Monitoring indoor pollutants in two small office buildings to support a modeling study
A study was undertaken to monitor outdoor and indoor pollutants and to determine air exchange rate in two small office buildings, both constructed in the mid 1970's. Pollutant levels of radon particulate matter, carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, and formaldehyde, were measured over approximately a 3-day period in each office building during the heating season. Measurements of air exchange, temperature, relative humidity and windspeed were also taken. Average workday indoor pollutant levels of formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen and radon were near ambient (outdoor) levels. Indoor concentrations of particulate matter were greater than outdoor levels in both office buildings and significantly greater in the second office building compared to the first. This paper describes the measurement protocol and measurement results. The hourly variation in radon, and particulate matter concentration measured in the second building is also given. 9 references, 2 figures, 3 tables.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 6967462
- Report Number(s):
- PNL-SA-11531; CONF-8311122-2; ON: DE84010900
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
ALDEHYDES
BUILDINGS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
DATA
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ELEMENTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLUIDS
FORMALDEHYDE
GASES
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
INFORMATION
MONITORING
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
OFFICE BUILDINGS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLES
PARTICULATES
POLLUTION
RADON
RARE GASES