INDOOR AIR QUALITY INTRODUCTION ODOR INDOOR AIR CONTAMINANTS.

INDOOR AIR QUALITY

INTRODUCTION

ODOR

INDOOR AIR CONTAMINANTS

INDOOR AIR QUALITY

INTRODUCTION

ODORODOR PERCEPTION

BODY ODORS

COOKING ODORS

CHEMICAL ODORS

CIGARETTE SMOKE

ODOR CONTROL


ODOR PERCEPTION:QUANTITATIVE ASPECT: INTENSITY.

QUALITATIVE ASPECT: OFFENSIVENESS OR PLEASANTNESS.

INDOOR AIR QUALITY

INTRODUCTION

ODORODOR PERCEPTION

BODY ODORS

COOKING ODORS

CHEMICAL ODORS

CIGARETTE SMOKE

ODOR CONTROL


ODOR PERCEPTION IS AFFECTED BY TEMPERATURE & HUMIDITY:TEMPERATURE: AN INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE SLIGHTLY REDUCES SOME ODORS, SUCH AS CIGARETTE SMOKE.

THE PERCEPTION OF SMOKE, COOKING, BODY ODORS & MANY OTHER VAPORS DECREASES AS HUMIDITY INCREASES.

IN ORDER TO KEEP ODOR PERCEPTION & IRRITATION AT A MINIMUM, THE OPTIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR A CONDITIONED SPACE IS 45% TO 60%.

INDOOR AIR QUALITY

INTRODUCTION

ODORODOR PERCEPTION

BODY ODORS

COOKING ODORS

CHEMICAL ODORS

CIGARETTE SMOKE

ODOR CONTROL


BODY ODORS:UNSTABLE & DISAPPEAR WITH TIME, EVEN WITHOUT ANY AIR CHANGE.

IN EXPERIMENTS, THE STRENGTH OF BODY ODORS IN AN UNVENTILATED ROOM FELL ABRUPTLY, WITHIN 5 MINUTES, FROM VERY OBJECTIONABLE TO PERCEPTIBLE BUT NOT OBJECTIONABLE.

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INTRODUCTION

ODORODOR PERCEPTION

BODY ODORS

COOKING ODORS

CHEMICAL ODORS

CIGARETTE SMOKE

ODOR CONTROL


COOKING ODORS:•IN EXPERIMENTS, IT TOOK ABOUT 6 TO 7 HOURS FOR THE SAME TYPE OF REDUCTION AS OCCURRED IN 5 MINUTES WITH BODY ODORS.

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INTRODUCTION

ODORODOR PERCEPTION

BODY ODORS

COOKING ODORS

CHEMICAL ODORS

CIGARETTE SMOKE

ODOR CONTROL


CHEMICAL ODORS

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INTRODUCTION

ODORODOR PERCEPTION

BODY ODORS

COOKING ODORS

CHEMICAL ODORS

CIGARETTE SMOKE

ODOR CONTROL


LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE

CIGARETTE SMOKE:IN EXPERIMENTS, THE INTENSITY INCREASED DURING THE FIRST THREE HOURS AFTER SMOKING.

THEN DECREASED SLOWLY FOR A LONG TIME, REACHING THE THRESHOLD LEVEL ONLY AFTER 17 TO 48 HOURS, DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF CIGARETTES SMOKED.

IN ROOMS WHERE HEAVY SMOKING GOES ON THE VENTILATION RATES SHOULD MUCH HIGHER THAN TO ELIMINATE BODY ODORS ALONE.

INDOOR AIR QUALITY

INTRODUCTION

ODORODOR PERCEPTION

BODY ODORS

COOKING ODORS

CHEMICAL ODORS

CIGARETTE SMOKE

ODOR CONTROL


VENTILATION

INDOOR AIR QUALITY

INTRODUCTION

ODORODOR PERCEPTION

BODY ODORS

COOKING ODORS

CHEMICAL ODORS

CIGARETTE SMOKE

ODOR CONTROL


FILTRATION

ODOR CONTROL:PARTICULATE FILTERS

ADSORPTION FILTERS

AIR WASHERS

ELECTRONIC AIR CLEANERS

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INTRODUCTION

ODORODOR PERCEPTION

BODY ODORS

COOKING ODORS

CHEMICAL ODORS

CIGARETTE SMOKE

ODOR CONTROL


ODOR MASKING & COUNTERACTION

ODOR MASKING:TECHNIQUE OF INTRODUCING AN ODOR TO COVER AN UNPLEASANT ODOR.

ODOR COUNTERACTION:

THE ART OF MIXING TWO ODOROUS VAPORS TOGETHER SUCH THAT BOTH ODORS ARE DIMINISHED.

INEXACT METHOD.

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INTRODUCTION

ODOR

INDOOR AIR CONTAMINANTSHISTORY

AIRBORNE INFECTIONS

RADON

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

FORMALDEHYDE

CARBON MONOXIDE

NITROGEN OXIDES

SMOKE

ASBESTOS

EVALUATION

CONTROL

INDOOR AIR QUALITY

INTRODUCTION

ODOR


AIRBORNE INFECTIONS

RADON

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

FORMALDEHYDE

CARBON MONOXIDE

NITROGEN OXIDES

SMOKE

ASBESTOS

EVALUATION

CONTROL

GREGORY BATESON CALIFORNIA STATE OFFICE BUILDING, SACRAMENTO, CA, 1979-1982

INDOOR AIR QUALITY

INTRODUCTION

ODOR


AIRBORNE INFECTIONS

RADON

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

FORMALDEHYDE

CARBON MONOXIDE

NITROGEN OXIDES

SMOKE

ASBESTOS

EVALUATION

CONTROL

GREGORY BATESON CALIFORNIA STATE OFFICE BUILDING, SACRAMENTO, CA, 1979-1982

PROBLEMS:PLAGUED BY ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PROBLEMS SINCE IT OPENED IN 1982.

COMPLAINTS OF RESPIRATORY, GASTROINTESTINAL, SKIN, AND EYE PROBLEMS BEGAN SOON AFTER THE FIRST OCCUPANTS MOVED IN.

SOME OCCUPANTS COMPLAINED OF SUFFERING DIZZINESS, LOSS OF BALANCE, OCCASIONAL SORE THROAT, AND ITCHY SKIN.

THERE WERE REPORTS OF UNPLEASANT ODORS.

MOST COMPLAINTS SEEMED TO COME FROM AREAS WITH THE LOWEST VENTILATION RATES.

MORE COMPLAINTS OCCURRED WHEN THE VENTILATION SYSTEM WAS OPERATED ONLY IN THE DAYTIME THAN WHEN OPERATED AROUND THE CLOCK.

AIR QUALITY TESTS FOUND SLIGHTLY ELEVATED LEVELS OF FORMALDEHYDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, AND OTHER POLLUTANTS.

FUNGAL SPORES WERE FOUND IN THE AIR EXHAUSTED FROM THE ROCK BE THERMAL HEAT STORAGE.

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INTRODUCTION

ODOR


AIRBORNE INFECTIONS

RADON

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

FORMALDEHYDE

CARBON MONOXIDE

NITROGEN OXIDES

SMOKE

ASBESTOS

EVALUATION

CONTROL

AIRBORNE INFECTIONS

DESCRIPTION:

BACTERIA & VIRUSES IN AIR & DUST.

METHOD OF CONTROL:

AIR FILTRATION TO CONTROL DUST.

AIR STERILIZATION: ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT.

VENTILATION

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INTRODUCTION

ODOR


AIRBORNE INFECTIONS

RADON

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

FORMALDEHYDE

CARBON MONOXIDE

NITROGEN OXIDES

SMOKE

ASBESTOS

EVALUATION

CONTROL

RADON

DESCRIPTION:

NON-REACTIVE RADIOACTIVE GAS FORMED BY THE RADIOACTIVE DECAY OF RADIUM.

SOURCES:

AREAS OF URANIUM & PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS.

SOME MASONRY PRODUCTS.

SOME TYPES OF GYPSUM BOARD.

INDOOR AIR QUALITY

INTRODUCTION

ODOR


AIRBORNE INFECTIONS

RADON

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

FORMALDEHYDE

CARBON MONOXIDE

NITROGEN OXIDES

SMOKE

ASBESTOS

EVALUATION

CONTROL

RADON

INDOOR AIR QUALITY

INTRODUCTION

ODOR


AIRBORNE INFECTIONS

RADON

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

FORMALDEHYDE

CARBON MONOXIDE

NITROGEN OXIDES

SMOKE

ASBESTOS

EVALUATION

CONTROL

RADON

HEALTH EFFECTS:

CONSIDERED TO BE A MAJOR CAUSE OF THE HIGH INCIDENCE OF LUNG CANCER IN URANIUM MINERS.

BETWEEN 20 TO 50 INDIVIDUALS PER MILLION PEOPLE DIE PER YEAR FROM RADON RELATED CANCER.

INDOOR AIR QUALITY

INTRODUCTION

ODOR


AIRBORNE INFECTIONS

RADON

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

FORMALDEHYDE

CARBON MONOXIDE

NITROGEN OXIDES

SMOKE

ASBESTOS

EVALUATION

CONTROL

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

INDOOR AIR QUALITY

INTRODUCTION

ODOR


AIRBORNE INFECTIONS

RADON

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

FORMALDEHYDE

CARBON MONOXIDE

NITROGEN OXIDES

SMOKE

ASBESTOS

EVALUATION

CONTROL

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

DESCRIPTION:

A VERY LARGE GROUP OF MATERIALS THAT CONTAIN CARBON AS THEIR PRIMARY CONSTITUENT & HYDROGEN, NITROGEN OXYGEN, SULFUR & OTHER ELEMENTS AS SECONDARY CONSTITUENTS.

SOURCES:

SYNTHETIC MATERIALS: CARPETING, WALL COVERINGS, ETC.

SOLVENTS IN HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS: ADHESIVES, CLEANING AGENTS, PAINTS & PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS.

INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION: NATURAL GAS & TOBACCO.

METABOLIC PROCESSES IN HUMANS, ANIMALS & PLANTS.

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INTRODUCTION

ODOR


AIRBORNE INFECTIONS

RADON

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

FORMALDEHYDE

CARBON MONOXIDE

NITROGEN OXIDES

SMOKE

ASBESTOS

EVALUATION

CONTROL

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

HEALTH EFFECTS:

VARIES GREATLY (OVER 250 COMPOUNDS).

SOME COMPOUNDS CAUSE IRRITATION.

SOME AFFECT THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.

OTHERS AFFECT METABOLIC PROCESSES.

SOME CAUSE CANCER.

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INTRODUCTION

ODOR


AIRBORNE INFECTIONS

RADON

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

FORMALDEHYDE

CARBON MONOXIDE

NITROGEN OXIDES

SMOKE

ASBESTOS

EVALUATION

CONTROL

FORMALDEHYDE & OTHER ALDEHYDES

DESCRIPTION:SPECIFIC GROUP OF COMPOUNDS THAT VAPORIZE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.

CONTAIN HYDROGEN & OXYGEN IN ADDITION TO CARBON.

FORMALDEHYDE IS COLORLESS & HAS A PUNGENT IRRITATING ODOR.

SOURCES:UREA-FORMALDEHYDE FOAM INSULATION.

UREA-FORMALDEHYDE ADHESIVES & RESINS FOUND IN PLYWOOD & PARTICLE BOARD.

BURNING OF NATURAL GAS, TOBACCO & OTHER COMBUSTIBLES.

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INTRODUCTION

ODOR


AIRBORNE INFECTIONS

RADON

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

FORMALDEHYDE

CARBON MONOXIDE

NITROGEN OXIDES

SMOKE

ASBESTOS

EVALUATION

CONTROL

FORMALDEHYDE & OTHER ALDEHYDES

HEALTH EFFECTS:

LOW CONCENTRATIONS:

HIGHLY IRRITATING TO THE SKIN, EYES & MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT.

HIGH CONCENTRATIONS:

HEADACHES & DIZZINESS.

NAUSEA & VOMITING.

SKIN RASH.

COUGHING

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INTRODUCTION

ODOR


AIRBORNE INFECTIONS

RADON

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

FORMALDEHYDE

CARBON MONOXIDE

NITROGEN OXIDES

SMOKE

ASBESTOS

EVALUATION

CONTROL

CARBON MONOXIDE

DESCRIPTION:

COLORLESS, ODORLESS GAS.

SOURCES:

GAS, OIL & WOOD STOVES WITH INADEQUATE COMBUSTION AIR.

IMPROPERLY MAINTAINED FLUES & DAMPERS.

EXHAUST FROM AUTOMOBILES.

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INTRODUCTION

ODOR


AIRBORNE INFECTIONS

RADON

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

FORMALDEHYDE

CARBON MONOXIDE

NITROGEN OXIDES

SMOKE

ASBESTOS

EVALUATION

CONTROL

CARBON MONOXIDE

HEALTH EFFECTS:

LOW CONCENTRATIONS:

IMPAIRED VISUAL ACUITY & BRAIN FUNCTION.


HEADACHES.

NAUSEA.

WEAKNESS.

CONFUSION.

ULTIMATELY DEATH.

INDOOR AIR QUALITY

INTRODUCTION

ODOR


AIRBORNE INFECTIONS

RADON

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

FORMALDEHYDE

CARBON MONOXIDE

NITROGEN OXIDES

SMOKE

ASBESTOS

EVALUATION

CONTROL

NITROGEN OXIDES

DESCRIPTION:HEATING AIR TO HIGH TEMPERATURE CAUSES NITROGEN & OXYGEN TO REACT FORMING NITRIC OXIDE & NITROGEN DIOXIDE.

INDOOR AIR QUALITY

INTRODUCTION

ODOR


AIRBORNE INFECTIONS

RADON

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

FORMALDEHYDE

CARBON MONOXIDE

NITROGEN OXIDES

SMOKE

ASBESTOS

EVALUATION

CONTROL

NITROGEN OXIDES

SOURCES:CIGARETTE SMOKING.

GAS-BURNING APPLIANCES.

OUTDOOR AIR.

HEALTH EFFECTS:

LOW CONCENTRATIONS:

RESPIRATORY IRRITANT.


IMPLICATED IN RESPIRATORY DISEASE & REDUCTIONS OF RESPIRATORY FUNCTION.

INDOOR AIR QUALITY

INTRODUCTION

ODOR


AIRBORNE INFECTIONS

RADON

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

FORMALDEHYDE

CARBON MONOXIDE

NITROGEN OXIDES

SMOKE

ASBESTOS

EVALUATION

CONTROL

SMOKE

DESCRIPTION:

COMPLEX MIXTURE OF GASES & PARTICLES INCLUDING, CARBON MONOXIDE, NITROGEN OXIDES, ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, & HEAVY METALS GENERATED FROM INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION.

SOURCES:

BURNING OF COAL & WOOD.

CIGARETTE SMOKE.

HEALTH EFFECTS:HIGHLY CARCINOGENIC.

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INTRODUCTION

ODOR


AIRBORNE INFECTIONS

RADON

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

FORMALDEHYDE

CARBON MONOXIDE

NITROGEN OXIDES

SMOKE

ASBESTOS

EVALUATION

CONTROL

ASBESTOS

DESCRIPTION:

A FIBROUS, NON-COMBUSTIBLE MINERAL.

SOURCES:

SPACKLING COMPOUNDS.

ASBESTOS CEMENT.

WALL BOARD.

FURNACE & PIPE INSULATION.

FIREPROOFING.

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INTRODUCTION

ODOR


AIRBORNE INFECTIONS

RADON

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

FORMALDEHYDE

CARBON MONOXIDE

NITROGEN OXIDES

SMOKE

ASBESTOS

EVALUATION

CONTROL

ASBESTOS

HEALTH EFFECTS:

COUGHING.

CHEST PAINS.

WEAKNESS.

CANCER OF THE LUNGS.

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INTRODUCTION

ODOR


AIRBORNE INFECTIONS

RADON

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

FORMALDEHYDE

CARBON MONOXIDE

NITROGEN OXIDES

SMOKE

ASBESTOS

EVALUATION

CONTROL

EVALUATION

EVALUATION OF INDOOR AIR CONTAMINANTS:

MATHEMATICAL MODELS:

NEEDS CONSIDERABLE REFINEMENTS BEFORE IT CAN BE USED IN REAL APPLICATIONS.

SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS:

METHOD IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

OCCUPANT EVALUATION:

REQUIRES QUALIFIED MEDICAL PERSONNEL.

INDOOR AIR QUALITY

INTRODUCTION

ODOR


AIRBORNE INFECTIONS

RADON

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

FORMALDEHYDE

CARBON MONOXIDE

NITROGEN OXIDES

SMOKE

ASBESTOS

EVALUATION

CONTROL

METHODS OF CONTROL

METHODS OF CONTROL:

REMOVAL OR SUBSTITUTION

CHANGE IN DESIGN

ENCAPSULATION

SPATIAL CONFINEMENT

TEMPORAL USE

VENTILATION

FILTRATION

INDOOR AIR QUALITY INTRODUCTION ODOR INDOOR AIR CONTAMINANTS.

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