VOC concentrations in houses in Japan: correlations with housing characteristics and types of ventilation
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can cause health problems for residents and are one of the causes of sick building syndrome. Therefore, this study measured VOCs in 116 houses in the winter and 66 in the summer in Japan, including detached and apartment houses. The diffusion sampler method was used...
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| description | Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can cause health problems for residents and are one of the causes of sick building syndrome. Therefore, this study measured VOCs in 116 houses in the winter and 66 in the summer in Japan, including detached and apartment houses. The diffusion sampler method was used for field measurements. Living rooms and bedrooms were sampled to confirm the concentration characteristics and differences between the two locations. In addition, a questionnaire survey was conducted to identify the type of house, residence period, and type of ventilation system used. Most VOC concentrations did not exceed the Japanese guidelines during the winter and summer. However, in the winter, the acetaldehyde concentrations exceeded the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare of Japan (MHLW) guidelines, reaching 14.7% in the living room and 12.9% in the bedroom. The VOC concentration was higher in apartments than in detached houses. Even among detached houses, built-for-sale houses had slightly higher VOC concentrations than custom-made houses. The concentration of VOCs according to characteristics, such as the residence period, did not show significant differences except for acetaldehyde. In houses with unbalanced ventilation, formaldehyde and other VOC concentrations were higher in the living room and bedroom than in houses with balanced ventilation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fd6ba423a7f2472faebf2cbbbbfddb812025-08-20T03:52:57ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering1347-28522025-05-012431774179010.1080/13467581.2024.23254632325463VOC concentrations in houses in Japan: correlations with housing characteristics and types of ventilationSangin Park0Naoki Kagi1Wataru Umishio2Kenichi Hasegawa3Teruaki Mitamura4Jo Tamura5Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo Institute of TechnologyAkita Prefectural UniversityMaebashi Institute of TechnologyAkita Prefectural UniversityVolatile organic compounds (VOCs) can cause health problems for residents and are one of the causes of sick building syndrome. Therefore, this study measured VOCs in 116 houses in the winter and 66 in the summer in Japan, including detached and apartment houses. The diffusion sampler method was used for field measurements. Living rooms and bedrooms were sampled to confirm the concentration characteristics and differences between the two locations. In addition, a questionnaire survey was conducted to identify the type of house, residence period, and type of ventilation system used. Most VOC concentrations did not exceed the Japanese guidelines during the winter and summer. However, in the winter, the acetaldehyde concentrations exceeded the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare of Japan (MHLW) guidelines, reaching 14.7% in the living room and 12.9% in the bedroom. The VOC concentration was higher in apartments than in detached houses. Even among detached houses, built-for-sale houses had slightly higher VOC concentrations than custom-made houses. The concentration of VOCs according to characteristics, such as the residence period, did not show significant differences except for acetaldehyde. In houses with unbalanced ventilation, formaldehyde and other VOC concentrations were higher in the living room and bedroom than in houses with balanced ventilation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13467581.2024.2325463volatile organic compoundscarbonyl compoundsresidential buildingresidence periodventilation system |
| spellingShingle | Sangin Park Naoki Kagi Wataru Umishio Kenichi Hasegawa Teruaki Mitamura Jo Tamura VOC concentrations in houses in Japan: correlations with housing characteristics and types of ventilation Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering volatile organic compounds carbonyl compounds residential building residence period ventilation system |
| title | VOC concentrations in houses in Japan: correlations with housing characteristics and types of ventilation |
| title_full | VOC concentrations in houses in Japan: correlations with housing characteristics and types of ventilation |
| title_fullStr | VOC concentrations in houses in Japan: correlations with housing characteristics and types of ventilation |
| title_full_unstemmed | VOC concentrations in houses in Japan: correlations with housing characteristics and types of ventilation |
| title_short | VOC concentrations in houses in Japan: correlations with housing characteristics and types of ventilation |
| title_sort | voc concentrations in houses in japan correlations with housing characteristics and types of ventilation |
| topic | volatile organic compounds carbonyl compounds residential building residence period ventilation system |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13467581.2024.2325463 |
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