Abstract
The objectives of this study were to determine VOC emission signatures by PTR-MS, and to explore the correlations between PTR-MS measurements and acceptability index levels previously measured by human subjects. Emissions from nine materials, the same ones previously studied by DTU and SBi to investigate human exposure-response relationships in terms of acceptability index, were measured individually in a 50-L-small-scale chamber with similar area-specific airflow rates as in the test with human subjects. Chamber air was sampled by PTR-MS to determine emission signatures followed by sorbent tube sampling for identifying major VOCs emitted from each material and for comparing with PTR-MS emission signatures. The study focused on the analysis of the concentration level and composition of emitted VOCs causing acceptability differences among the tested materials. Results show high correlation between PTR-MS measurements and acceptability when the sum of individual VOC odor indices was used to represent the emission strength by PTR-MS.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| State | Published - 2009 |
| Event | 9th International Healthy Buildings Conference and Exhibition, HB 2009 - Syracuse, NY, United States Duration: Sep 13 2009 → Sep 17 2009 |
Other
| Other | 9th International Healthy Buildings Conference and Exhibition, HB 2009 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Syracuse, NY |
| Period | 9/13/09 → 9/17/09 |
Keywords
- Emission signature
- GC/MS
- PTR-MS
- Signal processing
- VOC odor
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Building and Construction