从多个单元住宅大楼到环境空气的挥发性有机化合物排放
Amirashkan Askari1, Arthur W H Chan2
1Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 1A4, Canada.
Environmental science. Processes & impacts
|April 15, 2025
概括
建筑物通过从室内来源排放挥发性有机化合物 (VOCs) 显著促进城市空气污染. 这些排放,特别是来自挥发性化学产品 (VCPs),影响户外空气质量,需要进一步研究.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 大气化学 大气化学
- 城市空气质量 城市空气质量
背景情况:
- 城市空气污染越来越受到新兴排放源的影响,例如挥发性化学产品 (VCPs).
- 来自建筑物的室内排放构成了有机气体化合物的很大一部分,可能会影响环境空气质量.
- 交通和工业等传统来源对城市空气污染的相对贡献正在下降.
研究的目的:
- 测量多伦多多个单元住宅大楼的挥发性有机化合物 (VOC) 排放量.
- 调查室内VCP作为城市大气中的VOC来源的作用.
- 评估建筑通风系统对室外VOC度的贡献.
主要方法:
- 进行了采样活动,分析了住宅建筑机械通风输入口和排气空气流中的VOC.
- 使用源分配分析来确定占主导地位的VOC贡献者.
- 基于测量度和通风率计算的建筑物VOC净排放量.
主要成果:
- 与入口相比,排气流中的VOC度更高 (中位数增加约22%),表明该建筑是VOC净来源.
- 与个人护理产品和清洁剂相关的挥发性甲基和单类,在排气空气中显著升高.
- 来源分配证实了室内排放的西洛,单和氧化VOC作为排气VOC的主要贡献者.
结论:
- 住宅建筑是城市环境中挥发性有机化合物的重要净来源,主要是室内VCP使用.
- 室内排放明显影响室外空气质量,突出需要了解室内到室外污染物转移.
- 减轻室内VCP排放对于改善城市空气质量至关重要,需要进一步研究排放控制策略.
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