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Nowadays, we recognise the link between the growing frequency of illnesses such as asthma, allergies and cancers, and the effects of exposure to chemical pollutants in the air that we breathe indoors. Considering these negative effects, indoor air quality (IAQ) is a public health issue that also determines, to a large extent, occupant health, comfort and productivity and, therefore requires special attention.
Currently, technologies used to treat this kind of pollution have been judged and are not considered fully satisfactory for achieving cleaner indoor air. Accordingly, the main objective of the present study is to treat a micro-polluted air with seven VOCs recognised as important contributors to the deterioration of Indoor Air (IA) (butanol, butyl acetate, formaldehyde, limonene, toluene, trichloroethylene (TCE) and undecane).
C; Hort1*, V. Platel1, A. Luengas1, M. Ondarts2, S. Sochard1
1 Thermal, Energy and Process Laboratory (LaTEP), Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, Quartier Bastillac, 55 Avenue d'Azereix BP 1624, 65016 Tarbes, France. * cecile.hort@univ-pau.fr
2 Laboratoire Optimisation de la Conception et Ingénierie de l’Environnement (LOCIE), Université de Savoie, Polytech Annecy-Chambéry Campus scientifique Savoie Technolac, 73376 Le Bourget du Lac, France
This study presents several results related to the odorous impact derived from organic waste treatment and management plants carried out by the research group. Different raw materials were selected to evaluate the odorous impact and its relationship with their physico-chemical characterization or operational variables. Statistical evaluation through Principal Component Analysis (PCA) groups the odor by its origin or raw material.
In this study, the application of the technique Gas Chromatography coupled to Ion Mobility Spectrometry (GC-IMS), for the detection of odorous volatile compounds in the indoor air of an urban waste treatment facilities, was evaluated.