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Assessment of Indoor Air Quality and Sick Building Syndrome in Apartment Buildings
Residential apartment buildings are widely implemented in Sri Lanka due to rapid urbanization and land scarcity. The confined spaces and controlled ventilation in such apartments could result in adverse health effects, including Sick Building Syndrome (SBS). Because of the usage of chemical products such as incense sticks in such compact spaces for religious activities in South Asia, SBS can occur. This study is one of the first field studies to establish a connotation between the indoor air quality of apartment buildings in Colombo, Sri Lanka, with various chemicals, including incense products and SBS. Measurements were taken from multiple locations in 50 apartments of various indoor environment parameters. Significant Total Volatile Organic Compound (TVOC) concentrations (up to 4.500 ppm) were associated with the use of chemicals, particularly cube-type incense products. Higher CO2 concentrations were associated with migraine and headaches. The relationship between chemical and incense products with higher levels of TVOC and SBS symptoms calls for urgent attention of the key urban planning stakeholders in Sri Lanka to improve ventilation and avoid using such products indoors.
Assessment of Indoor Air Quality and Sick Building Syndrome in Apartment Buildings
Residential apartment buildings are widely implemented in Sri Lanka due to rapid urbanization and land scarcity. The confined spaces and controlled ventilation in such apartments could result in adverse health effects, including Sick Building Syndrome (SBS). Because of the usage of chemical products such as incense sticks in such compact spaces for religious activities in South Asia, SBS can occur. This study is one of the first field studies to establish a connotation between the indoor air quality of apartment buildings in Colombo, Sri Lanka, with various chemicals, including incense products and SBS. Measurements were taken from multiple locations in 50 apartments of various indoor environment parameters. Significant Total Volatile Organic Compound (TVOC) concentrations (up to 4.500 ppm) were associated with the use of chemicals, particularly cube-type incense products. Higher CO2 concentrations were associated with migraine and headaches. The relationship between chemical and incense products with higher levels of TVOC and SBS symptoms calls for urgent attention of the key urban planning stakeholders in Sri Lanka to improve ventilation and avoid using such products indoors.
Assessment of Indoor Air Quality and Sick Building Syndrome in Apartment Buildings
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Dissanayake, Ranjith (editor) / Mendis, Priyan (editor) / Weerasekera, Kolita (editor) / De Silva, Sudhira (editor) / Fernando, Shiromal (editor) / Konthesingha, Chaminda (editor) / Gajanayake, Pradeep (editor) / Kumarage, N. R. (author) / Jayasinghe, C. (author) / Perera, K. P. H. (author)
International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment ; 2022 ; Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2023-08-10
19 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Sick Building Syndrome , Indoor air pollution , Incense products , Urban high risers , TVOC concentration Energy , Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings , Environmental Policy , Sociology, general , Energy Policy, Economics and Management , Building Construction and Design , Sustainable Development , Engineering
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