Comparing Carbonyls Levels in Indoor Air in two Offices -Green and Old Building
Autor: | Raluca Diodiu, Toma Galaon |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
Formic acid
Indoor air Materials Science (miscellaneous) Process Chemistry and Technology 010401 analytical chemistry General Engineering Formaldehyde 02 engineering and technology General Chemistry General Medicine 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 01 natural sciences General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology 0104 chemical sciences chemistry.chemical_compound Acetic acid chemistry Environmental chemistry Materials Chemistry Environmental science General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0210 nano-technology |
Zdroj: | Revista de Chimie. 68:1708-1710 |
ISSN: | 2668-8212 0034-7752 |
DOI: | 10.37358/rc.17.8.5749 |
Popis: | The concentrations of 17 carbonyl compounds were investigated in indoor air of two offices - one located in a green building and the other in an old building, both from Bucharest. Indoor air samples were collected during normal activities of the working staff on passive samplers. Two analytical techniques were used: Ion Chromatography for carboxylic acids and High Performance Liquid Chromatography for aldehydes and ketones. A questionnaire was administrated in order to collect information about buildings characteristics, indoor furniture, decorating materials and electronical devices used during the sampling. Formaldehyde, acroleine+acetone, acetaldehyde, hexaldehyde and carboxylic acids were the most abundant compounds that accounted for more than 50% of the total carbonyls. The majority of the aldehydes showed higher concentrations in the old building office compared to the concentrations found in the green building office. Regarding the carboxylic acids: the concentration of formic acid was slightly higher in the old building office versus the green building office; in the case of acetic acid, the concentration found in the old building office was around two times higher comparing to the green building office. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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