Preliminary study of effect of furniture and finishing materials on formaldedyhe concentration in office rooms

• Autorzy: Dudzińska M. , Staszowska A. , Połednik B.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

For many years formaldehyde has been known as a major eye irritant in indoor environment. It is not only one of the most common indoor air contaminants, but also the most common aldehyde detected in office and residential indoor air. Its concentration in office spaces at the Lublin University of Technology, Poland, was measured. It appeared that formaldehyde was detected in all the samples collected and its concentration ranged from 14.4 to 56žg/m3. Concentration of this gas in rooms with carpeting was lower than in those with wood-based panels. Higher aldehyde concentration was found in the rooms painted a few months before the experiment.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

formaldehyde; office space; indoor environment; air quality

PL

formaldehyd; pomieszczenia biurowe; środowisko wewnętrzne; jakość powietrza

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej
• Czasopismo: Environment Protection Engineering
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: Vol. 35, nr 3
• Strony: 225--233
• Opis fizyczny: bibliogr. 29 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Dudzińska M.

autor

Staszowska A.

autor

Połednik B.

• Lublin University of Technology, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, ul. Nadbystrzycka 40B, 20-618 Lublin,

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