실시 측정시스템을 활용한 실내 환경에서 HONO 농도 조사

Abstract

We developed an in-situ analyzer to understand the HONO levels in indoor environments. The in-situ measurement system utilizes a diffusion scrubber and luminol chemiluminescence to measure the HONO concentration with time resolution of 4-minute. Concentrations of NO, <TEX>$NO_{2}$</TEX>, and HONO were determined at an indoor air of an apartment for 9 days using the developed in-situ analyzer. Indoor HONO concentrations were highly elevated when a gas range was operated. Enhancements of the indoor NO, <TEX>$NO_{2}$</TEX>, and HONO concentrations during combustion indicate that the observed indoor HONO was formed by direct emission. In addition to the direct emission, the indoor HONO was partially generated from heterogeneous reactions of <TEX>$NO_{2}$</TEX> on indoor surfaces, which was supported by strong relationships between peak NO, <TEX>$NO_{2}$</TEX>, and HONO concentrations, high HONO/<TEX>$NO_{2}$</TEX> ratio and a weak correlation between NO and HONO concentrations. Additionally, three combustion experiments during the whole measurement period were performed to investigate the effects of unvented and vented gas burning on the HONO, NO, and <TEX>$NO_{2}$</TEX> concentrations and their decay. The decay rate of the HONO concentration was significantly less than the NO and <TEX>$NO_{2}$</TEX> decay rates for all the experiments, indicating that the lifetimes of trace nitrogen species in indoor environment varied in the order approximately HONO><TEX>$NO_{2}$</TEX>>NO.