Evaluation of Typical Volatile Organic Compounds Levels in New Vehicles under Static and Driving Conditions
Ruihua Guo, Xiaofeng Zhu, Zuogang Zhu, Jianhai Sun, Yongzhen Li, Wencheng Hu & Shichuan Tang · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Published2022-06-09
DOI10.3390/ijerph19127048
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new carvehicle interior airvolatile organic compounds
In new vehicles parked in sunshine, interior materials released higher concentrations and more kinds of volatile organic compounds than in a test chamber, including alkanes, alcohols, ketones, benzenes, alkenes, aldehydes, esters and naphthalene, and the levels fell to chamber levels after a period of driving.
New vehicles of three brands; it measures emissions, not odour, and levels varied with model, speed, ventilation and temperature.EXTERNAL RECORD