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      Achieving a healthy indoor environment by using an emissions barrier for stopping spread of chemicals from building into the indoor air

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            Abstract

            An emissions barrier was used in premises with indoor air complaints due to emissions from the buildings in question. The emissions comprised chlorophenols/chloroanisoles and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) from treated wood, and volatile organic compounds (VOC), mainly 2-ethylhexanol, from PVC flooring and the glue used to paste the flooring onto a concrete slab. Attaching the barrier at the surfaces from where the emissions were spread (floor, walls, ceiling) resulted in a fresh and odour-free indoor air. We conclude that using an emissions barrier in buildings made unhealthy by moisture is an efficient way of restoring a pleasant and healthy indoor air.

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            Journal
            UCL Open: Environment Preprint
            UCL Press
            14 October 2021
            Affiliations
            [1 ] cTrap Ltd, Prästavägen 12, 224 80 Lund, Sweden
            [2 ] Lund University
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            Author information
            https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5847-7528
            Article
            10.14324/111.444/000099.v1
            ada69b52-5e46-4ebb-82e8-a23f8c932fea

            This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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            : 14 October 2021
            : 19 January 2022

            The datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
            Materials technology,Historic preservation,Civil engineering,Public health
            Emissions barrier,Adsorbent,Healthy buildings,Restoration,Sustainability in architecture and the built environment,Pollution and health,Sustainability,People and their environment

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            Date: 23 December 2021

            Handling Editor: Dr Yasemin D. Aktas

            Editorial decision: Request revision. The Handling Editor requested revisions; the article has been returned to the authors to make this revision.

            2022-01-06 15:38 UTC
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            Date: 27 October 2021

            Handling Editor: Dr Yasemin D. Aktas

            This article is a preprint article and has not been peer-reviewed. It is under consideration following submission to UCL Open: Environment for open peer review.

            This article is part of the 1st International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB21) Special Series

            2022-01-06 15:26 UTC
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