Sources and dynamics of semivolatile organic compounds in a single-family residence in northern California
Abstract
Semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) emitted from building materials, consumer products, and occupant activities alter the composition of air in residences where people spend most of their time. Exposures to specific SVOCs potentially pose risks to human health. However, little is known about the chemical complexity, total burden, and dynamic behavior of SVOCs in residential environments. Furthermore, little is known about the influence of human occupancy on the emissions and fates of SVOCs in residential air. Here, we present the first-ever hourly measurements of airborne SVOCs in a residence during normal occupancy. We employ state-of-the-art semivolatile thermal-desorption aerosol gas chromatography (SV-TAG). Indoor air is shown consistently to contain much higher levels of SVOCs than outdoors, in terms of both abundance and chemical complexity. Time-series data are characterized by temperature-dependent elevated background levels for a broad suite of chemicals, underlining the importance of continuous emissions from static indoor sources. Substantial increases in SVOC concentrations were associated with episodic occupant activities, especially cooking and cleaning. The number of occupants within the residence showed little influence on the total airborne SVOC concentration. Finally, enhanced ventilation was effective in reducing SVOCs in indoor air, but only temporarily; SVOCs recovered to previous levels within hours.
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- Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Aarhus Univ. (Denmark)
- Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Peking Univ. (China)
- Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC); Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; Carlsberg Foundation
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1604688
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231; 2016-7050; CF16-0624
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Indoor Air
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 29; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 0905-6947
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; cleaning; cooking; emissions; gas/particle partitioning; occupancy; ventilation
Citation Formats
Kristensen, Kasper, Lunderberg, David M., Liu, Yingjun, Misztal, Pawel K., Tian, Yilin, Arata, Caleb, Nazaroff, William W., and Goldstein, Allen H. Sources and dynamics of semivolatile organic compounds in a single-family residence in northern California. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1111/ina.12561.
Kristensen, Kasper, Lunderberg, David M., Liu, Yingjun, Misztal, Pawel K., Tian, Yilin, Arata, Caleb, Nazaroff, William W., & Goldstein, Allen H. Sources and dynamics of semivolatile organic compounds in a single-family residence in northern California. United States. https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.12561
Kristensen, Kasper, Lunderberg, David M., Liu, Yingjun, Misztal, Pawel K., Tian, Yilin, Arata, Caleb, Nazaroff, William W., and Goldstein, Allen H. Sat .
"Sources and dynamics of semivolatile organic compounds in a single-family residence in northern California". United States. https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.12561. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1604688.
@article{osti_1604688,
title = {Sources and dynamics of semivolatile organic compounds in a single-family residence in northern California},
author = {Kristensen, Kasper and Lunderberg, David M. and Liu, Yingjun and Misztal, Pawel K. and Tian, Yilin and Arata, Caleb and Nazaroff, William W. and Goldstein, Allen H.},
abstractNote = {Semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) emitted from building materials, consumer products, and occupant activities alter the composition of air in residences where people spend most of their time. Exposures to specific SVOCs potentially pose risks to human health. However, little is known about the chemical complexity, total burden, and dynamic behavior of SVOCs in residential environments. Furthermore, little is known about the influence of human occupancy on the emissions and fates of SVOCs in residential air. Here, we present the first-ever hourly measurements of airborne SVOCs in a residence during normal occupancy. We employ state-of-the-art semivolatile thermal-desorption aerosol gas chromatography (SV-TAG). Indoor air is shown consistently to contain much higher levels of SVOCs than outdoors, in terms of both abundance and chemical complexity. Time-series data are characterized by temperature-dependent elevated background levels for a broad suite of chemicals, underlining the importance of continuous emissions from static indoor sources. Substantial increases in SVOC concentrations were associated with episodic occupant activities, especially cooking and cleaning. The number of occupants within the residence showed little influence on the total airborne SVOC concentration. Finally, enhanced ventilation was effective in reducing SVOCs in indoor air, but only temporarily; SVOCs recovered to previous levels within hours.},
doi = {10.1111/ina.12561},
journal = {Indoor Air},
number = 4,
volume = 29,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Apr 20 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Sat Apr 20 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}
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