Collignan B
Year:
2001
Bibliographic info:
France, CVC, No 9, September 2001, pp

Discusses this rarely examined aspect of indoor air quality. Specifically describes a study carried out on an unoccupied apartment on a road with heavy traffic, on the third floor of a block dating from 1955. The aim was to evaluate the transfer of pollution between outside and inside. Parameters considered were ventilation status, season, outdoor pollution levels, and the presence of adsorbing materials. The results showed that the pollutant levels in the outdoor air brought into the apartment were between 7 and 80% of the outdoor level, due to physical and chemical reactions during the transfer.