| Title: | "Investigation of indoor air quality in university libraries in terms of gaseous and particulate pollutants in Bartin, Turkey" |
| Author(s): | Gunes G; Yalcin N; Colaklar H; |
| Address: | "Environmental Engineering Department, Bartin University, Bartin, Turkey. ggunes@bartin.edu.tr. Computer Engineering Department, Bartin University, Bartin, Turkey. Information and Document Management Department, Bartin University, Bartin, Turkey" |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10661-022-09818-8 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1573-2959 (Electronic) 0167-6369 (Print) 0167-6369 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Indoor air quality (IAQ) was investigated in two libraries of Bartin University. Particle matter, TVOC, and CH(2)O were measured simultaneously in different rooms of the libraries. Measurements were made by PCE-RCM 11 measuring device. They were conducted monthly between September 2019 and October 2020 for 2 weeks for each library. TVOC mean concentration was higher than the limit value reported by Seifert et al. (1999). PM(2.5) and PM(10) concentrations were higher in winter unlike TVOC and CH(2)O concentrations. The indoor seconder blowing dust was detected to be the most important source of particulate matter in the indoor environment. On the other hand, it was thought that the pollutants in the gas phase were affected by indoor and outdoor air temperature, indoor/outdoor air exchange rate, and indoor/outdoor pollutant sources. The parameters changed during the day and in different rooms of the libraries. Pollutants did not pose any hazard on human health, since the calculated HQ and HI |
| Keywords: | "*Air Pollutants/analysis *Air Pollution, Indoor/analysis Dust Environmental Monitoring *Environmental Pollutants Gases Humans Particulate Matter/analysis Turkey Universities *Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis Formaldehyde Health risks Indoor air quality;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineGunes, Gulten Yalcin, Nesibe Colaklar, Huriye eng Netherlands 2022/02/20 Environ Monit Assess. 2022 Feb 19; 194(3):200. doi: 10.1007/s10661-022-09818-8" |
