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Indoor Air Quality of Libraries in São Paulo, Brazil

Lissandra Xavier Ito

Department of Chemical Engineering., Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, São Paulo, Brazil

Mônica Lopes Aguiar

Department of Chemical Engineering., Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, São Paulo, Brazil

The main objective of this study was to monitor the indoor air of two public libraries located in the city of São Paulo to measure the particulate material (PM) in the breathable fraction (PM10) and in the fine fraction (PM2.5). The period of experiments was from July to October 2005. Air was sampled at a flow of 16 L/min for 1 h. To collect the PM, a small volume sampler (APV), a vacuum pump, a flow metre and membranes were used. The results showed that in both libraries, the concentrations of PM10 and PM 2.5 were greater indoors than outdoors, and the ratio of PM in indoor air to outdoor air was nearly 2 and nearly 3 for the two buildings.

Key Words: Indoor air quality • Libraries • Particles PM10 and PM2.5

Indoor and Built Environment, Vol. 16, No. 2, 190-193 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X07076789
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