Abstract
Sensory response to air polluted by five building materials under
different combinations of temperature and humidity in the ranges
18°C-28°C and 30%-70% was studied in the laboratory. The
experiments were designed to study separately the impact of
temperature and humidity on the perception of air polluted by
materials, and on the emission of pollutants from the materials.
At all tested pollution levels of the five materials, the air was
perceived significantly less acceptable with increasing
temperature and humidity, and the impact of temperature and
humidity on perception decreased with increasing pollution level.
A significant linear correlation between acceptability and
enthalpy of the air was found to describe the influence of
temperature and humidity on perception. The impact of temperature
and humidity on sensory emission was less significant than the
impact on perception; however, the sensory emission of wall paint
and floor varnish did increase significantly with increasing air
humidity.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings |
| Place of Publication | Nagoya, Japan |
| Publisher | 7th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate |
| Publication date | 1996 |
| Publication status | Published - 1996 |
| Event | 7th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate - Nagoya, Japan Duration: 21 Jul 1996 → 26 Jul 1996 Conference number: 7 |
Conference
| Conference | 7th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate |
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| Number | 7 |
| Country/Territory | Japan |
| City | Nagoya |
| Period | 21/07/1996 → 26/07/1996 |