• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2019년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.540-542
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• 2019

미세먼지로 인한 대기오염 및 인체 영향에 대한 많은 발표로 인해 미세먼지 예보는 많은 대중의 관심을 받고 있다. 이로 인해 통계 모델링 기법과 함께 기계학습 기법을 사용하여 미세먼지 예보 정확도를 올리기 위한 다양한 노력이 수행되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 미세먼지 예측을 위해 다층 퍼셉트론 신경망을 활용한 미세먼지 AQI 지수 예측을 수행한다. 이를 위해 다수의 연구에서 공통적으로 사용된 기상 인자와 미세먼지 농도값을 이용하여 예측 모델을 설계하고 4단계의 미세먼지 AQI 예측 정확도를 비교한다.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.35-43
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• 2001

The VOC, which were detected from the newly built house, exist as a certain number of types according to the characteristics of the change of VOC concentration indoors. In this paper, we aim to divide the VOC into types so that those with similar characteristics of the transition of their concentration are in the same group and select the representative compound according to each classified type, and to verify these processes statistically in order to verify and propose new method creating the representing index of the VOC concentration in indoor which is used in evaluation of the degree of air pollution. As a result, the characteristic of the change of VOC concentration in the indoor can be divided into three types. Type1; the group in which the concentration is relatively high right after the completion of the house, and then decreases rapidly. Type2; the group in which the concentration is relatively low right after the completion of the house, and then although it shows the tendency of increasing and decreasing repeatedly, it decreases overall. Type3 is the group, which show only one peak at a certain time during the measuring period. As the method like this was verified to have the statistical significance, the Ethylbenzene was selected as the representative compound of type1, and Styrene was selected as that of type2. Moreover, if considering transition of the VOC from the point of similarity, the research method of making the classification and the selection of the representative compound in this study are said to be significant method.

• Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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• 제34권
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• pp.21.1-21.13
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• 2022

Background: Because particulate matter (PM) and asthma are closely related, the prevalence of school absence among adolescents with asthma can be affected by the concentration of PM. We aimed to investigate the relationship between school absences due to asthma and the total number of days that the PM concentration exceeded the standard. Methods: We used the data from the 16th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey and the PM levels of 17 metropolitan cities and provinces gathered from the AirKorea. Information on the characteristics of asthmatic adolescents and the prevalence of school absence was obtained using a questionnaire, while the PM levels based on the total number of days with poor and very poor PM grades were collected from the AirKorea website. Both χ² test and logistic regression analysis were performed using the weights presented in the original dataset. Results: In the case of particulate matter of 10 microns in diameter or smaller (PM₁₀), the odds ratio (OR) after adjusting for confounders (sex, school year, body mass index, smoking history, diagnosis of allergic rhinitis, diagnosis of atopic dermatitis and city size) was 1.07 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.01-1.13) for absents due to asthma when the total days of poor and very poor grades of PM₁₀ (81 ㎍/m³ or higher) increased by 1 day. In the analysis of particulate matter of 2.5 microns in diameter or smaller (PM_2.5), the OR after adjusting for confounders was 1.01 (95% CI: 1.00-1.03) for absents due to asthma when the total number of days with poor and very poor PM_2.5 grades (36 ㎍/m³ or higher) increased by 1 day. Conclusions: A significant association was observed between the total number of days of poor and very poor PM₁₀ and PM_2.5 grades and school absence due to asthma; PM can cause asthma exacerbation and affect the academic life.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제86권1호
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• pp.98-104
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• 1997

대기오염의 장기화에 따라 토양오염이 심화된 것으로 추측되는 서울 남산의 토양을 대기오염이 심하지 않은 것으로 판단되는 계방산 토양의 화학적 특성과 비교하여 남산토양의 오염도를 평가하며, 질소 및 황의 무기화에 관여하는 미생물을 동시에 정량하여 질소 및 황의 무기화에 관여하는 미생물군을 토양오염도 평가기준으로 활용할 수 있는지 알아보았다. 남산의 토양은 계방산에 비하여 10배 이상 수소이온의 농도가 높아 토양 산성화가 상대적으로 심하였다. 특히, 남산토양은 양이온의 용탈이 심하고 치환성 알루미늄은 많아져 남산지역 토양 생태계에 큰 문제가 발생하였음을 나타냈다. 토양 산성화의 주요인은 황산화물의 집적으로 추정되지만 황산환원균의 활성은 지역간에 유의차를 발견할 수 없어서 미생물 동태가 단순한 인자만이 아닌 복합적인 요인에 의하여 조절됨을 짐작할 수 있었다. 반면, 탈질기작에 관여하는 세균의 동태는 남산의 소나무림에 비하여 계방산의 소나무림에서 활발한 것으로 평가되어 토양생태계의 전반적인 미생물 활성도나 건전도의 지표로 질소의 무기화에 관여하는 미생물의 정량기법을 검토해 볼만하다.

• Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.119-133
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• 2023

With the rapid growth of the economy and fossil fuel consumption, the concentration of air pollutants has increased significantly and the air pollution problem is no longer limited to small areas. We conduct statistical analysis with the actual data related to air quality that covers the entire of South Korea using R and Python. Some factors such as SO₂, CO, O₃, NO₂, PM₁₀, precipitation, wind speed, wind direction, vapor pressure, local pressure, sea level pressure, temperature, humidity, and others are used as covariates. The main goal of this paper is to predict air quality index (AQI) spatio-temporal data. The observations of spatio-temporal big datasets like AQI data are correlated both spatially and temporally, and computation of the prediction or forecasting with dependence structure is often infeasible. As such, the likelihood function based on the spatio-temporal model may be complicated and some special modelings are useful for statistically reliable predictions. In this paper, we propose several methods for this big spatio-temporal AQI data. First, random effects with spatio-temporal basis functions model, a classical statistical analysis, is proposed. Next, neural networks model, a deep learning method based on artificial neural networks, is applied. Finally, random forest model, a machine learning method that is closer to computational science, will be introduced. Then we compare the forecasting performance of each other in terms of predictive diagnostics. As a result of the analysis, all three methods predicted the normal level of PM_2.5 well, but the performance seems to be poor at the extreme value.

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• 제20권E1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2004

Meteorological mechanisms in association with long-range transport of Asian dust in April 2001 have been investigated using weather maps, satellite images, TOMS and surface $PM_{10}$ data, backward trajectories, plus modeling output results (geopotential heights, horizontal wind vectors, potential temperatures, and streamlines). The results indicated that long -range transport of Asian dust to the west coast of North America was associated with strong westerlies between the Aleutian low and the Pacific high acting as a conveyor belt. Accelerating westerly flows due to cyclogenesis at the source regions over East Asia transported pollution from the continent to the central Pacific. When the system reached the Aleutian Islands, the intensity of troughs and the westerlies were amplified in the North Pacific. Thereafter the winds between the Aleutian Islands and the Pacific Ocean were more intensified from the air flow transport of the conveyor belt. Consequently, the strong wind in the conveyor belt enhanced the dust transport from the Pacific Ocean to the west coast of North America. This was evidenced by $PM_{10}$ concentration (maximum of about $100{\mu}g\;m^{-3}$) observed In California. Further evidence of the dust transport was found through the observation of satellite images, the distribution of TOMS aerosol index, and the analyses of streamlines and backward trajectories.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.569-576
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• 2014

In this research, a few paints in the shipyard were selected and analyzed for the component and ozone production in marine paint using TVOC and GC/FID, ozone generation index (MIR, POCP) to establish measures of $VOC_s$ effectively. The concentrations of TVOC ranged between approximately 300~400 g/L and 400~500 g/L, respectively and these showed 37% of whole. Our results indicated that the main constituents of marine paints were m,p,oxylene (49%), ethyl benzene (10%), toluene (8%) and 2-propanol (5%). It was also found that xylene concentration have relatively higher impact on ozone generation. The types of paints were also investigated for their potentials. The biggest contributor was the 1 Pack Finish paint. The rest is, in their contributing order, 1 Pack Finish paint, 2 pack Finish paint, Anti-fouling paint, 2 Pack A/C paint, Ballast paint and 1 Pack A/C paint.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제83권4호
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• pp.486-497
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• 1994

대기오염물질(大氣汚染物質)이 사상공단(沙上工團) 주변(周邊)의 해송림(海松林)에 미치는 영향(影響)을 알아보기 위하여 공단주변(工團周邊)의 해송림(海松林)에서 가시적(可視的)인 피해(被害), 엽내(葉內) 엽록소(葉綠素), 무기성분(無機成分) 및 오염물질(汚染物質) 등(等)을 분석(分析)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. 1. 해송엽(海松葉)의 변색(變色)은 공단(工團) 주변(周邊)의 조사지(調査地)에서 심하게 나타났으며, 엽령(葉齡)이 증가(增加)될수록 심하게 나타났다. 피해도지수(被害度指數)는 공단(工團)에서 가까울수록 높게 나타났다. 2. 엽내(葉內) 수용성유황(水溶性硫黃) 함량(含量)은 전(全) 엽령(葉齡) 모두 공단(工團)에서 가까운 조사지(調査地)에서 높았으며, 전(全) 조사지(調査地)에서 대조구(對照區) 보다 높게 나타났다. 3. 엽록소(葉綠素) a의 함량(含量)은 공단(工團)에서 가까운 조사지(調査地)에서 현저히 감소(減少)되었으며, 엽령(葉齡)이 증가(增加)될수록 높게 나타나 엽록소(葉綠素) a는 대기오염(大氣汚染)에 의해 영향(影響)을 많이 받고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 엽록소(葉綠素) b의 함량(含量)은 많은 조사지(調査地)에서 대조구(對照區)와 차이(差異)가 없었다. 한편 전체(全體) 엽록소(葉綠素)와 엽록소(葉綠素) a와 b의 함량비(含量比)는 엽록소(葉綠素) a의 감소(減少)로 인하여 공단(工團)에서 인접(隣接)한 조사지(調査地)에서 감소(減少)하는 경향(傾向)이 있었다. 4. 엽내(葉內) 인산(燐酸)의 함량(含量)은 엽령(葉齡)이 증가(增加)될수록 공단(工團)으로 부터 더 먼 지역(地域)까지 감소현상(減少現狀)이 나타났으며, 칼슘의 함량(含量)은 전(全) 엽령(葉齡)에서 공단주변(工團周邊) 조사지(調査地)에서 감소(減少)되었다. 5. 피해도지수(被害度指數)와 엽록소(葉綠素) a, 전체(全體) 엽록소(葉綠素), 엽록소(葉綠素) a와 b의 함량비(含量比), 칼슘의 함량간(含量間)에는 부(否)의 상관(相關)이 있었고, 피해도지수(被害度指數)와 수용성유황(水溶性硫黃)의 함량(含量) 간(間)에는 정(定)의 상관(相關)이 있었다. 6. 해송(海松)의 피해도지수(被害度指數), 수용성유황(水溶性硫黃) 함량(含量), 엽록소(葉綠素) 함량(含量), 무기성분(無機成分) 함량(含量) 등에 의해 피해지역(被害地域)을 구분(區分)하기 위해 Cluster분석(分析)을 실시(實施)한 결과(結果), 공단주변(工團周邊) 지역(地域)(1-8 조사지(調査地)), 중간(中間) 지역(地域)(9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17 조사지(調査地)), 대조구(對照區)를 포함한 비교적(比較的) 먼 지역(地域)(13, 14, 16, 18, 19 조사지(調査地)와 대조구(對照區))으로 크게 3개의 작은 집단(集團)으로 구분(區分)할 수 있었다. 7. 가시적(可視的) 피해(被害)를 받은 해송엽(海松葉)의 횡단면(橫斷面)을 관찰(觀察)한 결과(結果), 엽조직(葉組織)은 엽육세포(葉肉細胞)와 수지구(樹脂溝) 주변(周邊)의 후막세포(厚膜細胞)와 내피층(內皮層)이 부분적(部分的)으로 파괴(破壞)되었다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.155-165
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• 2021

Objectives: Acute exposure to high concentrations of chemicals can occur when a chemical accident takes place. As such exposure can cause ongoing environmental pollution, such as in the soil and groundwater, there is a need for a tool that can assess health effects in the long term. The purpose of this study was assessing the health risks of residents living near a chemical accident site due to long-term exposure while considering the temporal concentration changes of the toxic chemicals leaked during the accident until their extinction in the environment using a multimedia environmental dynamics model. Methods: A health risk assessment was conducted on three cases of formaldehyde chemical accidents. In this study, health risk assessment was performed using a multimedia environmental dynamics model that considers the behavior of the atmosphere, soil, and water. In addition, the extinction period of formaldehyde in the environment was regarded as extinction in the environment when the concentration in the air and soil fell below the background concentration prior to the accident. The subjects of health risk assessment were classified into four groups according to age: 0-9 years old, 10-18 years old, 19-64 years old, and over 65 years old. Carcinogenic risk assessment by respiratory exposure and non-carcinogenic risk assessment by soil intake were conducted as well. Results: In the assessment of carcinogenic risk due to respiratory exposure, the excess carcinogenic risk did not exceed 1.0×10-6 in all three chemical accidents, so there was no health effect due to the formaldehyde chemical accident. As a result of the evaluation of non-carcinogenic risk due to soil intake, none of the three chemical accidents had a risk index of 1, so there was no health effect. For all three chemical accidents, the excess cancer risk and hazard index were the highest in the age group 0-9. Next, 10-18 years old, 65 years old or older, and 19-64 years old showed the highest risk. Conclusion: This study considers environmental changes after a chemical accident occurs and until the substance disappears from the environment. It also conducts a health risk assessment by reflecting the characteristics of the long-term persistence and concentration change over time. It is thought that it is of significance as a health risk assessment study reflecting the exposure characteristics of the accident substance for an actual chemical accident.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.475-489
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• 2010

In order to verify the enhancement of ozone and carbon monoxide (CO) during springtime in East Asia, we investigated weather conditions and data from remote sensors, air quality models, and air quality monitors. These include the geopotential height archived from the final (FNL) meteorological field, the potential vorticity and the wind velocity simulated by the Meteorological Mesoscale Model 5 (MM5), the back trajectory estimated by the Hybrid Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory (HYSPLIT) model, the total column amount of ozone and the aerosol index retrieved from the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS), the total column density of CO retrieved from the Measurement of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT), and the concentration of ozone and CO simulated by the Model for Ozone and Related Chemical Tracers (MOZART). In particular, the total column density of CO, which mightoriginate from the combustion of fossil fuels and the burning of biomass in China, increased in East Asia during spring 2000. In addition, the enhancement of total column amounts of ozone and CO appeared to be associated with both the upper cut-off low near 500 hPa and the frontogenesis of a surface cyclone during a weak Asian dust event. At the same time, high concentrations of ozone and CO on the Earth's surface were shown at the Seoul air quality monitoring site, located at the surface frontogenesis in Korea. It was clear that the ozone was invaded by the downward stretched vortex anomalies, which included the ozone-rich airflow, during movement and development of the cut-off low, and then there was the catalytic photochemical reaction of ozone precursors on the Earth's surface during the day. In addition, air pollutants such as CO and aerosol were tracked along both the cyclone vortex and the strong westerly as shown at the back trajectory in Seoul and Busan, respectively. Consequently, the maxima of ozone and CO between the two areas showed up differently because of the time lag between those gases, including their catalytic photochemical reactions together with the invasion from the upper troposphere, as well as the path of their transport from China during the weak Asian dust event.