Analysis of the aromatic components of the forest bathing

삼림욕 향기 성분 분석

As the suitable place of the forest bathing, Two places of the needle-leaf trees, which are located in the Oh-Saek mineral spring near place from the Sorak mountain, were selected. And then, Headspace gas trapping apparatus were setted in that two places and the aromatic components of the forest were adsorbed by Tenax-TA column for 24 hours. And Tenax-TA column were analyzed by the GC SE GC-MS. The analyzed components were found to contain up to between 70-80% of pollutants, which are Toluene, Methyl Chloride, Hexane, p-Xylene, Benzene, ... etc. On the other hand, the aromatic components of the forest, which give aromatheraphitical effectness, are as follow: alpha-Pinene, Limonene, 1, 8-Cin-eol, Benzaldehyde, . . . etc.