With the quality of indoor air ranking highly in our lives, this second, completely, revised edition now includes 12 completely new chapters addressing both chemical and analytical aspects of organic pollutants. Sources of indoor air pollutants, measurement and detection as well as evaluation are covered filling the gap in the literature caused by this topical subject. This book is divided into four clearly defined parts: measuring organic indoor pollutants, investigation concepts and quality guidelines, field studies, and emission studies. The authors cover physico-chemical fundamentals of organic pollutants, relevant definitions and terminology, emission sources, sampling techniques and instrumentation, exposure assessment as well as methods for control. Test methods and studies for various indoor environments are described, such as automobile interiors, museum environments, or rooms with air ventilation. Emission sources covered include household and consumer products as well as electronic devices and office equipment. The book is aimed at chemists, physicists, biologists, and medical doctors at universities and research facilities, in industry and environmental laboratories as well as regulative bodies.

Nach wie vor das einzige Buch, das sich ausschließlich der Analytik von Luft in Innenräumen widmet! In vier übersichtlich organisierten Teilen behandelt das Werk Schadstoffmessung, Strategien der Luftüberwachung, Feldstudien und Emissionsstudien. In diesem Kontext werden die physikochemischen Eigenschaften der relevanten organischen Verbindungen besprochen, Emissionsquellen erörtert und Nachweisverfahren verglichen. Zu den Beispielen zählen etwa die Innenräume von Autos, Museen, Büros und klimatisierten Gebäuden. Für diese Neuauflage wurde das Material durchgehend überarbeitet und aktualisiert. Hinzugekommen sind unter anderem Informationen zu den Emissionen elektronischer Geräte.

MEASURING ORGANIC INDOOR POLLUTANTSApplication of solid sorbents for the sampling of VOCs in indoor air.Sampling and analysis of SVOCs and POM in indoor air.Application of diffusive samplers.Real-time monitoring techniques.Emission test chambers and cells.Mathematical modeling of test chamber kinetics.INVESTIGATION CONCEPTS AND QUALITY GUIDELINESStandardised methods for emission testing of building products.Standard test methods for the determination of VOCs and SVOCs in automobile interiors.Odorous compoundsConcepts for a healthy indoor environment in eastern asiaIndoor Air Quality GuidelinesFIELD STUDIESEffect of ventilation on VOCs in indoor airOrganic pollutants in the indoor environment.Indoor pollutants in the museum environmentIndoor chemistryHuman responses to organic air pollutantsEMISSION STUDIESVolatile organic ingredients of household and consumer products.Building products as a source of indoor pollutantsEmission of VOCs and SVOCs from electronic devices and office equipment