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Relationship between outdoor and indoor ozone pollution concentration

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This paper analyses the changing rule of indoor ozone concentration and its influencing factors. A formula of indoor-outdoor concentration ratio (I/O ratio) was deduced based on the indoor ozone mass-balance equation. The ozone I/O ratio in different kinds of buildings was studied. Results show that I/O ratio is much related to air-exchange rate, which is well compatible with the theoretical calculation results.

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  1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China

    Xiaogang Du  (杜晓刚)

  2. School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China

    Junjie Liu  (刘俊杰)

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DU Xiaogang, born in 1966, male, doctorate student.

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Du, X., Liu, J. Relationship between outdoor and indoor ozone pollution concentration. Trans. Tianjin Univ. 15, 330–335 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12209-009-0058-6

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