Abstract:
Objectives To understand the status of air pollution and the source of particulate matters in newly decorated indoor places in Zhongshan city, and to provide basis for the prevention and control of indoor air pollution.
Methods Indoor and outdoor PM
2.5 and PM
10, indoor formaldehyde, benzene, toluene, xylene and total volatile organic compounds (TVOC)in 35 newly decorated places were examined and analyzed.
Results The average concentration of PM
2.5 and PM
10 in newly decorated indoor places were higher in outdoor air than that of indoor air.The indoor concentrations of formaldehyde,benzene,toluene,xylene and TVOC were 0.103±0.110,0.013±0.002,0.051±0.126,0.054±0.142,0.082±0.134 mg/m
3,respectively.The indoor/outdoor ratio (I/O)of PM
2.5 was 0.996 (0.307-1.769), and that of PM
10was 0.941 (0.355-2.182). There was a positive correlation between indoor PM
2.5 and PM
10(
r=0.933,
P=0.000)and that between outdoor PM
2.5 and PM
10(
r=0.988,
P=0.000).
Conclusions The air pollution in newly decorated indoor places was severe in Zhongshan city. The indoor air pollution of PM
2.5 and PM
10 in newly decorated places was caused mainly by the increase of outdoor particle matters.