2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of new evaluation system of indoor air quality
| Project/Area Number |
22510099
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Environmental technology/Environmental materials
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| Research Institution | Chiba University |
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Principal Investigator |
TODAKA Emiko 千葉大学, 予防医学センター, 准教授 (30334212)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MORI Chisato 千葉大学, 大学院・医学研究院, 教授 (90174375)
NAKAOKA Hiroko 千葉大学, 予防医学センター, 特任助教 (60588648)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 人間生活環境 / シックハウス症候群 |
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| Research Abstract |
To develop new evaluation system of indoor air quality, indoor VOCs (volatile organic compounds) were measured and analyzed. Next, odor threshold ratio (OTR) was investigated if it would be useful to evaluate indoor air. OTR of a chemical is obtained by dividing concentration level by its odor threshold value. In conclusion, TVOC (total volatile organic compounds) and TOTR(total odor threshold ratio) are correlated significantly with SBS symptoms. It suggests odor could be a new method to evaluate indoor air quality in addition to TVOC.
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