• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제85권4호
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• pp.313-319
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• 2022

Environmental exposure to air pollution is known to have adverse effects on various organs. Air pollution has greater effects on the pulmonary system as the lungs are directly exposed to contaminants in the air. Here, we review the associations of air pollution with the development, morbidity, and mortality of pulmonary diseases. Short-and long-term exposure to air pollution have been shown to increase mortality risk even at concentrations below the current national guidelines. Ambient air pollution has been shown to be associated with lung cancer. Particularly long-term exposure to particulate matter with a diameter <2.5 ㎛ (PM_2.5) has been reported to be associated with lung cancer even at low concentrations. In addition, exposure to air pollution has been shown to increase the incidence risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and has been correlated with exacerbation and mortality of COPD. Air pollution has also been linked to exacerbation, mortality, and development of asthma. Exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) has been demonstrated to be related to increased mortality in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Additionally, air pollution increases the incidence of infectious diseases, such as pneumonia, bronchitis, and tuberculosis. Furthermore, emerging evidence supports a link between air pollution and coronavirus disease 2019 transmission, susceptibility, severity and mortality. In conclusion, the stringency of air quality guidelines should be increased and further therapeutic trials are required in patients at high risk of adverse health effects of air pollution.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.278-291
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• 2011

Korea has experienced dramatic development and has become highly industrialized and urbanized during the past 40 years, which has resulted in rapid economic growth. Due to the industrialization and urbanization, however, air pollutant emission sources have increased substantially. Rapid increases in emission sources have caused Korea to suffer from serious air pollution. An air pollutant emissions inventory is one set of essential data to help policymakers understand the current status of air pollution levels, to establish air pollution control policies and to analyze the impacts of implementation of policies, as well as for air quality studies. To accurately and realistically estimate administrative district level air pollutant emissions of Korea, we developed a Korean Emissions Inventory System named the Clean Air Policy Support System (CAPSS). In CAPSS, emissions sources are classified into four levels. Emission factors for each classification category are collected from various domestic and international research reports, and the CAPSS utilizes various national, regional and local level statistical data, compiled by approximately 150 Korean organizations. In this paper, we introduced for the first time, a Korean national emissions inventory system and release Korea's official 2007 air pollutant emissions for five regulated air pollutants.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.267-275
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• 2007

In this study, relationship between the air pollution of Siheung city and the relative contribution of automobiles to the city's pollution was evaluated for the first time. Then, new air pollution exposure index was developed through simulation. Using the newly developed index, two different urban development scenarios were compared to present a sustainable urban development plan to reduce air pollution from the land utilization point of view. According to the result of this simulation, air quality of the city was found to be affected significantly by human activities. More populated area showed worse level of air quality. Any development in the city resulted in more automobile activity and deterioration of air quality. This simulation result thus explains that a rapid increase of automobiles accompanied by the land development near local roadsides in the city is the major cause of air pollution in Siheung city. In this study, if urban activities are vigorous in an area with high air pollution, people are more likely to be exposed to air pollutant under the bad environmental conditions. On the other hand, if urban activities are less vigorous in an area with high pollution or if urban activities are vigorous in an area with less pollution, the environmental condition was positive. The APEI (Air Pollution Exposure Index) was developed based on these considerations. Scenarios 1 and 2 were compared and analyzed using APEI. In result, scenario 1 is the case in which land is developed and used in an environmentally favorable manner. From this study, it was proved that the impact of air pollution on human health can be minimized with proper land use. The result form the current study can be used as the basic information to solve problems from improper land utilization and air pollution (by road traffic). It also can be utilized to evaluate air pollution level according to land use and road characteristics and to help to choose the best location of land use to comply with the road function and status.

• 한국측량학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국측량학회 2004년도 춘계학술발표회논문집
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• pp.345-352
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• 2004

This study analyzes interrelationship with air pollution quality and land use patterns using GIS. The relationship can be obtained via three steps: (1) making out air pollution map from air pollution information of study area, (2) dividing land use patterns into residential area, commercial area, industrial area, traffic concentrated area, and non-polluted area, and (3) spatial overlaying analysis of GIS. Moreover, through analyzing air pollution quality by land use patterns, pollution sources can be identified. The results also coincide with the characteristics of conventional air pollution finding. More detailed analyses using articulated on site air pollution quality measurement databases are needed to correctly identify the pollution sources through finding interrelationship with land use patterns and air pollution Quality using GIS. The developed method can help trace the path of pollution sources and plan urban land use projects.

• 환경위생공학
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.42-51
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• 2003

Public awareness of air pollution problem has increased the need for real time air pollution information system about changes in air pollution level. The purpose of this study is to construct e-AIR, a user-friendly air pollution information system for urban air quality using GIS(geographic information system) technology for windows. GIS was ideally suited featuring a geographical characteristics(e.g., road, traffics, buildings) and very effectively used in mapping and symbolization for the distribution of the spatial/periodic pollution status(e.g., pie or column chart, graduated symbols) which can be effectively applied to a information system on the web-site. And a user interface, GUI(graphic user interface) was designed very diversely and simply enabled the users connect with e-AIR and obtain a useful information of air quality. A interpretive technique, air pollution health index(e.g., PSI, AEI) was used also which transforms complex data on measured atmospheric pollutant concentrations into a single number or set of numbers in order to make the data more understandable. Eventually the final-step of this study was to construct e-AIR based on Web GIS could be assessed anywhere if internet is available and offer a very useful information services of the air pollution to the public like a weather news.

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• 제19권E2호
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• pp.83-88
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• 2003

The present study details air pollution measurements in the Yellow Sea of East Asia. Large-scale air pollution was observed through satellite images and ground monitors in Chongju-Chongwon of central Korea. Evidence of a duststorm transport and resulting dustfall from the Gobi Desert in north China and Mongolia is shown. Also, transport of anthropogenic air pollutants from China to the Yellow Sea, Korea, and Japan was detected and discussed. It was found that the level of air pollution concentrations at a regional back-ground site increased 2 ∼ 4 times than the values observed with the relatively clean air, when massive air pollution from China moved to the Korean Peninsula. Satellite measurements will be useful for monitoring regional- and global-scale air pollution in the future.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.149-155
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• 2020

Air pollution is a problem of environmental health risk in big cities. Recently, researchers have proposed using various artificial intelligence technologies to predict air pollution. The proposed model is Cooperative of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Fuzzy Inference System (FIS), to predict air pollution of Korean cities using Python. Data air pollutant variables were collected and the Air Korean Web site air quality index was downloaded. This paper's aim was to predict on the health risks and the very unhealthy values of air pollution. We have predicted the air pollution of the environment based on the air quality index. According to the results of the experiment, our model was able to predict a very unhealthy value.

• 한국재난관리표준학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.65-74
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• 2009

환경재해방지와 대기오염관리를 목적으로 GIS기반의 대기 오염관리시스템 즉 높은 시 공간적 해상도의 오염물질배출량 산정과 영향예측, 자료관리 및 분석 등이 가능한 지리정보시스템을 구성하였다. 사례연구는 다양한 오염원의 존재하여 대기오염물질 배출량 증가로 인하여 환경재해의 가능성이 상존하는 광양만지역을 선정하고, 대기오염관리시스템에 오염원의 속성 공간자료체계를 구축과 배출모형, 대기오염모델, 분석도구 등을 이용하여 배출량 산정과 영향예측, 분석 등을 수행하였다. 분석결과, 산정된 배출량이 대상지역 오염원의 위치와 오염물질의 배출특성, 공간분포와 일치하는 정확한 예측결과를 나타내었다. 또한, 대기 오염모델의 TSP 예측결과는 실측값과 상관계수가 0.75로서 다소 높은 상관도와 오염원 영향농도와 범위 등의 파악에서 명확한 분석기능이 제공되는 것으로 나타났다, 본 연구에서 개발된 대기 오염관리시스템은 신속한 공간 속성 자료체계(database)의 구축과 높은 시 공간적 해상도의 배출량 산정, 대기오염모델의 입력자료 생성, 영향예측, 다양한 결과분석 등이 가능하여 합리적인 대기오염관리의 분석도구로서 사용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.328-337
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• 2021

석면, 벤젠과 같이 발암물질 1급인 미세먼지는 각종 질병에 원인이 되고 있다. 초 미세먼지 확산은 코로나 바이러스 확산의 중요한 원인중 하나이다. 본 논문은 2015년부터 2019년까지 서울시 평균 기온, 강수량, 평균 풍속등의 기상 데이터와 SO2, NO2, O3,등의 대기 환경 데이터를 기반으로 미세먼지와 초 미세먼지를 분석하고 예측한다. 계절별과 월별로 미세먼지와 초미세먼지 현황을 파악·분석하며 미세먼지를 예측하기 위해 기계학습 모델 중 선형회귀, SVM, 앙상블 모델을 이용하여 비교 분석하였다. 또한 미세먼지와 초 미세먼지 발생에 영향을 미치는 중요한 피쳐(속성)를 파악한다. 본 논문이 파악한 결과 3월에 가장 (초)미세먼지가 높았고, 8월에서 9월까지 (초)미세먼지가 가장 낮았다. 기상 데이터일 경우 (초)미세먼지에 가장 영향을 미치는 데이터가 평균 기온이며, 기상 데이터와 대기 환경 데이터일 경우 NO2가 (초)미세먼지 발생에 가장 크게 작용하였다.

• 도시과학
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.51-59
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• 2020

With the rapid development of China's industrialization and urbanization, air pollution has become a growing concern. The emergence of air pollution not only affects people's health, but also restricts the development of China's social economy. This paper puts forward specific measures for air pollution control by examining the causes of air pollution and by comparing air pollution status and management policies between Korea and China. Methods of control involve improving the urban environmental management mechanism, spreading awareness of urban environmental management and air pollution management laws and regulations system, strengthening clean energy utilization and urban environmental greening, increasing investment and management funds and more. Through these measures, urban environmental management in China can be accelerated and level of environmental management improved.