The impact of plug-in fragrance diffusers on residential indoor VOC concentrations
Thomas Warburton, Stuart K. Grange, James R. Hopkins, Stephen Andrews, Alastair C. Lewis, Neil Owen, C. Jordan, Greg Adamson, Bin Xia
Abstract
The effect of adding a plug-in air freshener into 60 houses was hard to detect due to pre-existing VOCs from other sources; in homes with low ventilation rates however small increases in monoterpenes were seen, consistent with emission rates.
Topics & Concepts
Environmental scienceEnvironmental chemistryIndoor airEnvironmental engineeringWaste managementChemistryEngineeringIndoor Air Quality and Microbial ExposureAir Quality and Health ImpactsAir Quality Monitoring and Forecasting