Sources of Volatile Organic Compounds in a University Building

Akal D., YURDAKUL S., CİVAN M., TUNCEL S. G., Ersan H. Y.

ENVIRONMENTAL FORENSICS, cilt.16, sa.2, ss.173-185, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/15275922.2015.1022913
  • Dergi Adı: ENVIRONMENTAL FORENSICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.173-185
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: indoor air pollution, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), factor analysis, passive sampling, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, o, m and p-xylene polymers (BTEX), HEALTH-RISK ASSESSMENT, SOURCE APPORTIONMENT, COMPOUNDS VOCS, PERSONAL EXPOSURES, EMISSIONS, INDOOR, AIR, ATMOSPHERE, BENZENE, HYDROCARBONS
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A total of 34volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were measured in the indoor of laboratories, offices and classrooms of the Chemical Engineering Department of Hacettepe University in Ankara in 2week-day passive sampling campaigns. The average concentrations ranged from 0.77 to 265g m(-3) at the different indoor sites, with the most abundant VOC found to be toluene (119.6g m(-3)), followed by styrene (21.24g m(-3)), 2-ethyltoluene (17.11g m(-3)), n-hexane (10.21g m(-3)) and benzene (9.42g m(-3)). According to the factor analysis, the evaporation of solvents used in the laboratories was found to be the dominant source.