Ozone-Initiated Chemistry in an Occupied Simulated Aircraft Cabin
Charles J. Weschler et al. · Environmental Science & Technology
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Published2007-09-01
DOI10.1021/es0708520
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In a reconstructed aircraft cabin section occupied by people during simulated four-hour flights, adding ozone increased by-products such as acetone, nonanal, decanal, 4-oxopentanal and 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one; several of the by-products, which also included formic and acetic acid, reached levels above their reported odour thresholds, and most formed on the occupants and their clothing.
Simulated flights in a test facility with ozone added deliberately; real cabins vary with ozone level and ventilation.EXTERNAL RECORD