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Ozone removal by occupants in a classroom
University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
RISE, SP – Sveriges Tekniska Forskningsinstitut, SP Kemi Material och Ytor. University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
2013 (English)In: Atmospheric Environment, ISSN 1352-2310, E-ISSN 1873-2844, Vol. 81, p. 11-17Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Ozone concentrations were measured in a classroom with and without occupants, with the purpose to quantify effects on indoor O3 concentrations. The teacher and 24 11-year old pupils each removed O3 at a rate, first order in O3, corresponding to a rate constant of (2.5±0.6)×10-5s-1 in the present locality and to a deposition velocity of 0.45cms-1. The O3-removal caused by the occupants was approximately 2.6 times larger than that of the available surfaces belonging to the classroom and its furniture. Observation of 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one and 4-oxopentanal at maximum concentrations of 0.2ppb and 0.7ppb, respectively, suggested squalene from human skin oil as a reactive, ozone-consuming substance. There are indications of a source of 4-oxopentanal in the classroom, even some time after the pupils left for the day. The work presented is important for a proper description of indoor exposure, both to ozone itself and some of its reaction products when trying to quantify relations between exposure and health effects.

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2013. Vol. 81, p. 11-17
Keywords [en]
4-Oxopentanal, Deposition velocity, Indoor environment, Ozone, School, Squalene, Deposition velocities, Deposition, Rate constants, Teaching, volatile organic compound, atmospheric deposition, concentration (composition), indoor air, organic compound, pollutant removal, velocity, adsorption, allergic reaction, article, body surface, bronchospasm, building material, circadian rhythm, concentration (parameters), human, limit of detection, oxidation, physical activity, priority journal, trigeminal nerve, waste component removal
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-49927DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.08.054Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84884386722OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-49927DiVA, id: diva2:1484745
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Funding details: Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas, 242-2007-571; Funding text 1: The Swedish Research Council Formas is acknowledged for financial support of this work through grant number 242-2007-571 .

Available from: 2020-10-30 Created: 2020-10-30 Last updated: 2020-12-01Bibliographically approved

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