TITLE:
Indoor Air Quality Study on Fiber Glass Industry
AUTHORS:
Amir Alhaddad, Baderiya Al-Abdulmohsin
KEYWORDS:
Indoor Air Quality; Fiber Glass Industry; Hazardous Pollutants
JOURNAL NAME:
Engineering,
Vol.5 No.10B,
October
23,
2013
ABSTRACT: The most hazardous chemical used in fiber glass industry
are: formaldehyde, phenol and ammonia. The chemicals were monitored in an
industry in Kuwaitto investigate the indoor air quality of the facility. It was found that all
these chemicals were within the OSHA standards but formaldehyde exceeded KEPA
standards (0.1 ppm) in the curing area. It was found that lower density of
fiber glass product leads to higher concentration of pollutants in the
atmosphere andvise versa. Moreover, higher
thickness causes higher concentration of pollutants in the atmosphere.