The FLEC® has been validated and used in research for many years.
Below is a publication list of journal articles, abstracts, poster or oral presentations where the FLEC or CHEMATEC’s other products have been in focus.
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2017 |
Marć, Mariusz Problems and challenges associated with estimating the emissions of organic compounds from indoor materials Journal Article In: TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, vol. 97, pp. 297 - 308, 2017, ISSN: 0165-9936. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Emission test chambers, Emissions, Indoor materials, Passive flux samplers, Small-scale passive emission chambers @article{MARC2017297,For several years intensive research has been carried out with the aim of developing a database of the types and amounts of pollutants released from indoor materials to the indoor environment. The paper discusses in detail basic problems and challenges encountered when estimating the emissions of chemical compounds released from of indoor materials. Factors affecting the validity of data obtained by using two different types of analytical devices operating in a dynamic mode (the ex-situ methods) or passive mode (the in-situ methods) for collecting the analytes samples from the gaseous phase were discussed. The main advantages and important limitations of specific analytical devices and aspects of the morphology of the studied indoor material that may influence the type and amount of chemical compounds released into the air were also highlighted. Attention has also been drawn to challenges encountered when developing candidate reference materials dedicated for measuring emissions from indoor matrices. |
2014 |
Marć, Mariusz; Namieśnik, Jacek; Zabiegała, Bożena Small-scale passive emission chamber for screening studies on monoterpene emission flux from the surface of wood-based indoor elements Journal Article In: Science of The Total Environment, vol. 481, pp. 35 - 46, 2014, ISSN: 0048-9697. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Emission flux, Indoor air quality, Monoterpenes, Small-scale passive emission chambers, Wood-based materials @article{MARC201435,Analysis of literature data published in the last few years leads to the conclusion that in the process of assessment of emission flux of organic compounds emitted from different types of equipment and finishing materials, new types of devices, among which small-scale passive emission chambers for the performance of in-situ research are designed and applied on a larger scale. These devices can be successfully used for the assessment of emission flux of organic compounds in any location of an apartment, with no interference with its normal exploitation. In the following article the possibility of application of a designed and constructed small-scale passive emission chamber for the evaluation of emission flux of organic compounds (mainly monoterpenes) emitted from the surface of wood-based material made of laminated chipboard has been presented. The emission chamber made from polished stainless steel of the inner volume of 3.65dm3 allows for the examination/assessment of emission flux from the surface of 452cm2. A diffusive passive sampler was installed inside of the small-scale chamber, which enables collecting samples of the analytes emitted from the examined surface of indoor material. The working time of the passive emission chamber equaled 300min. The results of preliminary studies show that, the constructed device can be successfully used for screening studies, related with the determination of emission flux of monoterpenes from any type of wood-based flat surface located indoors. |