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Volatile aromatic hydrocarbons (VAHs) in residential indoor air in Brisbane, Australia

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Main Authors: Nasrul, Hamidin, Jimmy, Yu, Dung Tri, Phung, Des William, Connell, Cordia, Chu
Other Authors: nasrulhamidin@unimap.edu.my
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016
Subjects:
Houses
Indoor air quality
Residential air
Volatile aromatic hydrocarbons
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/41343
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spelling my.unimap-413432016-04-23T02:19:46Z Volatile aromatic hydrocarbons (VAHs) in residential indoor air in Brisbane, Australia Nasrul, Hamidin Jimmy, Yu Dung Tri, Phung Des William, Connell Cordia, Chu nasrulhamidin@unimap.edu.my Houses Indoor air quality Residential air Volatile aromatic hydrocarbons Link to publisher's homepage at http://www.journals.elsevier.com Volatile aromatic hydrocarbons (VAHs: benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, mp-xylene, o-xylene, styrene, naphthalene) in residential indoor air in Brisbane, Australia were measured in 32 houses. The total VAHs (TVAHs) levels ranged between 2 and 137μg/m3 and were lower than the most of the houses in the literature data. The VAHs were believed to originate from heat insulation systems, building material products as well motor vehicles but naphthalene and styrene originated from other sources. Internal garages had concentrations which are higher than the indoor air by 25-50% due to the presence of motor vehicles and may be a major source of indoor VAHs. However indoor concentrations are higher than that in the outdoor ambient air. The age of the house was found to be negatively related to VAHs concentrations in the houses with the half-life of TVAH at approximately 13years. The concentration levels of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and styrene are well below the guideline values set by agencies from Hong Kong, Japan, Germany and the WHO while the concentration level of naphthalene in one house exceeded the guideline value from Germany. 2016-04-23T02:19:45Z 2016-04-23T02:19:45Z 2013-09 Article Chemosphere, vol. 92 (11), 2013, pages 1430-1435 0045-6535 1879-1298 (Online) http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/41343 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.03.050 en Elsevier
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topic Houses
Indoor air quality
Residential air
Volatile aromatic hydrocarbons
spellingShingle Houses
Indoor air quality
Residential air
Volatile aromatic hydrocarbons
Nasrul, Hamidin
Jimmy, Yu
Dung Tri, Phung
Des William, Connell
Cordia, Chu
Volatile aromatic hydrocarbons (VAHs) in residential indoor air in Brisbane, Australia
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Jimmy, Yu
Dung Tri, Phung
Des William, Connell
Cordia, Chu
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author Nasrul, Hamidin
Jimmy, Yu
Dung Tri, Phung
Des William, Connell
Cordia, Chu
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title Volatile aromatic hydrocarbons (VAHs) in residential indoor air in Brisbane, Australia
title_short Volatile aromatic hydrocarbons (VAHs) in residential indoor air in Brisbane, Australia
title_full Volatile aromatic hydrocarbons (VAHs) in residential indoor air in Brisbane, Australia
title_fullStr Volatile aromatic hydrocarbons (VAHs) in residential indoor air in Brisbane, Australia
title_full_unstemmed Volatile aromatic hydrocarbons (VAHs) in residential indoor air in Brisbane, Australia
title_sort volatile aromatic hydrocarbons (vahs) in residential indoor air in brisbane, australia
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2016
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/41343
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