Field Measurements of PCB emissions from Building Surfaces Using a New Portable Emission Test Cell

Nadja Lyng; Rune Haven; Lars Bo Gunnarsen

Field Measurements of PCB emissions from Building Surfaces Using a New Portable Emission Test Cell

Nadja Lyng, Rune Haven, Lars Bo Gunnarsen

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The purpose of the study was to measure PCB-emission rates from indoor surfaces on-site in contaminated buildings using a newly developed portable emission test cell. Emission rates were measured from six different surfaces; three untreated surfaces and three remediated surfaces in a contaminated Danish elementary school. The emission test cell was capable of measuring widely varying specific emission rates of PCBtotal (8-3357 ng/(m2·h)). Remediated measures were found to reduce the emission rates by more than 96% compared with similar untreated surfaces. Emission rates may be affected by the conditions in the test cell (such as clean air and increased air velocity) and thereby potentially be different without the test cell attached to the surface. Still the measured emission rates obtained by using the test cell are valuable for determination of mitigation strategies. Additionally the test cell can be used for
testing the efficiency of remediation measures.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Conference proceedings: Indoor Air 2016 : The 14th international conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, July 3-8 Ghent, Belgium
Number of pages	8
Place of Publication	Ghent
Publisher	ISIAQ
Publication date	Jul 2016
Edition	Flash Drive Format
Pages	1-8
Article number	188
ISBN (Electronic)	978-0-9846855-5-4
Publication status	Published - Jul 2016
Event	Indoor Air 2016: The 14th international conference of Indoor Air Quality and Climate - Ghent, Belgium Duration: 3 Jul 2016 → 8 Jul 2016

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Conference	Indoor Air 2016
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Ghent
Period	03/07/2016 → 08/07/2016

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Lyng, N, Haven, R & Gunnarsen, LB 2016, Field Measurements of PCB emissions from Building Surfaces Using a New Portable Emission Test Cell. in Conference proceedings: Indoor Air 2016: The 14th international conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, July 3-8 Ghent, Belgium. Flash Drive Format edn, 188, ISIAQ, Ghent, pp. 1-8, Indoor Air 2016, Ghent, Belgium, 03/07/2016.

Field Measurements of PCB emissions from Building Surfaces Using a New Portable Emission Test Cell. / Lyng, Nadja; Haven, Rune; Gunnarsen, Lars Bo.
Conference proceedings: Indoor Air 2016: The 14th international conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, July 3-8 Ghent, Belgium. Flash Drive Format. ed. Ghent: ISIAQ, 2016. p. 1-8 188.

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Field Measurements of PCB emissions from Building Surfaces Using a New Portable Emission Test Cell

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