Indoor Air Quality

Lee Jung-Hyun
2200937

Department of Civil and Environmental System Engineering

University of Incheon, South Korea

Contents

Introduction

Importance of indoor air quality

Study purpose

Main subject

Indoor air pollutant and pollution source

Effect of Indoor air pollutant
Factors Influencing indoor air quality

Conclusion

For improving indoor air quality

Study purpose
Introduction to Indoor Air pollutant
and pollution source

How influence indoor air pollution to human?

Application box model

-Relation among factors

-How to improve air quality

What is indoor air quality?

Definition
The condition of the air inside
buildings, including the extent of
pollution caused by smoking,
dust, mites, mold spores, radon,
and gases and chemicals from
materials and appliances.

Indoor pollution

Indoor Air Pollutants and Typical sources

pollutant

Source

Combustion gases-CO,NO

Combustion-furnace, cooking stove, space heater,

etc.

Volatile organic
compounds(VOCs)

Outgassing of building materials, coatings, wall

and floor coverings, and furnishings

Fomaldehyde

Outgassing of pressed wood, insulation foam

ozeon

Duplicator, Air cleaner

Biological agents-molds, spores,

danger

Contaminated ventilation systems, pets

Environmental tobacco smoke

Smoking in building

Radon

Infiltration from soil beneath structure

Particulate matter

Combustion

Asbestos

Construction coatings, tile, insulation

Importance of indoor air quality

Cognizance about Importance of indoor air quality .
We spend about 90% of our time indoors in our homes,
cars, offices, factories, public buildings such as
restaurants, malls, and others.
Dilution rates of atmospheric pollution
Dilution rates of indoor air pollution
Without proper ventilation, increase concentration
Negative influence on human

Effect of Indoor air pollutant

Pollutant

Effect

Combustion gases-CO,NO

Headache, vertigo, emesis, lung disease

Volatile organic
compounds(VOCs)

the production of cancer

Fomaldehyde

skin stimulus ,lung cancer

ozeon

stimulus on the respiratory organs ,

exhaustion

Biological agents-molds,
spores, danger

allergic disease, respiratory disease

Environmental tobacco
smoke

Anxiousness, lung disease, lung cancer

Radon

lung cancer

Particulate matter

stimulus on the respiratory organs and

mucous membrane, the production of cancer

Asbestos

skin stimulus ,lung cancer

Factors on Influencing indoor air quality

(application box model)

(A), exchange (B), indoor concentration

(C), outgassing of building and furniture materials
(D), infiltration from soils (E), removal on interior surfaces

What is box model?

Q2
C2

Q1

IN - OUT + SOURCE
= ACCMULATION

C1
S

C Ci * e q / t (C1 S / Q)(1 e q / t )

Optional Value Substitution !

12
10

f ( t)

8
6
4

100

200

t
Suppose : f(t)=C

Ci 5ug / m3
C 10
ug / m3
0
Q 100
m / sec
V 100
m3
S 1
ug / m3

12
10.1

f ( t)
5.485

12
10.1

10
8

6
4

0
1

100

200

V/
2

f ( t)
5.924

f ( t)
5.485

200

5.485

6
0

100

200

Q/
2

f ( t)

200
200

5.05

5.005
5

200

0
1

100

200
200

5.1
5.1

10
8

6
4

100

5.1

12

f ( t)

5.1

10.1

10

12
10.1

10

0
1

100

200
200

C/
2

f ( t)

5.05

5.01
5

0
1

100

200
200

Result
(V) is not related to (C)
, but inverse proportion with
Diffusion Velocity
QC
CC

Conclusion

How to improve Indoor Air Quality

Increase amount of ventilation(Q)

Decrease pollution Concentration

Thank you for

attending
presentation