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7 4ȣ, December 2010
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ISSN : 1738-4125 (Print)
ISSN : 2287-7509 (Online)
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Indoor and Outdoor levels of Houses for VOCs and NO2
in Industrial Complex Area and Agricultural Area
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Abstracts
This study presents residential indoor and outdoor exposure concentrations distributions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs; benzene, toluene, xylene) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in industrial area (case) and agricultural area (control) during 5 days. Concentrations of VOCs and NO2 were measured with passive samplers in residential indoor and outdoor. Most of benzene, toluene and NO2 mean concentrations in case area were higher than those in control area. Considering the indoor and outdoor ratios (I/O) were higher than 1, the residence might be have the sources of indoor air pollutants such as smoking and using of gas range. Residential indoor concentrations of benzene, toluene, and NO2 with indoor smokers were higher than those and without indoor smokers. In conclusion, it is suggested that personal exposures to air pollutants might be affected by indoor sources as well as outdoor pollutants emitted from industrial complex, and indoor air quality and outdoor air quality should be simultaneously considered to reduce the personal exposure to air pollutants.
KeywordsNitrogen dioxide, Volatile organic compounds, Microenvironment