Sensory pollution from bag-type fiberglass ventilation filters: Conventional filter compared with filters containing various amounts of activated carbon

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2114-2120

  Bekö, Gabriel ^a   Fadeyi, Moshood Olawale ^a,b   Clausen, Geo ^a   Weschler, Charles J ^a,c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon filter; Ozone removal efficiency; Perceived air quality; Sensory pollution; Supply air quality; Ventilation filters

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON FILTER; OZONE REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; PERCEIVED AIR QUALITY; SENSORY POLLUTION; SUPPLY AIR QUALITY; VENTILATION FILTERS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AIR QUALITY; CHARCOAL; GLASS FIBERS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; OZONE; POLLUTION; REMOVAL; RIVER POLLUTION; VENTILATION;

AIR FILTERS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; FILTER; INDOOR AIR; VENTILATION;

EID: 67349272276     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Clausen G. Ventilation filters and indoor air quality: a review of research from the International Centre for Indoor Environment and Energy. Indoor Air 14 S7 (2004) 202-207
2. Pasanen P. Emissions from filters and hygiene of air ducts in the ventilation systems of office buildings. Doctoral dissertation, Kuopio University Publications C. Natural and Environmental Sciences 80; 1998. p. 1-77.
3. Pasanen P., Teijonsalo J., Seppanen O., Ruuskanen J., and Kalliokoski P. Increase in perceived odor emissions with loading of ventilation filters. Indoor Air 4 (1994) 106-113
4. Pejtersen J, Bluyssen P, Kondo H, Clausen G, Fanger PO. Air pollution sources in ventilation systems. In: Todorovic B, Novak P, Kulic E. editors, vol. 3. Proceedings of CLIMA 2000: Sarajevo, 1989. p. 139-44.
5. Bekö G., Clausen G., and Weschler C.J. Sensory pollution from bag filters, carbon filters and combinations. Indoor Air 18 (2008) 27-36
6. Clausen G, Alm O, Fanger PO. The impact of air pollution from used ventilation filters on human comfort and health. In: Levin H. editor, vol. 1; Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate Indoor Air 2002. Monterey, CA, USA; 2002. p. 338-43.
7. Wargocki P., Wyon D.P., and Fanger P.O. The performance and subjective responses of call-centre operators with new and used supply air filters at two outdoor air supply rates. Indoor Air 14 S8 (2004) 7-16
8. Wyon DP, Tham KW, Croxford B, Young A, Oreszczyn T. The effects on health and self-estimated productivity of two experimental interventions which reduced airborne dust levels in office premises. In: Seppänen O. and Sateri J. editors, vol. 1. Proceedings of Healthy Buildings 2000: Espoo, Finland; 2000. p. 641-6.
9. Bekö G., Clausen G., and Weschler C.J. Is the use of particle filtration justified? Cost and benefits of filtration with regard to health effects, building cleaning and occupant productivity. Building and Environment 43 (2008) 1647-1657
10. Weschler C.J. Chemical reactions among indoor pollutants: what we've learned in the new millennium. Indoor Air 14 S7 (2004) 184-194
11. Bekö G., Halás O., Clausen G., and Weschler C.J. Initial studies of oxidation processes on filter surfaces and their impact on perceived air quality. Indoor Air 16 (2006) 56-64
12. Hyttinen M., Pasanen P., and Kalliokoski P. Removal of ozone on clean, dusty and sooty supply air filters. Atmospheric Environment 40 (2006) 315-325
13. Bekö G., Clausen G., and Weschler C.J. Further studies of oxidation processes on filter surfaces: evidence for oxidation products and the influence of time in service. Atmospheric Environment 41 (2007) 5202-5212
14. Hyttinen M., Pasanen P., and Kalliokoski P. Adsorption and desorption of selected VOCs in dust collected on air filters. Atmospheric Environment 35 (2001) 5709-5716
15. Hyttinen M., Pasanen P., Björkroth M., and Kalliokoski P. Odors and volatile organic compounds released from the ventilation filters. Atmospheric Environment 41 (2007) 4029-4039
16. Weschler C.J., Shields H.C., and Naik D.V. An evaluation of activated carbon filters for the control of ozone, sulfur dioxide and selected volatile organic compounds. Proceedings of Indoor Air Quality 1992 (1993), Environment for People, ASHRAE 233-241
17. Weschler C.J., Shields H.C., and Naik D.V. Ozone-removal efficiencies of activated carbon filter after more than three years of continuous service. ASHRAE Transactions 100 Part 2 (1994) 1121-1129
18. Mysen M, Magnussen K, Nilsen SK, Schild PG. Emissions from different types of used ventilation bag filters and their impact on perceived air quality. In: de Oliveira Fernandes, E, Gameiro da Silva M., Rosado Pinto J. editors, vol. 4. Proceedings of Healthy Buildings 2006. Lisbon, Portugal; 2006. p. 471-4.
19. Wargocki P. Sensory pollution sources in buildings. Indoor Air 14 S7 (2004) 82-91
20. Kildesø J., Wyon D., Skov T., and Schneider T. Visual analogue scales for detecting changes in symptoms of the sick building syndrome in an intervention study. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health 25 4 (1999) 361-367
21. Siegel S., and Castellan N.J. Non-parametric statistics for the behavioral sciences (1988), McGraw-Hill, New York
22. Bland J.M., and Altman D.G. Multiple significance tests: the Bonferroni method. British Medical Journal 310 (1995) 170
23. Bland J.M. Introduction to medical statistics (1995), University Press, Oxford
24. Buchanan I., Mendell M., Mirer A., and Apte M. Air filter materials, outdoor ozone and building-related symptoms in the BASE study. Indoor Air 18 2 (2008) 144-155
25. Zhao P., Siegel J.A., and Corsi R.L. Ozone removal by HVAC filters. Atmospheric Environment 41 (2007) 3151-3160
26. EN 779. Particulate air filters for general ventilation. Determination of the filtration performance (2002), European Committee for Standardization
27. ASHRAE 52.2. Method of testing general ventilation air-cleaning devices for removal efficiency by particle size (1999), ANSI/ASHRAE, American National Standard Institute
28. Hanley J.T., Ensor D.S., Smith D.D., and Sparks L.E. Fractional aerosol filtration efficiency of in-duct ventilation air cleaners. Indoor Air 4 (1994) 169-178
29. Cohen A.J., Anderson H.R., Ostro B., Pandey K.D., Krzyzanowski M., Künzli N., et al. Urban air pollution. In: Ezzati M., Lopez A.D., Rodgers A., and Murray C.J.L. (Eds). Comparative quantification of health risks. Global and regional burden of disease attributable to selected major risk factors vol. 1 (2004), WHO 1354-1433. http://www.who.int/publications/cra/chapters/volume2/1353-1434.pdf
30. Tucker W.G. Volatile Organic Compounds. In: Spengler J.D., Samet J.M., and McCarthy J.F. (Eds). Indoor air quality handbook (2001), McGraw-Hill, New York 31.1-31.20
31. Fadeyi MO, Tham KW. Impact of varying ventilation and recirculation rates in the presence of different filters scenarios on energy consumption. In: Proceedings of Indoor Air 2008. Copenhagen, Denmark; 2008 [CR-Rom, paper ID 1064].
32. Hubbell B.J., Hallberg A., McCubbin D.R., and Post E. Health-related benefits of attaining the 8-h ozone standard. Environmental Health Perspectives 113 1 (2005) 73-82