title: Measurements of VOC/SVOC emission factors from burning incenses in an environmental test chamber: influence of temperature, relative humidity, and air exchange rate.
abstract: This study investigates the influence of three environmental indoor parameters (i.e., temperature, relative humidity, and air exchange rate) on the emission of 13 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) during incense burning. Experiments have been carried out using an environmental test chamber. Statistical results from a classical two-level full factorial design highlight the predominant effect of ventilation on emission factors. The higher the ventilation, the higher the emission factor. Moreover, thanks to these results, an estimation of the concentration range for the compounds under study can be calculated and allows a quick look of indoor pollution induced by incense combustion. Carcinogenic substances (i.e., benzene, benzo(a)pyrene, and formaldehyde) produced from the incense combustion would be predicted in typical living indoors conditions to reach instantaneous concentration levels close to or higher than air quality exposure threshold values.
authors.affiliation: Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, LCE UMR 7376, 13331, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manoukian
authors.affiliation: Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, LCE UMR 7376, 13331, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Buiron
authors.affiliation: Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, LCE UMR 7376, 13331, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Temime-Roussel
authors.affiliation: Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, LCE UMR 7376, 13331, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wortham
authors.affiliation: Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, LCE UMR 7376, 13331, Marseille, France. etienne.quivet@univ-amu.fr.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Quivet
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D001554:Benzene / Q000032:analysis; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000032:analysis; D006813:Humidity; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013696:Temperature; D014691:Ventilation; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D018505:Waste Management / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds; D005557:Formaldehyde; D001554:Benzene
keywords: Combustion; Incense; Indoor air quality