Residential measurements of high volatility organics and their sources

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6609863

Gammage, R B; White, D A; Gupta, K C

A study is ongoing to measure the levels of volatile organic compounds (VOC) inside 40 homes in east Tennessee and identify some of their sources. This report focuses on the VOC with boiling points below 110/sup 0/C. Concentrations indoors were usually at least tenfold higher than for outdoor air. The highly volatile VOC were generally dominated by the presence of gasoline fumes. Attached garages, automobiles, stored gasoline and motor oil were responsible for the ubiquitousness of these gasoline vapors in indoor air. Air drawn into air conditioning ductwork located in attached garages proved to be an effective means of funneling gasoline and other engine exhaust fumes into the living zones of the house. Other types of VOC, including chlorinated VOC and their sources, are currently under study. 3 references, 2 figures.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA); Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC (USA). Div. of Health Effects
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6609863
• Report Number(s): CONF-840803-14; ON: DE84016607
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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500200* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
AROMATICS
BENZENE
BUILDINGS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
FLUIDS
FUELS
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
GASES
GASOLINE
HOUSES
HYDROCARBONS
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
LIQUID FUELS
MATTER
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLLUTION
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
VAPORS
VOLATILE MATTER