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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2012.13.4.1931

Assessment of location of the air quality monitoring stations according to the analysis of wind sector division in Pohang  

Jung, Jong-Hyeon (Faculty of Health Science, Daegu Haany University)
Lee, Hyung-Don (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University)
Shon, Byung-Hyun (Dept. of Environmental Engineering, Hanseo University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.13, no.4, 2012 , pp. 1931-1938 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study evaluated whether the installed location of air quality monitoring stations is at an optimal level in an effort to improve the health and environmental quality of the surrounding areas of the Pohang Steel Complex. As a result of analyzing the atmospheric flow field, it was found that the location of air quality monitoring stations was acceptable in case of Daesong-myeon(The 1st Division of Local Wind Sector) and Jukdo-dong(The 3rd Division of Local Wind Sector). However, the air quality monitoring stations installed at Daedo-dong and Jukdo-dong is judged to have made an overlapped measurement because the stations existed at the Division of the same Wind Sector. Accordingly, this study suggests that the further air quality monitoring stations should be additionally installed at Buk-gu areas of Pohang where more than 50% of the population of Pohang is living presently. As a result of the analysis of air contaminant concentration distribution, the Jangheung-dong area showed higher concentration distribution than other areas in case of $PM_{10}$ while the Daesong-myeon area showed a comparatively higher concentration distribution in case of $O_3$. Conclusively, this study indicates that it is high time to prepare an aggressive management of $PM_{10}$ and $O_3$ which causes a harmful impact on the life and health of the residents of the target areas.
Keywords
Air Quality Monitoring Station; Industrial Complex Area; Health; Environmental Quality; Pohang;
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