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A Study on the Emission Characteristics of Gaseous Organic Contaminants from Building Materials and Newly Constructed Apartments  

Kim Yun-Deok (Building Research Department, Korea Institute of Construction Technology)
Lee Yun-Gyu (Building Research Department, Korea Institute of Construction Technology)
Publication Information
Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering / v.18, no.7, 2006 , pp. 563-570 More about this Journal
Abstract
We investigated the emission characteristics of gaseous organic contaminants from building materials and newly constructed apartments. The emission test for building materials was done with small chamber method, and field measurements in newly constructed apartment were carried out by Korea Standard Test Method for Indoor Air Quality. First, the emission test by small chamber showed that the TVOC emission from building materials was much higher than formaldehyde. On the other hand, as expected, considerably high concentration of both TVOC and HCHO was detected in the new apartment.
Keywords
IAQ; Indoor air pollutant; Small chamber;
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