Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus

Autor: Godoi, R. H. M., Avigo Junior, D., Campos, Vânia Palmeira, Tavares, Tânia Mascarenhas, Marchi, M. R. R. de, Grieken, R. Van, Godoi, A. F. L.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Repositório Institucional da UFBA
Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)
instacron:UFBA
DOI: 10.1007/s11267-009-9220-3
Popis: Texto completo: acesso restrito. p. 171-177 Submitted by Suelen Reis (suziy.ellen@gmail.com) on 2013-09-24T15:47:18Z No. of bitstreams: 1 art%3A10.1007%2Fs11267-009-9220-3.pdf: 136253 bytes, checksum: 027d4dc681dc749760e0de10ca37a55b (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2013-09-24T15:47:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 art%3A10.1007%2Fs11267-009-9220-3.pdf: 136253 bytes, checksum: 027d4dc681dc749760e0de10ca37a55b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 The promotion of good indoor air quality in schools is of particular public concern for two main reasons: (1) school-age children spend at least 30% of their time inside classrooms and (2) indoor air quality in urban areas is substantially influenced by the outdoor pollutants, exposing tenants to potentially toxic substances. Two schools in Curitiba, Brazil, were selected to characterize the gaseous compounds indoor and outdoor of the classrooms. The concentrations of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and the isomers xylenes (BTEX); NO2; SO2; O3; acetic acid (HAc); and formic acid (HFor) were assessed using passive diffusion tubes. BTEX were analyzed by gas chromatography–ion trap mass spectrometry and other collected gasses by ion chromatography. The concentration of NO2 varied between 9.5 and 23 µg m−3, whereas SO2 showed an interval from 0.1 to 4.8 µg m−3. Within the schools, BTEX concentrations were predominant. Formic and acetic acids inside the classrooms revealed intermediate concentrations of 1.5 µg m−3 and 1.2 µg m−3, respectively.
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