Indoor Air Chemistry: Formation of Organic Acids and Aldehydes

1994 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 1975-1982 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junfeng. Zhang ◽  
William E. Wilson ◽  
Paul J. Lioy
Keyword(s):  
Organic Acids ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Air Chemistry

New Directions: Where is the link between reactive indoor air chemistry and health effects?

2009 ◽  
Vol 43 (24) ◽  
pp. 3808-3809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Carslaw ◽  
Sarka Langer ◽  
Peder Wolkoff
Keyword(s):  
Health Effects ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Air Chemistry

scholarly journals Residential water-soluble organic gases: chemical characterization of a substantial contributor to indoor exposures

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 1364-1373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara M. Duncan ◽  
Kenneth Sexton ◽  
Leonard Collins ◽  
Barbara J. Turpin
Keyword(s):  
Organic Acids ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Chemical Characterization ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Organic Gases ◽  
Residential Water

Characterization of residential indoor air showed that organic acids make up a significant portion of water-soluble organic gases.

scholarly journals Investigation on air quality of specific indoor environments—spa salons located in Gdynia, Poland

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaudia Pytel ◽  
Renata Marcinkowska ◽  
Bożena Zabiegała
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Essential Oils ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Elevated Concentration ◽  
Indoor Environments ◽  
Flame Ionization ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Air Chemistry ◽  
Total Volatile Organic Compounds

Abstract Due to excessive application of essential oils and scented products in spa salons during aromatherapy and massage sessions, the elevated concentration of total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs), particularly terpenes, which are known as secondary organic aerosol (SOA) precursors, is expected there. This study was aimed at determination of VOCs with a particular regard to terpenes in air samples collected in selected spa salons located in Northern Poland. Active air sampling was conducted before and after treatments. Samples were analyzed with the use of thermal desorption gas chromatography coupled with flame-ionization detector (TD-GC-FID) and mass spectrometer (TD-GC-MS). Obtained results allowed to characterize chemical composition of indoor air of spa salons and also to relate the dependence between applied essential oil and indoor air chemical composition. It has been proved that (i) spa salons are characterized by TVOC concentrations exceeding recommended values of 300–400 μg m−3 in most of examined cases, reaching up to several thousand of micrograms per cubic meter, (ii) TVOC concentration is strictly related to salon characteristics and carried out treatments, (iii) terpenes constitute a significant part of TVOCs present in spa indoor air, from 22 up to 86%, (iv) most commonly investigated terpenes in the literature (d-limonene, α-pinene, camphene, and linalool) were also determined at the highest concentration levels in this study and (v) VOC chemical composition is strictly dependent on the type of applied essential oils. On the basis of obtained results, it may be stated that extensive application of essential oils rich in terpenes can significantly alter indoor air chemistry of spa salons, thereby influencing health and well-being of employees working there.

scholarly journals How do breath and skin emissions impact indoor air chemistry?

Indoor Air ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 369-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Kruza ◽  
Nicola Carslaw
Keyword(s):  
Indoor Air ◽  
Air Chemistry

scholarly journals Secondary product creation potential (SPCP): a metric for assessing the potential impact of indoor air pollution on human health

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 1313-1322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Carslaw ◽  
David Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Indoor Air Pollution ◽  
Secondary Product ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Air Chemistry ◽  
Product Creation ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
The Impact

Secondary Product Creation Potential (SPCP): a new metric for ranking the impact of volatile organic compounds on indoor air chemistry and human health.

scholarly journals Impact of surface ozone interactions on indoor air chemistry: A modeling study

Indoor Air ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 1001-1011 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kruza ◽  
A. C. Lewis ◽  
G. C. Morrison ◽  
N. Carslaw
Keyword(s):  
Indoor Air ◽  
Surface Ozone ◽  
Air Chemistry ◽  
Modeling Study

Multiscale Modeling of Human Skin Oil-Induced Indoor Air Chemistry: Combining Kinetic Models and Molecular Dynamics

2020 ◽  
Vol 124 (18) ◽  
pp. 3836-3843 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael von Domaros ◽  
Pascale S. J. Lakey ◽  
Manabu Shiraiwa ◽  
Douglas J. Tobias
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Human Skin ◽  
Multiscale Modeling ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Kinetic Models ◽  
Air Chemistry

scholarly journals The past, present, and future of indoor air chemistry

Indoor Air ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 373-376
Author(s):  
Gabriel Bekö ◽  
Nicola Carslaw ◽  
Patrik Fauser ◽  
Violeta Kauneliene ◽  
Sascha Nehr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Indoor Air ◽  
The Past ◽  
Air Chemistry
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