Secondary Pollutants From Cleaning Products And Air Fresheners In The Presence Of Ozone

TitleSecondary Pollutants From Cleaning Products And Air Fresheners In The Presence Of Ozone
Publication TypeConference Proceedings
Year of Publication2005
AuthorsDestaillats, Hugo, Brett C. Singer, Beverly K. Coleman, Melissa M. Lunden, Alfred T. Hodgson, Charles J. Weschler, and William W. Nazaroff
Secondary TitleProceedings of The 10th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate - Indoor Air 2005
Volume2(9)
SectionChapter
Pagination2081-2085
PublisherTsinghua University Press
Place PublishedBeijing, China
Publication Languageeng
Keywordsairflow and pollutant transport group, environmental chemistry, exposure & risk group, formaldehyde, indoor environment department, ozone, reactive chemistry, secondary organic aerosols, terpenes, volatile organic compounds
Abstract

This study investigated secondary air pollutants formed from reactions between constituents of terpene-containing household products and ozone. Gas-phase emissions from three different products were introduced along with ozone into a 198-L Teflon-lined reaction chamber. Gas-phase concentrations of reactive terpenes, terpenoids and oxidation products were measured. When the formulation contained more than one reactive VOC, their relative consumption by ozone was proportional to the initial reactant concentrations and to the rate constants of the respective terpene-ozone reactions. Formaldehyde was a predominant oxidation byproduct for the three studied products. Acetaldehyde and acetone were also detected when two of the products were exposed to ozone. A scanning mobility particle sizer measured particle nucleation events followed by a significant degree of ultrafine particle growth immediately upon mixing of reactants. Elevated concentrations of OH radicals generated by terpene ozonolysis were also measured.

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