.5

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elemental abundances were normalized to corresponding local soil values49 to identify emission signatures of

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metal-bearing PM2.5 sources. Figure 3 depicts results for two representative paired indoor and outdoor samples,

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where again lanthanoids and non-lanthanoids are shown separately for clarity’s sake. In all cases, patterns in

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Figure 3a through Figure 3d were irregular (i.e. not horizontal), representing anomalies of numerous elements

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compared to the local soil. Additionally, normalized indoor and outdoor profiles for all elements with the

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exception of Na, Mg, Co, Ga, and Ba (the same elements identified in Figure 2) were in-phase in Figure 3c and

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Figure 3d, providing further evidence that indoor levels were predominantly controlled by infiltration and/or

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ventilation of metal-bearing outdoor PM2.5. Again, only Co was more abundant inside the school as a consequence

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Figure 3. Comparison of elemental distribution patterns for two representative paired indoor and outdoor PM2.5 samples after 49 normalization to corresponding local soil values. Note that the time period April 6-12 corresponds to “background” and April 12-18 corresponds to refinery emission events as will be discussed later. Lanthanoids for the two time periods are shown in the top panels (a) and (b) and non-lanthanoids are shown in the bottom panels (c) and (d).

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Lanthanum exhibited dichotomous behavior after normalization50 with distinct positive anomalies (La >> Ce)

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in 10 paired samples (shown in Figure 3b for one representative sample) whereas La ≈ Ce for the remaining 3

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paired samples (shown in Figure 3a for one representative sample). Local soil-normalized lanthanoid patterns in

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indoor and outdoor PM2.5 were compared with various lanthanoid-bearing sources including FCC catalysts,13 #6

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grade fuel oils,47 steel plant dust,46 coal-fired power plant emissions,48 vehicular emissions,51 and local road dust49

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(SI-Figure S7). Distinct La enrichment over Ce in the event samples corresponds to the lanthanoid-pattern in FCC

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catalysts, fuel oils, and steel plant emissions (Figure 3b and SI-Figure S7) whereas similar normalized La and Ce

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values signifies largely crustal origins for non-event samples (Figure 3a). An identical pattern of La enrichment

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over Ce and other heavier lanthanoid members in PM2.5 in Houston, TX and other locations has been primarily



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attributed to emissions from FCC units in petroleum refineries with lesser contributions from oil combustion and

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shipping activities.13, 14, 18, 20, 47, 52-54

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These observations of the degree of anthropogenic modifications to elemental abundances in PM2.5 compared

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to the local soil in Figure 3 were confirmed by examining enrichment factors using Ti in local soil as the crustal

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reference (SI-Figure S8). Elevated La enrichment factors were calculated for nearly all indoor and outdoor samples

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that exhibited positive La anomalies (corresponding to Figure 3b). Additionally, La was slightly more enriched in

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outdoor PM2.5 (3.4-24.3) than indoor (3.7-8.2) consistent with the decrease in La abundance in indoor PM2.5

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(Figure 2a). This is attributed to preferential La-enrichment in the coarser fraction of FCC stack emissions (0.7-14

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µm)55, which infiltrates and/or ventilates to a lesser extent than the fine fraction.56 Further, enrichment factors for

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light lanthanoids (La, Ce, Pr, Sm, and Gd) in indoor and outdoor PM2.5 with respect to Nd in FCC catalysts were ≈ 1

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(1.3±0.9) verifying that their origin can be predominantly traced to petroleum refining FCC units.13 The only

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exception was Eu that exhibited high enrichment factors (19.4±8.5) in both indoor and outdoor PM2.5 with respect

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to the FCC catalysts and showed positive anomaly in their local soil-normalized lanthanoid patterns (Figure 3a and

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Figure 3b) as in other environmental samples50 also reflecting possible contributions from vehicular emissions and

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road dust (SI-Figure S7).

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Distinct positive anomalies for non-lanthanoids including Na, K, V, Ni, Co, Cu, Zn, Ga, As, Se, Mo, Cd, Sn, Sb,

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Ba, W, and Pb were also observed for two representative indoor and outdoor samples (Figure 3c and Figure 3d).

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These elements have been commonly reported to be emitted by anthropogenic sources in the Houston Ship

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Channel area.14-16, 18, 20 Average enrichment factors of these elements in indoor PM2.5 were between 3 (Zn, Ga,

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and Ba) and 307 (Sb) with respect to Ti in the local soil demonstrating their non-crustal origins. Importantly, all

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these elements enriched inside the school were also enriched in outdoor PM2.5 (SI-Figure S8). Greater abundances

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and correspondingly higher enrichment factors of Ga and Ba in outdoor PM2.5 (Figure 2b, Figure 3c, Figure 3d, and

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SI-Figure S8) are traced to road dust.49,

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attributed to sea salt.57, 58 Another sea salt component, Na displayed weak excursions in local soil-normalized

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indoor PM2.5 whereas it showed distinct positive anomalies and correspondingly higher enrichment factors in

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outdoor PM2.5 (Figure 2b, Figure 3c, Figure 3d, and SI-Figure S8). Similar results have been also been reported for

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Houston homes where mechanically generated aerosol particles including road dust, soil, and sea salt had very

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low infiltration factors resulting in their low abundances in the indoor environment.56

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Cobalt was highly enriched in five indoor PM2.5 samples (average enrichment factor = 245 with respect to the

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local soil) suggesting its episodic indoor emissions59 even though it was only slightly enriched in outdoor PM2.5

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(average outdoor enrichment factor = 6). Although its indoor source could not be definitively identified, cobalt has

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also been previously reported to be enriched in indoor dust and aerosols,60, 61 and probably arose from paints,

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lacquers, and/or building materials. All other elements showed crustal origins since average enrichment factors

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were close to unity. Indoor and outdoor enrichment factors for all other non-crustal elements were comparable

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(SI-Figure S8) due to their prevailing origins in infiltration and/or ventilation.

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Source Contributions to Indoor and Outdoor PM2.5 Mass with Emphasis on Lanthanoids. Details of the CMB

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procedure, source profiles, and input data statistics are given in the SI (SI-Table S2). Since the dominant source of

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indoor PM2.5 was infiltration and/or ventilation, outdoor sources of primary particles and their individual

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contributions to indoor and outdoor PM2.5 mass were computed by CMB. Robust model runs were achieved as

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evidenced by high R2 (0.81-0.97; average 0.91) and low χ2 (0.2-2.4; average 0.69).37 CMB apportioned 46-95%

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(average 62%) of indoor and 54-95% (average 76%) of outdoor PM2.5 mass to 10 outdoor sources. SI-Figure S9 and

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SI-Figure S10 summarize average and daily contributions of individual sources to indoor and outdoor PM2.5 mass

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over the entire sampling period, respectively. As seen, vehicular emissions contributed most to PM2.5 mass

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consistent with the school’s proximity to several heavily trafficked highways as shown in the site map (SI-Figure

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S1) and the importance of gasoline-driven vehicles to ambient PM in Houston, TX.49, 51, 62 Similar results were also

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reported for indoor and outdoor PM2.5 in a California school that was located near busy roadways.24 This was

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followed by vegetative burning, soil and road dust, petroleum refineries, Ca-rich material, oil combustion, and

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coal combustion. Sea salt contributed about 5% to outdoor PM2.5 but negligibly to indoor PM2.5 consistent with

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Figure 3 leading to its resolution only for outdoor PM2.5 similar to an earlier investigation of Houston-area

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residences.56 Incineration and steel plants played negligible roles for both indoor and outdoor PM2.5. Importantly,

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contributions of individual outdoor sources to indoor and outdoor PM2.5 were very similar, with slightly higher

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indoor PM2.5. The only exception was for soil/road dust (10% for indoor versus 5.5% for outdoor on average).

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CMB modeling also allowed us to isolate outdoor sources of lanthanoid-rich particles infiltrating and/or

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ventilating indoors and resulting enrichment in La and total lanthanoid content of indoor PM2.5. Since only FCC

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units and oil combustion were calculated to be significant sources of La-rich particles, a time series of their

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estimated contributions to each indoor and outdoor sample are illustrated in Figure 4 together with the

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corresponding La fraction of total lanthanoids, ∑12Ln. As seen, over the entire study duration, refinery FCC units’

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contributions to total PM2.5 mass were low, averaging only 0.14±0.09 and 0.85±0.62µg/m3 for indoor and outdoor

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PM2.5 respectively. Lowest FCC catalyst contributions were calculated for samples collected on March 17-19,

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March 21-23, and April 6-12, averaging < 1.5% of both indoor and outdoor PM2.5 mass. Corresponding La fraction

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in total lanthanoids (Σ12Ln) were 19%-24% (21±3%) for indoor PM2.5 and 24-34% (29±5%) for outdoor PM2.5, which

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are in the range (21-31%) associated with crustal and light-duty vehicular emissions45, 49, 51 as discussed in Figure

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3a. Hence, indoor and outdoor PM2.5 during these days correspond to routine operation of FCC units.13, 14, 18, 19 FCC unit

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significant La enrichment. Their La fractions in Σ12Ln were between 40-59% (49±7%) for indoor and between 40-

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Table 1. Tracer element ratios (as a range of min – max (mean) values) for paired indoor and outdoor PM2.5 samples that were collected at the school during routine and non-routine operations of FCC units in petroleum refineries along with those previously reported values 14, 19 49 for ambient PM2.5 from the Houston Ship Channel area and for local soil. Indoor PM2.5 (This study)

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this investigation were substantially enriched in V; also reflected in their very low indoor and outdoor La/V ratios

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(0.003-0.07) corresponding to oil combustion/shipping activities (SI-Table S3).

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Results reported herein demonstrate that most of the indoor PM2.5 mass and its metallic components in a

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mechanically ventilated school located in a highly industrialized area arose via transport from the outside. Co was

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the sole exception exhibiting enrichment only in indoor PM2.5. Quantifying lanthanoids that serve as unique

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tracers for primary emissions from catalytic cracking units along with a wide suite of elements in paired indoor

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and outdoor PM2.5 facilitated robust estimation of outdoor source contributions to indoor PM2.5 mass. Since

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lower-bound in indoor air concentrations. Of the sources identified via CMB modeling, automotive emissions

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contributed most to indoor and outdoor PM2.5 mass. Importantly, airborne fine particles originating during non-

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routine operations of refinery FCC units were shown to penetrate the building envelope leading to La-enrichment

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(with respect to local soil) in indoor PM2.5. Hazardous air pollutants such as Ni, As, Se, Cd, Sb, and Pb, enriched in

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outdoor air with respect to local soil were detected inside the school environment, albeit at substantially lower

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concentrations than outdoor values (e.g. 0.13ng/m3 in indoor and 0.61ng/m3 in outdoor for Ni). Finally, since

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proximity to emission sources, source strength, and meteorological conditions govern outdoor air quality at

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receptor locations,66 additional work is needed to investigate potential spatial and temporal differences in

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children’s exposure to PM2.5 via infiltration and/or ventilation in schools.

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Supporting Information. Additional details on sampling, laboratory work (including QA/QC), CMB modeling

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procedures and estimated source contributions, signature elemental ratios, sampling site maps, wind roses,

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elemental concentrations and I/O ratios, source profiles normalized to local soil levels, and enrichment factors are

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provided. This material is available free of charge via the internet at http://pubs.acs.org.

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Acknowledgments. The present study has been supported by NPRP award number NPRP 7-649-2-241 from the

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Qatar National Research Fund (a member of The Qatar Foundation). Sima Mathew-Tanner, Will Payne, Steve

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