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Development of a Combined Real Time Monitoring and Integration Analysis System for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

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  • Kentaro Oka

    (Department of Environmental Systems, Institute of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8563, Japan)

  • Atsushi Iizuka

    (Research Center for Sustainable Science and Engineering, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1, Katahira, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan)

  • Yasuo Inoue

    (Department of Environmental Systems, Institute of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8563, Japan)

  • Atsushi Mizukoshi

    (Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute, 3-13-10 Nishigaoka, Kita-ku, Tokyo 115-8586, Japan)

  • Miyuki Noguchi

    (Department of Environmental Systems, Institute of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8563, Japan)

  • Akihiro Yamasaki

    (Department of Materials and Life Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Seikei University, 3-3-1 Kichijoji-kitamachi, Musashino, Tokyo 180-8633, Japan)

  • Yukio Yanagisawa

    (Department of Environmental Systems, Institute of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8563, Japan)

Abstract

A combined integration analysis and real time monitoring (Peak Capture System) system was developed for volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Individual integration analysis and real time monitoring can be used to qualitatively and quantitatively analyze VOCs in the atmosphere and in indoor environments and determine the variation in total VOC (TVOC) concentration with time, respectively. In the Peak Capture System, real time monitoring was used to predict future elevations in the TVOC concentration (peak), and this was used an indicator of when to collect (capture) ambient air samples for integration analysis. This enabled qualitative and quantitative analysis of VOCs when the TVOC concentration was high. We developed an algorithm to predict variation in the TVOC concentration, and constructed an automatic system to initiate air sampling for integration analysis. With the system, auto-sampling and analysis of VOCs in a conventional house were conducted. In comparison with background concentrations, the results of peak analysis enabled identification of compounds whose concentration rose. This also enabled an evaluation of possible VOC emission sources.

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  • Kentaro Oka & Atsushi Iizuka & Yasuo Inoue & Atsushi Mizukoshi & Miyuki Noguchi & Akihiro Yamasaki & Yukio Yanagisawa, 2010. "Development of a Combined Real Time Monitoring and Integration Analysis System for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 7(12), pages 1-11, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:7:y:2010:i:12:p:4100-4110:d:10349
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    1. Atsushi Mizukoshi & Kazukiyo Kumagai & Naomichi Yamamoto & Miyuki Noguchi & Kazuhiro Yoshiuchi & Hiroaki Kumano & Kou Sakabe & Yukio Yanagisawa, 2015. "In-situ Real-Time Monitoring of Volatile Organic Compound Exposure and Heart Rate Variability for Patients with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(10), pages 1-20, October.

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