| Title: | "Emissions of total volatile organic compounds and indoor environment assessment in dental clinics in Athens, Greece" |
| Author(s): | Helmis CG; Tzoutzas J; Flocas HA; Halios CH; Assimakopoulos VD; Stathopoulou OI; Panis V; Apostolatou M; |
| Address: | "Department of Environmental Physics and Meteorology, Faculty of Physics, University of Athens, Greece. chelmis@phys.uoa.gr" |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1875-595x.2008.tb00199.x |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0020-6539 (Print) 0020-6539 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "OBJECTIVE: To quantify the amount of Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOCs) emitted from five dental substances commonly used in a dental clinic. METHOD: An assessment of the indoor air quality in two clinics of the Athens University Dentistry Faculty was conducted. RESULTS: It was found that TVOC emissions from Kalocryl and Bacillol reached extremely high values affecting the air in the dental clinics at short and long distances from the source. Six pollutants TVOCs, CO2, PM10, PM2.5, SO2 and NO(x) were measured and indoor sources associated with dental activities were identified. Very high concentrations of TVOCs were found which exceeded the acceptable levels by a factor of 20, associated with the nature of the dental activities and the ventilation conditions. The CO2 concentration levels were high and the indoor conditions were considered unsatisfactory, associated with the number of occupants and the ventilation conditions. PM concentrations were high due to the nature of the dental activities and they exceeded the outdoor levels by a factor of 5 to 6. The concentrations of the gaseous pollutants NO(x) were low while the SO2 concentrations were hardly detectable" |
| Keywords: | "Air Pollution, Indoor/*analysis Carbon Dioxide/analysis *Dental Clinics Dental Materials/chemistry Greece Humans Nitrous Oxide/analysis Particulate Matter/analysis Sulfur Dioxide/analysis Ventilation Volatile Organic Compounds/*analysis;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineHelmis, C G Tzoutzas, J Flocas, H A Halios, C H Assimakopoulos, V D Stathopoulou, O I Panis, V Apostolatou, M eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2008/11/18 Int Dent J. 2008 Oct; 58(5):269-78. doi: 10.1111/j.1875-595x.2008.tb00199.x" |
