A Study on Indoor Air Quality of Urban Residential Buildings in China

Hiroshi Yoshino; Junhong Zhao; Yasuko Yoshino; Kazukiyo Kumagai; Yueyong Ni; Zhenhai Li; Jing Liu; Takayuki Shigeno; Hiroyuki Miyasaka; Yukio Yanagisawa

doi:10.3130/jaabe.4.495

Environmental Engineering

A Study on Indoor Air Quality of Urban Residential Buildings in China

Hiroshi Yoshino, Junhong Zhao, Yasuko Yoshino, Kazukiyo Kumagai, Yueyong Ni, Zhenhai Li, Jing Liu, Takayuki Shigeno, Hiroyuki Miyasaka, Yukio Yanagisawa

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Hiroshi Yoshino
Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
Junhong Zhao
Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
Yasuko Yoshino
Junior College of Nihon University
Kazukiyo Kumagai
Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo
Yueyong Ni
Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo
Zhenhai Li
Tongji University
Jing Liu
Harbin Institute of Technology
Takayuki Shigeno
Tokyo Electricity Corporation
Hiroyuki Miyasaka
Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
Yukio Yanagisawa
Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo

Keywords: china, urban residential building, indoor air quality, field measurement

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2005 Volume 4 Issue 2 Pages 495-500

DOI https://doi.org/10.3130/jaabe.4.495

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Abstract

The purpose of this survey was to examine the actual conditions of residential indoor air quality in urban areas in China. In this survey, the concentrations of about 16 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and two carbonyl compounds were measured at 75 apartments in seven Chinese cities, viz., Urumqi, Harbin, Beijing, Shanghai, Changsha, Chongqing, and Kunming. In this paper, the measurement results for six VOCs and two carbonyl compound concentrations are summarized. It was found that the average concentrations of benzene, toluene, and formaldehyde were relatively high.

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