On-site passive flux sampler measurement of emission rates of carbonyls and VOCs from multiple indoor sources

Do time‐averaged, whole‐building, effective volatile organic compound ( VOC ) emissions depend on the air exchange rate? A statistical analysis of trends for 46 VOC s in U . S . offices

“…It could also play a role for a number of other DEM‐preferred VOCs that also have continuous sources in building materials or furnishings. The other DEM‐preferred aldehydes (acetaldehyde, pentanal, hexanal, and nonanal) may be emitted by engineered wood building products, flooring, and other permanent sources (Hodgson et al., ; Lee and Kim, ; Nicolas et al., ; Salthammer, ; Shinohara et al., ) and have been associated with building material emissions in field studies (Daisey et al., ; Hodgson et al., ). Limonene is also emitted from wood building materials (Daisey et al., ; Hodgson et al., ).…”

Volatile Organic Compounds: Characteristics, distribution and sources in urban schools

“…only factors with an eigenvalue >1) (Kaiser, 1958). Marker compounds for specific sources were determined based on published chemical composition profiles (VegaBaudrit et al, 2007;Shinohara et al, 2009;Kim et al, 2010;Yrieix et al, 2010;Yuan et al, 2010) as well as some prior knowledge regarding the sources of VOC species. The five components in Table S6 of Supplementary Information represent the following source categories: 1.…”

Toluene photocatalytic oxidation at ppbv levels: Kinetic investigation and carbon balance determination

“…Volatile organic compounds (VOC) represent the major group of indoor air contaminants [2]. Sources of VOC have been attributed to outdoor air, cooking, carpets, desks, paintings, ceilings [3,4], for instance. Concentrations of VOC can build up because of the low turnover rate of air in modern buildings sealed by high efficiency thermal insulation devices.…”