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An Emissions Barrier Stops Spread of Harmful Emissions from a Building into the Indoor Air

Larsson, Lennart LU and Mattsson, Johan (2023) 5th International Conference on Building Energy and Environment, COBEE 2022 In Environmental Science and Engineering p.1963-1966
Abstract

An emissions barrier was used in premises with indoor air complaints due to emissions from the buildings in question. The emissions comprised chlorophenols/chloroanisoles and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) from treated wood, volatile organic compounds (VOC) from PVC flooring and/or the glue used to paste the flooring onto a concrete slab, and radon from radium-containing aerated concrete. Attaching the barrier at the surfaces from where the emissions were spread (floor, walls, ceiling) resulted in a fresh and odour-free indoor air and a substantial decrease of the emissions. We conclude that using an emissions barrier in buildings may be an efficient way of restoring a pleasant and healthy indoor air.

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subject
keywords
Barrier, Emissions, Radon, VOC
host publication
Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Building Energy and Environment
series title
Environmental Science and Engineering
editor
Wang, Liangzhu Leon ; Ge, Hua ; Ouf, Mohamed ; Zhai, Zhiqiang John ; Qi, Dahai ; Sun, Chanjuan and Wang, Dengjia
pages
4 pages
publisher
Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
conference name
5th International Conference on Building Energy and Environment, COBEE 2022
conference location
Montreal, Canada
conference dates
2022-07-25 - 2022-07-29
external identifiers
  • scopus:85172732096
ISSN
1863-5539
1863-5520
ISBN
9789811998218
DOI
10.1007/978-981-19-9822-5_206
language
English
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yes
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  author       = {{Larsson, Lennart and Mattsson, Johan}},
  booktitle    = {{Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Building Energy and Environment}},
  editor       = {{Wang, Liangzhu Leon and Ge, Hua and Ouf, Mohamed and Zhai, Zhiqiang John and Qi, Dahai and Sun, Chanjuan and Wang, Dengjia}},
  isbn         = {{9789811998218}},
  issn         = {{1863-5539}},
  keywords     = {{Barrier; Emissions; Radon; VOC}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{1963--1966}},
  publisher    = {{Springer Science and Business Media B.V.}},
  series       = {{Environmental Science and Engineering}},
  title        = {{An Emissions Barrier Stops Spread of Harmful Emissions from a Building into the Indoor Air}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9822-5_206}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/978-981-19-9822-5_206}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}