TY - JOUR
T1 - Indoor air quality in new hotels' guest rooms of the major world factory region
AU - Chan, Wilco
AU - Lee, Shun Cheng
AU - Chen, Youming
AU - Mak, Barry
AU - Wong, Kevin
AU - Chan, Chi Sing
AU - Zheng, Cong
AU - Guo, Xingguo
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was financially supported by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (G.24.56 YE24).
PY - 2009/3
Y1 - 2009/3
N2 - The Pearl River Delta (PRD) region of Guangdong province has been developed rapidly in recent years, and many new hotels have been built. Nevertheless, the indoor air quality (IAQ) of hotels is seldom investigated and reported. Therefore this study aimed at examining the air quality in newly opened hotels in the region. A 2-day field test was carried out in each of the eight sampled hotels, investigating both indoor and outdoor air qualities. Major air pollutants including individual volatile organic compounds (VOC) and total volatile organic compounds (TVOC), as well as physical background parameters such as air temperature (Ta), relative humidity (RH), and ventilation rate were investigated. The results showed that most of the sampled hotels were unable to provide a completely healthy indoor environment. Compare with findings of similar studies, this study found that in terms of air quality, new hotels were more polluted than older hotels and residential buildings. The dominant pollution sources came from indoor, rather than ambient environment. At the end of this paper, some recommendations for improving hotel IAQ are presented.
AB - The Pearl River Delta (PRD) region of Guangdong province has been developed rapidly in recent years, and many new hotels have been built. Nevertheless, the indoor air quality (IAQ) of hotels is seldom investigated and reported. Therefore this study aimed at examining the air quality in newly opened hotels in the region. A 2-day field test was carried out in each of the eight sampled hotels, investigating both indoor and outdoor air qualities. Major air pollutants including individual volatile organic compounds (VOC) and total volatile organic compounds (TVOC), as well as physical background parameters such as air temperature (Ta), relative humidity (RH), and ventilation rate were investigated. The results showed that most of the sampled hotels were unable to provide a completely healthy indoor environment. Compare with findings of similar studies, this study found that in terms of air quality, new hotels were more polluted than older hotels and residential buildings. The dominant pollution sources came from indoor, rather than ambient environment. At the end of this paper, some recommendations for improving hotel IAQ are presented.
KW - Field study
KW - Hotel
KW - Indoor air quality
KW - Pearl River Delta
KW - VOCs
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijhm.2008.03.004
DO - 10.1016/j.ijhm.2008.03.004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:55549119252
SN - 0278-4319
VL - 28
SP - 26
EP - 32
JO - International Journal of Hospitality Management
JF - International Journal of Hospitality Management
IS - 1
ER -