Measurements of indoor air pollutant levels in a university office building

Abstract

This work consisted of a series of determinations performed in typical rooms of a building belonging to the Technical University of Lisbon, which is located in a central urban area of Lisbon. The main objective was to evaluate the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) of the rooms so that further corrective measures could be taken if unsatisfactory IAQ levels were to be found. Correlations were derived, between indoor and outdoor pollutant concentrations, in order to assess the existence of contaminations coming from outside. Also, correlations were derived between total volatile organic compounds (VOC) concentrations and specific individual organic species measured in the same room. The methodology recorded in this paper is effective to assess compliance analysis of total VOCs, however, it seems somewhat limited to determine specific individual chemical species responsible for obtaining high total VOC concentrations.