VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN THE ATMOSPHERE OF TWO HIGHLY FREQUENTED HISTORICAL BUILDING: THE ROYAL PALACE OF CASERTA (ITALY) AND THE GREAT MOSQUE OF CORDOBA (SPAIN)

摘要

The monthly weighted average concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the Royal Palace of Caserta (Italy) and the Great Mosque of Cordoba (Spain) have been determined by using passive diffusive samplers. Relatively high concentrations of VOCs were detected in the internal atmosphere in both buildings and for some compounds higher than in the outside, indicating the occurrence of an internal source. In the Royal Palace of Caserta we recorded high levels of air pollutants that were ascribable to the outside vehicle traffic as well as to emission from the adjacent Royal Park. In the Mosque of Cordoba, a sharp difference between inside and outside concentrations of certain compounds was indicative of inadequate air exchange.