Abstract
According to many indoor/outdoor studies of chemical
compounds, the latest international being the European
Expolis- project, the exposure to volatile organic
compounds, VOCs, is highest indoors as seen in Figure 1.
This figure shows the time weighed exposure distribution
of Helsinki urban area office workers between home, home
outdoor air and office air. The figure clearly indicates
that when striving to diminish the air borne exposure of
the population, it is of importance to diminish the
indoor concentrations especially as some pollutants
frequently cause health and irritation problems.
Practical experience also indicates, that in the presence
of irritative chemical compounds, particles or other type
of pollution, e.g. due to microbial growth, symptoms
often occur after half a year or longer exposure.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Healthy Buildings 2000: proceedings |
Subtitle of host publication | Vol. 4, Materials, design and construction |
Pages | 35-50 |
Publication status | Published - 2000 |
MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
Event | Healthy Buildings 2000 - Espoo, Finland Duration: 6 Aug 2000 → 10 Aug 2000 |
Conference
Conference | Healthy Buildings 2000 |
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Country/Territory | Finland |
City | Espoo |
Period | 6/08/00 → 10/08/00 |