Larsson, L.;
Mattsson, J.;
(2022)
Achieving a healthy indoor environment by using an emissions barrier to stop the spread of chemicals from a building into the indoor air.
UCL Open: Environment
pp. 1-4.
10.14324/111.444/ucloe.000033.
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Abstract
An emissions barrier was used in a premises due to complaints about the indoor air quality (IAQ) as a result of emissions from the building in question. The emissions comprised chlorophenols/chloroanisoles and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) from treated wood and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), mainly 2-ethylhexanol, from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) flooring and the glue used to paste the flooring onto a concrete slab. Attaching the barrier at the surfaces from where the emissions were spread (floor, walls, ceilings) resulted in a fresh and odour-free indoor air. We conclude that using an emissions barrier in buildings made unhealthy by moisture is an efficient way of restoring pleasant and healthy indoor air.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Achieving a healthy indoor environment by using an emissions barrier to stop the spread of chemicals from a building into the indoor air |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.14324/111.444/ucloe.000033 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi. org/10.14324/111.444/ucloe.000033 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2022 The authors. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC BY) 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
| Keywords: | emissions barrier, adsorbent, healthy buildings, restoration |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10155043 |
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