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Historical Data on Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality in Seoul, Korea

1980년대 초 서울의 실내외 대기질 수준 - Sherwood 교수의 측정 자료 활용

  • Lee, Kiyoung (Department of Environmental Health and Institute of Health and Environment, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Sherwood, R. Jerry (Department of Environmental Health and Institute of Health and Environment, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University)
  • 이기영 (서울대학교 보건대학원 환경보건학과 및 보건환경연구소) ;
  • Received : 2013.01.03
  • Accepted : 2013.02.19
  • Published : 2013.02.28

Abstract

Objectives: This paper was prepared in memory of Jerry Sherwood, who provided a significant contribution to the Korean environmental and occupational health fields. Methods: Rare air quality data in Seoul were gathered by Jerry Sherwood when he visited Korea in the early 1980s. $SO_2$ and TPM concentrations were measured. These air quality measurements were based on ambient stationary monitoring and indoor air quality monitoring in various locations. Measurement during transportation was also applied. Results: Ambient $SO_2$ and TPM concentrations in Seoul were very high in the early 1980s. Ambient $SO_2$ concentrations were higher at nighttime. While ambient $SO_2$ concentrations varied by location, the Guro industrial area showed high levels. When indoor sources were presented, indoor $SO_2$ concentration was higher than outdoor level. Coal briquettes were closely associated with high indoor $SO_2$ concentration. Conclusion: This paper provided valuable historical information of air quality in Seoul.

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