Sources and concentrations of organic compounds in indoor environments

Conference · Wed Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5944419

Hollowell, C D; Miksch, R R

All occupied buildings have various sources of indoor air pollution. Humans (and their household pets) generate carbon dioxide, moisture, odors, and microbes simply through normal living processes. Other more important sources of indoor air pollution are combustion appliances (gas stoves, unvented space heaters), building materials (used in construction, furnishings, and insulation), and soil under and around houses. These sources release carbn monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO/sub 2/), formaldehyde (HCHO) and other organics, particulates, and radon. This paper discusses the sources and concentrations of organic compounds in indoor environments.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5944419
• Report Number(s): LBL-13195; CONF-8105116-1; ON: DE82000272
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
ALDEHYDES
BUILDING MATERIALS
BUILDINGS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
FORMALDEHYDE
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
MATERIALS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN DIOXIDE
NITROGEN OXIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION SOURCES
SAFETY STANDARDS
STANDARDS