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A Study on Concentration Change of Volatile Organic Compounds; VOCs by using Mock-up Test  

Kim Chang-Nam (Department of Building Research, Korea Institute of Construction Technology)
Lee Yun-Gyu (Department of Building Research, Korea Institute of Construction Technology)
Publication Information
Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering / v.17, no.5, 2005 , pp. 487-495 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, due to the airtightness of buildings or the misuse of building materials, we have been witness SHS (Sick House Syndrome) which can have bad influences on the resident in an existing apartment house as well as newly constructed apartment house start to attract public attention. As a result of this situation, we went to restrict the TVOC (Total Volatile Organic Compound) and formaldehyde. But these guidelines concentrated on only TVOC although TVOC are consist of many individual VOC. Therefore, in this study, we will look about concentration change of VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) by using Mock-up test. As result of test, the concentration of four individual VOC (Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Styrene) showed quitely low level after 7 days. On the other hand the concentration of Xylene and formaldehyde showed low level after 14 days.
Keywords
Indoor air quality; VOCs; Formaldehyde; Mock-up test;
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