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Indoor Air Concentration of Particulate Matter and Endotoxin in Public Facilities  

Jeon, Byung-Hak (The Catholic University of Korea, Dept. of Prev. Med)
Hwang, Yu-Kyung (The Catholic University of Korea, Dept. of Prev. Med)
Kim, Hyoung-Ah (The Catholic University of Korea, Dept. of Prev. Med)
Lee, Se-Hoon (The Catholic University of Korea, Dept. of Prev. Med)
Ahn, Kyu-Dong (Soonchunhyang University, Dept. of Prev. Med)
Heo, Yong (Catholic University of Daegu, Dept. of Occupational Health)
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Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene / v.18, no.4, 2008 , pp. 262-270 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to measure concentrations of particulate matter ($PM_{10}$, $PM_{2.5}$) and endotoxin in thirty public facilities (7 elderly-care facilities, 4 hypermarkets, 4 university hospitals, 7 child-care facilities, 4 subway stations and 4 bus terminals) from September 2004 to February 2007 in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do province. $PM_{10}$ or $PM_{2.5}$ was measured with glass fiber filter and mini volume air sampler for 6 to 8 hours in indoor and outdoor of the facilities and expressed as ${\mu}g/m^3$. After weighing the filter, endotoxin was analyzed by Limulus Ameobocyte Lysate method ($EU/m^3$). $PM_{10}$ in indoor air was higher (GM and GSD was 78.00 and $1.92\;{\mu}g/m^3$, respectively) than the outdoor air (GM and GSD was 60.70 and $2.23\;{\mu}g/m^3$, respectively, I/O=1.28). All measurements was not exceeded the national maintenance standard. Elderly-care and child-care facilities showed relatively higher concentrations ($83.27\;{\mu}g/m^3$ and $81.75\;{\mu}g/m^3$; I/O=2.01 and 1.19, respectively) than hypermarkets or university hospitals. The highest PM2.5 was seen in child-care facilities ($62.15\;{\mu}g/m^3$, I/O=2.42). The I/O of the endotoxin in the PM10 and the $PM_{2.5}$ was exceeded 1.0 (1.37 and 1.57, respectively). Indoor $PM_{10}$ was affected by user/day and humidity, and endotoxin in the PM10 was affected by temperature. In conclusion, elderly- and child-care facilities are high priority facilities to be improved indoor air quality.
Keywords
Indoor air; Public facilities; Particulate matter; Endotoxin;
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