Reporting TVOC in ArcSkoru my instrument only measured in ppb but need to report in ug/m3.
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Reporting TVOC in ArcSkoru my instrument only measured in ppb but need to report in ug/m3.
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My device measures TVOC in ppb units. How do I convert the measurements to μg/m3?
How many indoor air testing locations are required? Is there any published guidance on this?
Allen Cornett
Sustainable ConsultantINSPEC Sustainability Group LLC
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January 14, 2020 - 5:06 pm
The link below contains a general conversion calculation to conver ppb to ug/m3:
https://www2.dmu.dk/AtmosphericEnvironment/Expost/database/docs/PPM_conv...
Karen Goering
Missouri Historical Society7 thumbs up
January 21, 2020 - 10:56 am
Thank you, I reached out to the technical team that gave me two options of reporting in ARC.
Reshadee Weerasooriya
Sustainability/LEED Executiveco-energi (Pvt) Ltd.
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February 18, 2021 - 2:57 am
Hi Angela,
Could you please explain what those options are?
Thanks.
Levi Jimenez
Founder & Senior ConsultantViable LLC
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February 18, 2021 - 3:12 am
Following - I had the same issue, not realizing that my PID was only recording in PPB. The molecular weight of compounds vary. When measuring TVOC, we dont exactly know the breakdown of constituent components, and these arent limited to only the 6 most likely provided in the example. Is there perhaps a better general conversion acceptable for LEED? They ask us to explain the conversion - but ther is no explanation of how to convert leaving to the user to figure out. We could, for example, take the average of the 6 most likely compounds (2.014) to determine ppb conversion? LEED sometimes accepts the worst case as well, which would assume the molecular weight of Benzene at 3.19, but that could easily tip the scale in the negative. Atmospheric pressure was recorded, but there is no way to know which compound was being detected during increased readings - this could vary depending on location within the building.
Stephen Ward
Facility ManagerSouthface Institute
November 5, 2021 - 5:05 pm
According to Arc's Guide to Reentry, TVOC measurements in ppb should be converted to μg/m 3 using a conversion factor of 3.767. https://www.arcskoru.com/sites/default/files/Arc%20Guide%20to%20Re-Entry.pdf