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Table 1 Average TVOC concentrations measured in various rooms during the day (8:00–18:00) and night (18:00–8:00)

From: Evaluation of a real-time method for monitoring volatile organic compounds in indoor air in a Japanese university

Room

Area (m2)

No of samples

TVOC concentration average ± SD (μg/m3)

Daytime

Nighttime

Lecture room

54

4

100 ± 29

197 ± 107

Seminar room

18

11

287 ± 152

511 ± 172

Laboratory-1 (chemical and biological)

120

11

219 ± 89

538 ± 306

Laboratory-2 (engineering)

90

5

171 ± 151

240 ± 265

Laboratory-3 (ergonomics)

120

3

187 ± 5

218 ± 70

Computer room

276

6

140 ± 70

113 ± 94

Library

2,480

6

174 ± 71

204 ± 50