Table 1 Concentrations of sumVOC, formaldehyde, formic acid and acetic acid in museum enclosures as published in the literature
From: Adsorbent media for the sustainable removal of organic air pollutants from museum display cases
Measurement location | AER | sumVOC | Formaldehyde | Formic acid | Acetic acid | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n [h−1/d−1] | Concentrations [µg m−3] | |||||
Traditional wooden cabinets | – | 16–470 | < 1–116 | 85–1836 | [12] | |
Modern metal cabinets | – | 24–26 | < 1 | 49–51 | ||
Traditional wooden display cases | – | 15–71 | 13–48 | 84–337 | ||
Wooden cases with metal barrier foil | – | 51–136 | < 1 | 62–175 | ||
Modern wooden cabinets | – | 74 | 2 | 131 | ||
Showcases, not specified | – | – | 16–438 | 113–3215 | [35] | |
Microclimate (MC) frames | 0.15–15 d−1 | 107–5274 | – | < 10–510 | 100– > 2000 | [5] |
Modern showcases directly after production | 0.02–0.05 h−1 | 3819–25,213 | 27–68 | 30–80 | 397–2352 | [3] |
Modern showcases in museum use | 0.01–0.04 h−1 | 102–26,516 | < 2–158 | < 12–350 | < 42–5698 | |
Traditional showcases | 87–2800 | 69–57 | 106–782 | 452–3282 | ||