Tests were conducted with 24 separate ventilation systems present in 13 separate buildings to determine the rate constant, k, associated with the heterogeneous loss of ozone within buildings.

Data from tests conducted elsewhere were used to determine the rate constant for the heterogeneous loss of sulfur dioxide within a laboratoryoffice building.

Based upon the data obtained in the above-mentioned tests, an auxiliary air filtration system (utilizing nine activated charcoal filters ) was designed, constructed and operated for a period of three years. This system filtered the make-up airstream only when the outdoor concentration of ozone rose above 0,08 ppm. The filter life for ozone removal appears to be about three years under such operation, During this time the indoor concentrations of ozone never exceeded the Federal Standard.

I t is recommended that new buildings located in urban areas be constructed so that the make-up air be selectively filtered in addition to filtering out the dust in the mixture of make-up plus recirculated air. Furthermore, i t is recommended that the design permit the selective filter for the make-up air to be bypassed when the outside air quality is good.