Identifying, quantifying and controlling VOCs in an air conditioned office building - a Singapore case study.

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Tham K W, Sekhar S C, Cheong K W, Wong N H, et al
GC-MS, air conditioning, VOC, office building, TVOC
Year:
2000
Bibliographic info:
Finland, SIY Indoor Air Information Oy, 2000, proceedings of "Healthy Buildings 2000", held 6-10 August 2000, Espoo, Finland, paper 676.

This case study conducted in a new air-conditioned building in Singapore was aimed at identifying, and assessing indoor levels of VOCs using a GC-MS method. The study identified 80 different compounds with Toluene appearing in all locations. Most VOCs detected were from building materials, adhesives, varnishes, sealing compounds, polyester carpets reflecting the age of the building and vehicular emissions reflecting the poor positioning of the air intake.

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