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Indoor Air Quality in Elementary School Children's Homes in Ulsan: Comparison between Groups with and without Allergic Rhinitis

울산지역 초등학생 가정의 실내공기질: 알레르기 비염 환아군과 대조군 비교

  • Lee, Chi-Hyeon (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Lee, Byeong-Kyu (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Oh, In-Bo (Environmental Health Center, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Lee, Ji-Ho (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Sim, Chang-Sun (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Yang-Ho (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
  • 이치현 (울산대학교 건설환경공학부) ;
  • 이병규 (울산대학교 건설환경공학부) ;
  • 오인보 (울산대학교 환경보건센터) ;
  • 이지호 (울산대학교 의과대학 직업환경의학교실) ;
  • 심창선 (울산대학교 의과대학 직업환경의학교실) ;
  • 김양호 (울산대학교 의과대학 직업환경의학교실)
  • Received : 2012.02.18
  • Accepted : 2012.06.05
  • Published : 2012.08.31
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Abstract

This study compared indoor air quality of homes in which elementary school children with and without (case and control) allergic rhinitis live in the Ulsan metropolitan region (UMR). A total of 58 homes (case and control: 29, respectively; children aged 7 to 12 years) was selected for indoor air quality measurements. The concentrations of all general indoor air pollutants, except $PM_{2.5}$, in the case group were much higher than those in the control group. In particular, the average concentrations of $O_3$ and $NO_2$ in the case group were statistically significantly (p<0.05) higher than those in the control group. Average concentrations of $CO_2$ in the case and control groups and $NO_2$ in the case group exceeded the standard level. Some components of aldehydes and ketones and VOCs indicated large difference of average concentrations between two groups, but there were no statistically significant differences.

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