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Behavior of Isocyanic Acid and Other Nitrogen-Containing Volatile Organic Compounds in The Indoor Environment

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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
卷 56, 期 12, 页码 7598-7607

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c08182

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indoor air; isocyanic acid; organic isocyanates; nitrogen containing VOCs; cooking; bleach cleaning

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  1. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Chemistry of Indoor Environments program
  2. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  3. HOMEChem team

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During the HOMEChem campaign, it was found that cooking and bleach cleaning in homes are the major sources of nitrogen-containing gases. Gas oven cooking emits more isocyanic acid than stovetop cooking. The emission ratios of HNCO/CO during cooking are lower than those during biomass burning and cigarette smoking. Bleach cleaning increases the mixing ratio of HNCO. HNCO is present in indoor surface reservoirs in a temperature-dependent manner.
Isocyanic acid (HNCO) and other nitrogen-containing volatile chemicals (organic isocyanates, hydrogen cyanide, nitriles, amines, amides) were measured during the House Observation of Microbial and Environmental Chemistry (HOMEChem) campaign. The indoor HNCO mean mixing ratio was 0.14 +/- 0.30 ppb (range 0.012-6.1 ppb), higher than outdoor levels (mean 0.026 +/- 0.15 ppb). From the month-long study, cooking and chlorine bleach cleaning are identified as the most important human-related sources of these nitrogen-containing gases. Gas oven cooking emits more isocyanates than stovetop cooking. The emission ratios HNCO/CO (ppb/ppm) during stovetop and oven cooking (mean 0.090 and 0.30) are lower than previously reported values during biomass burning (between 0.76 and 4.6) and cigarette smoking (mean 2.7). Bleach cleaning led to an increase of the HNCO mixing ratio of a factor of 3.5 per liter of cleaning solution used; laboratory studies indicate that isocyanates arise via reaction of nitrogen-containing precursors, such as indoor dust. Partitioned in a temperature-dependent manner to indoor surface reservoirs, HNCO was present at the beginning of HOMEChem, arising from an unidentified source. HNCO levels are higher at the end of the campaign than the beginning, indicative of occupant activities such as cleaning and cooking; however the direct emissions of humans are relatively minor.

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