Identification of Volatile Organic Compounds in Several Indoor Public Places in Korea
A comprehensive profile of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in public spaces is needed for interpreting indoor air measurements. Seasonal differences in profiles are critical for epidemiological study and risk assessment. The purposes of this study were to establish profiles for individual VOCs in...
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| description | A comprehensive profile of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in public spaces is needed for interpreting indoor air measurements. Seasonal differences in profiles are critical for epidemiological study and risk assessment. The purposes of this study were to establish profiles for individual VOCs in 50 indoor public places in Korea and to determine seasonal variations in their concentrations. Air samples were taken during working hours. Seventy-two of the 91 targeted VOCs were identified using multiple standards. Six VOCs detected in all summer and winter samples were toluene, acetone, m,p-xylenes, ethylbenzene, benzene, and styrene. In summer, methyl ethyl ketone and 1-butanol were also found in all samples. In both seasons, the dominant indoor VOCs were toluene, m,p-xylenes, ethylbenzene, acetone, and isopropyl alcohol. Other chemicals associated with gasoline emissions were dominant in summer. Limonene was dominant only in winter due to the consumption of tangerines. The nine VOCs with the highest concentrations comprised 64.8% and 49.6% of the TVOC in summer and winter, respectively. Comparing two types of adsorbent tube, a single adsorbent tube with Tenax-TA had similar detection performance as a double adsorbent tube with Tenax and Carbotrap. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e656b2c674384d31bbcc4c616a6f41442023-09-03T02:07:04ZengSpringerAsian Journal of Atmospheric Environment1976-69122287-11602014-12-018419220110.5572/ajae.2014.8.4.192Identification of Volatile Organic Compounds in Several Indoor Public Places in KoreaSooyun Seo0Soogil Lim1Kiyoung Lee2Young-Kyo Seo3Sung-Ok Baek4Graduate School of Public Health and Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, KoreaGraduate School of Public Health and Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, KoreaGraduate School of Public Health and Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, KoreaDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, KoreaDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, KoreaA comprehensive profile of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in public spaces is needed for interpreting indoor air measurements. Seasonal differences in profiles are critical for epidemiological study and risk assessment. The purposes of this study were to establish profiles for individual VOCs in 50 indoor public places in Korea and to determine seasonal variations in their concentrations. Air samples were taken during working hours. Seventy-two of the 91 targeted VOCs were identified using multiple standards. Six VOCs detected in all summer and winter samples were toluene, acetone, m,p-xylenes, ethylbenzene, benzene, and styrene. In summer, methyl ethyl ketone and 1-butanol were also found in all samples. In both seasons, the dominant indoor VOCs were toluene, m,p-xylenes, ethylbenzene, acetone, and isopropyl alcohol. Other chemicals associated with gasoline emissions were dominant in summer. Limonene was dominant only in winter due to the consumption of tangerines. The nine VOCs with the highest concentrations comprised 64.8% and 49.6% of the TVOC in summer and winter, respectively. Comparing two types of adsorbent tube, a single adsorbent tube with Tenax-TA had similar detection performance as a double adsorbent tube with Tenax and Carbotrap.http://asianjae.org/_common/do.php?a=full&b=11&bidx=1557&aidx=19688individual vocindoor airadsorbent tubeseasonal variationsource |
| spellingShingle | Sooyun Seo Soogil Lim Kiyoung Lee Young-Kyo Seo Sung-Ok Baek Identification of Volatile Organic Compounds in Several Indoor Public Places in Korea Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment individual voc indoor air adsorbent tube seasonal variation source |
| title | Identification of Volatile Organic Compounds in Several Indoor Public Places in Korea |
| title_full | Identification of Volatile Organic Compounds in Several Indoor Public Places in Korea |
| title_fullStr | Identification of Volatile Organic Compounds in Several Indoor Public Places in Korea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identification of Volatile Organic Compounds in Several Indoor Public Places in Korea |
| title_short | Identification of Volatile Organic Compounds in Several Indoor Public Places in Korea |
| title_sort | identification of volatile organic compounds in several indoor public places in korea |
| topic | individual voc indoor air adsorbent tube seasonal variation source |
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