Road traffic pollution and its effect on the internal environment of buildings.

Capper, Graham; Currie, John

Abstract

Indoor and outdoor concentrations of various pollutants were measured in a naturally ventilated building in the West End of Edinburgh during and after the period of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to assess the effect upon indoor pollution levels of the closure of some streets in the city. The relationships between indoor and outdoor air qualities in respect of traffic-generated pollutants were studied and the building’s relative attenuation of external pollution levels investigated. The peak concentrations of some of the external pollutants were attenuated by the building and the internal concentrations showed a reduction of up to 30% in some periods. During periods of reduced traffic, the early analyses indicate that the daily mean concentrations of the pollutants were not significantly different from those measured at other times.

• Conference Name: EPIC '98 2nd European Conference on Energy Performance and Indoor Climate in Buildings and 3rd International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings.
• Start Date: Nov 19, 1998
• End Date: Nov 21, 1998
• Acceptance Date: Nov 19, 1998
• Publication Date: Nov 19, 1998
• Deposit Date: May 27, 2016
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 730-734
• Keywords: Pollutants; indoor air quality; motor vehicle
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/10274