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Concentration of volatile organic compounds(VOCs) in ambient air and level of residents in industrial area

산단지역 공기 중 휘발성유기화합물농도와 지역주민의 노출 수준

  • Woo, Kyungsook (Department of Environment Health Science, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Park, Heejin (Department of Environment Health Science, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Kang, Tackshin (National Institute of Environmental Research) ;
  • Kim, Geunbae (National Institute of Environmental Research) ;
  • Jeon, Junmin (Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Jang, Bongki (Department of Environment Health Science, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Lee, Jongwha (Department of Environment Health Science, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Son, Busoon (Department of Environment Health Science, Soonchunhyang University)
  • Received : 2015.02.11
  • Accepted : 2015.03.25
  • Published : 2015.03.31
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the atmospheric concentration of VOCs and the urinary concentration of t,t-MA, HA, MA in the industrial complex of Yeosu, South Jeolla Province. Methods: In order to study seasonal patterns of air concentration of VOCs, measurements were taken at five sampling sites around Yeosu from June 2013 to June 2014. Urinary metabolite excretionsfrom 671 subjects, exposure and comparison area were analyzed. Results: The average concentration of VOCs in the air was 1.53ppb for benzene, 0.73ppb for toluene, 0.22ppb for ethylbenzene, 0.52ppb for xylene and 0.12ppb for styrene. The concentration of benzene was somewhat higher than the year-average standard ($5{\mu}g/m^3$, about 1.5ppb) of the domestic air-environment criteria newly established in 2010.The metabolic concentration of VOCs in the urine of the entire sample was analyzed at $47.76{\mu}g/g\;cr.$, 213.07mg/g cr., and $290.09{\mu}g/g\;cr.$ for t,t-MA, HA, and MA, respectively. Compared with the average values for Korea as presented in the first basic survey of national environmental conservation ( $49.8{\mu}g/g\;cr.$ for t,t-MA, 0.17g/g cr. for HA, and 0.26mg/g cr. for MA), the metabolic concentrations of HA and MA in urine were higher than the average values. Conclusions: The concentration of VOCs in the air and urinary metabolites of the exposed and control areas showed that the concentrations of all substances were higher in the exposed area than in the control area.

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