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

  • Date:

    19 November 1998

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    Ecole Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'Etat

  • Library of Congress:

    HE Transportation and Communications

  • Dewey Decimal Classification:

    388 Transportation; ground transportation

Citation

Capper, G. & Currie, J. (1998). Road traffic pollution and its effect on the internal environment of buildings

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Keywords

Pollutants; indoor air quality; motor vehicle;

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