| Title |
Effects of Flush-out in the Reduction of Formaldehyde in Newly Built Residential Buildings |
| Authors |
Sang In Park ; Joo Han Kim ; J.S. Park |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.6110/KJACR.2018.30.3.116 |
| Keywords |
건강주택 ; 신축 ; 실내 공기질 ; 폼알데하이드 ; 플러쉬아웃 Healthy residential building ; Newly built ; Indoor Air Quality ; Formaldehyde ; Flush-out |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to confirm the effects of flush-out in the reduction of formaldehyde concentration in newly built residential buildings. The field measurements were conducted on two complexes of multi-residential buildings which are located in the suburban area of Seoul. About eight samples of residential buildings were selected to measure the changes in formaldehyde concentrations after flush-out from the two apartment complexes. The concentration of formaldehyde was measured using DNPH cartridge and HPLC. From the results of the field measurements, it was established that indoor formaldehyde concentration decreases 27.6~54.2% in the samples after flush-out. The number of days that the flush-out were conducted was noted to have no significant influence on the reduction rate of formaldehyde concentration when the flush-out continued more than 7 days. The comparison with Bake-out showed that flush-out also can reduce formaldehyde in newly built buildings as same levels of it. |