Characterization and source profiling of volatile organic compounds in indoor air of private residences in Selangor State, Malaysia
Date
2017
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Publisher
Elsevier
Abstract
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in indoor air were investigated at 39 private residences in Selangor State, Malaysia to characterize the indoor air quality and to identify pollution sources. Twenty-two VOCs including isomers (14 aldehydes, 5 aromatic hydrocarbons, acetone, trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene) were collected by 2 passive samplers for 24 h and quantitated using high performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography mass spectrometry. Source profiling based on benzene/toluene ratio as well as statistical analysis (cluster analysis, bivariate correlation analysis and principal component analysis) was performed to identify pollution sources of the detected VOCs.
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Keywords
Volatile organic compounds, Indoor air, HPLC, GC-MS, Source profiling, Characterization
Citation
Sakai, N., Yamamoto, S., Matsui, Y., Khan, M. F., Latif, M. T., Mohd, M. A., & Yoneda, M. (2017). Characterization and source profiling of volatile organic compounds in indoor air of private residences in Selangor State, Malaysia. Science of the total environment, 586, 1279-1286.