An Emissions Barrier Stops Spread of Harmful Emissions from a Building into the Indoor Air
(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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- author
- Larsson, Lennart LU and Mattsson, Johan
- organization
- publishing date
- 2023
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- 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
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- scopus:85172732096
- ISSN
- 1863-5539
- 1863-5520
- ISBN
- 9789811998218
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-981-19-9822-5_206
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- ff32bf28-129f-440e-95ba-fa73d96b6bf3
- date added to LUP
- 2023-12-20 14:29:27
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