| Title: | Incorrect installation and use of materials as the cause of a severe air pollution incident in a school building |
| Author(s): | Rella R; Sturaro A; Vianello A; |
| Address: | "Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes, C. N. R., C.so Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padua, Italy. Electronic address: r.rella@pd.idpa.cnr.it. Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes, C. N. R., C.so Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padua, Italy" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.031 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1879-1026 (Electronic) 0048-9697 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The proofing treatment of the floor slabs with a solvent based material and successive treatment with epoxy resin resulted in significant air contamination in a primary school. The contamination caused illnesses in many occupants of school. The GC/MS investigations of the air showed the presence of indane and other aromatic solvents, which was unusual as they are not correlated to outdoor pollution and derived from inner layers of the new flooring. The total concentration of these chemicals in air was in the order of several mg/m(3)" |
| Keywords: | "Air Pollutants/*analysis Air Pollution, Indoor/analysis/*statistics & numerical data *Construction Materials Environmental Monitoring/methods *Schools Volatile Organic Compounds/*analysis Volatilization Aromatic solvents Epoxy resin floor Indane Radiello;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineRella, Rocco Sturaro, Alberto Vianello, Alvise eng Netherlands 2014/05/03 Sci Total Environ. 2014 Jul 15; 487:255-9. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.031. Epub 2014 May 3" |
