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Changes in Air Quality through the Application of Three Types of Green-Wall Model within Classrooms

교사 내 플랜트 모델 유형별 적용에 따른 공기질 변화

  • Ho-Hyeong Yang (Research Institute for Living and Industrial Environment in Seokyeong University) ;
  • Hyung-Joo Kim (Department of Biological Engineering, Konkuk University) ;
  • Sung-Won Bang (Garden4u Co., Ltd.) ;
  • Heun-Woo Cho (Aircok Co., Ltd.) ;
  • Hyeong-Seok Lee (Department of Urban Agriculture, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science) ;
  • Seung-Won Han (Department of Urban Agriculture, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science) ;
  • Kwang-Jin Kim (Department of Urban Agriculture, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science) ;
  • Ho-Hyun Kim (Research Institute for Living and Industrial Environment in Seokyeong University)
  • Received : 2023.12.11
  • Accepted : 2023.12.26
  • Published : 2023.12.31
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Abstract

Background: Adolescents are relatively more sensitive than adults to exposure to indoor pollutants. The indoor air quality in classrooms where students spend time together must therefore be managed at a safe level because it can affect the health of students. Objectives: In this study, three types of green-wall models were applied to classrooms where students spend a long time in a limited space, and the resulting effects on reducing PM were evaluated. Methods: In the middle school classrooms which were selected as the experimental subjects, IoT-based indoor air quality monitoring equipment was installed for real-time monitoring. Three types of plant models (passive, active, and active+light) were installed in each classroom to evaluate the effects on improving indoor air quality. Results: The concentration of PM in the classroom is influenced by outdoor air quality, but repeated increases and decreases in concentration were observed due to the influence of students' activities. There was a PM reduction effect by applying the green-wall model. There was a difference in PM reduction efficiency depending on the type of green-wall model, and the reduction efficiency of the active model was higher than the passive model. Conclusions: The active green-wall model can be used as an efficient method of improving indoor air quality. Additionally, more research is needed to increase the efficiency of improving indoor air quality by setting conditions that can stimulate the growth of each type of plant.

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본 연구는 농촌진흥청 연구사업(과제번호RS-2021-RD009728)과 산림청(한국임업진흥원) 산림과학기술 연구개발사업(2022431C10-2324-0802)의 지원에 의해 이루어진 것이며, 이에 감사드립니다.

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