Indoor Air Quality of Laboratories in K- University and the Management Strategy

The purpose of this study was to examine the occurrence level of harmful chemical substance and the riskiness caused by it at university laboratory, which had been faintly interested in safe health management. It measured and analyzed indoor pollutants by academic department targeting K university where is located in Seoul Metropolis for 6 days starting from May 26, 2010. As a result, the appearance of being furnished with MSDS, the appearance of installing the exposure-reduction facilities, and the present status of supplying protective equipment in order to grasp the present status of managing harmful chemical substance at university laboratory were relatively good in management at the Dept. of Chemistry, the Dept. of Physics, and the Dept. of Medical Science, which are basic science laboratories. The activity for managing harmful chemical substance in the Dept. of Dental Medicine and the Dept. of Fine Arts was surveyed to be insufficient. Also, the concentration of formaldehyde and TVOCs(total volatile organic compounds) inside laboratory was detected noticeably highly in the Dept. of Fine Arts compared to other laboratories. The concentration of formaldehyde in a group, which was collectivized by similar academic department, was indicated to be higher in other academic departments including the Dept. of Fine Arts and the Dept. of Life Science, thereby having shown significant difference. The concentration of formaldehyde and TVOCs showed significant difference at the laboratory without installation compared to the laboratory with installation of fume hood. Seeing the above results, it could be known that a whole drop in recognition on influence of chemical upon health leads to being able to increase occurrence level of hazardous factor due to being insufficient in activity of protecting exposure to chemical substance.

K대학교 실험실의 실내공기질 실태 및 관리방안

본 연구는 안전보건 관리에 있어 관심이 미약하였던 대학 실험실에서의 유해화학물질 발생 수준과 그로 인한 위험성을 알아보기 위하여 2010년 5월 26일부터 6일간 서울시에 소재한 K대학을 대상으로 학과별 실내 오염인자를 측정, 분석하였다. 그 결과 MSDS 비치 여부와 노출저감시설 설치 유무, 보호구 지급 현황은 기초과학실험실인 화학과, 물리학과, 의학과 등에서의 관리가 비교적 양호하였으며, 치의학과, 미술학과에서는 유해화학물질 관리를 위한 활동이 미흡한 것으로 조사되었다. 또한 실험실 내의 폼알데하이드와 총휘발성유기화합물 농도는 미술학과가 다른 실험실에 비하여 현저히 높게 검출되었고 유사학과별로 집단화 한 그룹의 폼알데하이드 농도는 미술학과, 생활과학과가 포함된 기타학과에서 높게 나타나 유의한 차이를 보였다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때 전반적으로 화학물질 노출로 인한 건강영향에 대한 인식이 저조하고 그에 대한 관리가 미흡한 학과의 실험실에서 높은 수준의 위험성에 노출되고 있는 것으로 판단되었다.