Indoor Air Pollution: Volatile Organic Compounds in Non-industrial Microenvironments in Thailand
This paper was intended to review literature related to indoor air quality research conducted in Thailand during the past decade. The content was devoted to a certain indoor pollutant group which were volatile organic compounds (VOCs). VOCs were present indoors to a wide range of concentrations wit...
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This paper was intended to review literature related to indoor air quality research conducted in Thailand during the past decade. The content was devoted to a certain indoor pollutant group which were volatile organic compounds (VOCs). VOCs were present indoors to a wide range of concentrations with a variety of chemical species. This paper discussed the VOC investigations designated to non-industrial microenvironments, which included workplaces, residences, and mass transit. Typically, levels of VOCs found in the nonindustrial microenvironments were significantly less than those found in industries. Although concentrations of VOCs in the non-industrial microenvironments may not be high enough to ause an acute health effect, the concentrations even at or below odor thresholds could result in “sick building syndromes (SBS)” with health symptoms including headaches, mucous membrane irritation, dizziness, etc. Furthermore, this paper was extended to discuss VOC mitigation methods, including source control, ventilation, and air cleaning. Each method was briefly described for their theoretical aspects, application examples, and their implementation considerations.
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| spelling | doaj.art-199ad66453074faf8e4cdb0dafbd48db2022-12-22T04:02:45ZengEnvironmental Research Institute, Chulalongkorn UniversityApplied Environmental Research2287-07412287-075X2013-06-01342Indoor Air Pollution: Volatile Organic Compounds in Non-industrial Microenvironments in ThailandManeerat Ongwandee0Faculty of Engineering, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham, Thailand This paper was intended to review literature related to indoor air quality research conducted in Thailand during the past decade. The content was devoted to a certain indoor pollutant group which were volatile organic compounds (VOCs). VOCs were present indoors to a wide range of concentrations with a variety of chemical species. This paper discussed the VOC investigations designated to non-industrial microenvironments, which included workplaces, residences, and mass transit. Typically, levels of VOCs found in the nonindustrial microenvironments were significantly less than those found in industries. Although concentrations of VOCs in the non-industrial microenvironments may not be high enough to ause an acute health effect, the concentrations even at or below odor thresholds could result in “sick building syndromes (SBS)” with health symptoms including headaches, mucous membrane irritation, dizziness, etc. Furthermore, this paper was extended to discuss VOC mitigation methods, including source control, ventilation, and air cleaning. Each method was briefly described for their theoretical aspects, application examples, and their implementation considerations. https://ph01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/aer/article/view/9741Indoor air qualityVolatile organic compoundsOccupant exposureSource controlAir cleaning |
| spellingShingle | Maneerat Ongwandee Indoor Air Pollution: Volatile Organic Compounds in Non-industrial Microenvironments in Thailand Applied Environmental Research Indoor air quality Volatile organic compounds Occupant exposure Source control Air cleaning |
| title | Indoor Air Pollution: Volatile Organic Compounds in Non-industrial Microenvironments in Thailand |
| title_full | Indoor Air Pollution: Volatile Organic Compounds in Non-industrial Microenvironments in Thailand |
| title_fullStr | Indoor Air Pollution: Volatile Organic Compounds in Non-industrial Microenvironments in Thailand |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indoor Air Pollution: Volatile Organic Compounds in Non-industrial Microenvironments in Thailand |
| title_short | Indoor Air Pollution: Volatile Organic Compounds in Non-industrial Microenvironments in Thailand |
| title_sort | indoor air pollution volatile organic compounds in non industrial microenvironments in thailand |
| topic | Indoor air quality Volatile organic compounds Occupant exposure Source control Air cleaning |
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