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Effects Of Mechanical Ventilation Rates On Indoor Formaldehyde Levels, Thuy Nguyen, Henry Willem
Effects Of Mechanical Ventilation Rates On Indoor Formaldehyde Levels, Thuy Nguyen, Henry Willem
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Airtight construction of energy efficient homes increasingly limits the indoor and outdoor air exchange. Consequently, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and Formaldehyde can accumulate to toxic levels. Formaldehyde is an eye and respiratory irritant suspected as one of the inducing agents of asthma. Exposure to Formaldehyde has been linked to nasopharyngeal cancer and leukemia. This study evaluated the effects of increasing ventilation rates through Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV) in a new home. The study objective is to determine the effects of increasing ventilation rates on the concentrations of Formaldehyde and the associated emission rates. The results indicate that increasing ventilation rates …