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J Air Waste Manag Assoc

Title:		Indoor air quality impacts of ventilation ducts: ozone removal and emissions of volatile organic compounds
Author(s):		Morrison GC; Nazaroff WW; Cano-Ruiz JA; Hodgson AT; Modera MP;
Address:		"Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA"
Journal Title:		J Air Waste Manag Assoc
Year:		1998
Volume:		48
Issue:		10
Page Number:		941 - 952
DOI:		10.1080/10473289.1998.10463740
ISSN/ISBN:		1096-2247 (Print) 1096-2247 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The concentrations of contaminants in the supply air of mechanically ventilated buildings may be altered by pollutant emissions from and interactions with duct materials. We measured the emission rate of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and aldehydes from materials typically found in ventilation ducts. The emission rate of VOCs per exposed surface area of materials was found to be low for some duct liners, but high for duct sealing caulk and a neoprene gasket. For a typical duct, the contribution to VOC concentrations is predicted to be only a few percent of common indoor levels. We exposed selected materials to approximately 100-ppb ozone and measured VOC emissions. Exposure to ozone increased the emission rates of aldehydes from a duct liner, duct sealing caulk, and neoprene gasket. The emission of aldehydes from these materials could increase indoor air concentrations by amounts that are as much as 20% of odor thresholds. We also measured the rate of ozone uptake on duct liners and galvanized sheet metal to predict how much ozone might be removed by a typical duct in ventilation systems. For exposure to a constant ozone mol fraction of 37 ppb, a lined duct would initially remove approximately 9% of the ozone, but over a period of 10 days of ozone removal efficiency would diminish to less than 4%. In an unlined duct, in which only galvanized sheet metal is exposed to the air-stream, the removal efficiency would be much lower, approximately 0.02%. Therefore, ducts in ventilation systems are unlikely to be a major sink for ozone"
Keywords:		"Air Pollution, Indoor/*analysis/prevention & control Hydrocarbons/*analysis Ozone/*analysis *Ventilation;"
Notes:		"MedlineMorrison, G C Nazaroff, W W Cano-Ruiz, J A Hodgson, A T Modera, M P eng Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 1998/11/03 J Air Waste Manag Assoc. 1998 Oct; 48(10):941-52. doi: 10.1080/10473289.1998.10463740"