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A Study on the Effect of Photocatalyst Coating to Improve the Indoor Air Quality in Buildings  

Park, Hyeon-Ku (Engineering Research Institute, Chonnam National University)
Kim, Jong-Ho (Department of Chemical Technology, Chonnam National University)
Go, Seong-Seok (School of Architecture, Chonnam National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Safety / v.21, no.2, 2006 , pp. 150-157 More about this Journal
Abstract
Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) is an illness symptom such as irritation of eyes, skin eruption and vomit ing in newly constructed buildings. It is mainly due to the harmful gases from the materials installed in building such as Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), Semivolatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs), floating bacteria, fungi, fungal spores and viruses, human bioeffluents in many modem buildings. The general ways to improve the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) are ventilating, utilizing eco-material without harmful gases and reducing or removing harmful gases through additional treatment to the building materials. This study aimed to improve the Indoor Air Quality(IAQ) by applying surface coating on the building materials and to make safe living environments through the analysis of air quality before and after surface coating treatment in buildings.
Keywords
sick building syndrome; VOCs; HCHO; IAQ; ventilation;
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