Emissions from Humans and Indoor Air Chemistry

Gabriel Bekö, Charles J. Weschler, Pawel Wargocki, Karine Arrhenius, Christian M. Salvador, Sarka Langer

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    Abstract

    Ozone-initiated transformation of organic compounds emitted from the human body was studied. Experiments were performed in a unique stainless-steel twin-chamber that enabled the separation and measurements of dermal and exhaled emissions as well as measurements of whole-body emission. When ozone was present in the chamber, levels of aldehydes and 6-MHO increased. The reaction products were mainly associated with ozone reacting with the constituents of skin oil.
    Original languageEnglish
    Publication date2018
    Publication statusPublished - 2018
    Event15th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate - Philadelphia, United States
    Duration: 22 Jul 201827 Jul 2018
    Conference number: 15

    Conference

    Conference15th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate
    Number15
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityPhiladelphia
    Period22/07/201827/07/2018

    Bibliographical note

    Paper ID 281

    Keywords

    • Dermal emissions
    • Exhaled pollutants
    • Ozone
    • Climate chamber
    • VOC

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