• 센서학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.227-231
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• 2018

Indoor air pollution has become a serious issue, affecting the health and comfort of building occupants. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are among the most common indoor contaminants, and are released from numerous indoor emission sources. Among the VOCs, formaldehyde and toluene are toxic chemicals at low levels and are frequently detected indoors. Exposure to formaldehyde and toluene can irritate sensitive tissue and may increase the risk of cancer. Therefore, monitoring formaldehyde and toluene is critical for the health and comfort of residents. In addition, as human indoor activities can generate VOC gases, analysis of their influence on VOCs is needed. In this study, we compared electronic nose (E-Nose) data for formaldehyde and toluene with E-Nose data for indoor mixture gas with consideration for human indoor activities.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.886-891
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• 2015

최근 전 세계적으로 인류의 건강을 위협하는 요소로 대기오염이 대두되고 있는 가운데 세계보건기구(WHO : World Health Organization)의 발표에 의하면 대기오염으로 인해 사람의 건강을 해친다고 발표했으며, 서울시의 '2011~2014년 7월 다중이용시설 실내 공기 질 측정 결과'에 의하면 대부분의 다중이용시설에서 실내공기오염도 기준을 위반한 것으로 조사되었다. 이러한 실내에서 발생하는 대기오염은 폐 질환, 천식, 기관지염 등의 질병을 유발하며 본 논문에서는 이와 관련하여 환경센서를 이용하여 실내공기질을 측정하고, 측정된 데이터를 분석하여 환기 개선에 필요한 액츄에이터 신호를 생성하고 실시간으로 실내 공기 질 측정 모니터링 시스템을 구현하여, 우리 생활에서 대기오염을 자율적으로 관리할 수 있도록 한다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.295-304
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• 2023

Background: Adolescents are relatively more sensitive than adults to exposure to indoor pollutants. The indoor air quality in classrooms where students spend time together must therefore be managed at a safe level because it can affect the health of students. Objectives: In this study, three types of green-wall models were applied to classrooms where students spend a long time in a limited space, and the resulting effects on reducing PM were evaluated. Methods: In the middle school classrooms which were selected as the experimental subjects, IoT-based indoor air quality monitoring equipment was installed for real-time monitoring. Three types of plant models (passive, active, and active+light) were installed in each classroom to evaluate the effects on improving indoor air quality. Results: The concentration of PM in the classroom is influenced by outdoor air quality, but repeated increases and decreases in concentration were observed due to the influence of students' activities. There was a PM reduction effect by applying the green-wall model. There was a difference in PM reduction efficiency depending on the type of green-wall model, and the reduction efficiency of the active model was higher than the passive model. Conclusions: The active green-wall model can be used as an efficient method of improving indoor air quality. Additionally, more research is needed to increase the efficiency of improving indoor air quality by setting conditions that can stimulate the growth of each type of plant.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.95-104
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• 2020

본 연구는 사물인터넷(IoT) 센서를 이용해 실내공기질에 주요한 영향을 미치는 미세먼지, 초미세먼지, 이산화탄소, 유기화학물과 온도, 습도 데이터를 실시간으로 수집/분석할 수 있는 실시간 실내공기질 모니터링 서비스를 클라우드 플랫폼으로 구현하였다. 이를 실내공기 정화시설인 청정환기장치와 연동하여 실시간 실내공기질 상태에 따라 환기장치 최적관리할 수 있도록 하였다. 본 플랫폼은 청정환기장치 내외부에 장착된 실내공기질 측정 센서로부터 실시간으로 데이터를 수집하는 IoT 데이터 수집부, 수집된 데이터를 클라우드 환경에서 가공/처리/적재하는 클라우드 데이터 처리부, 적재된 빅데이터를 분석하고 공기질 현황을 웹과 모바일에 시각화하여 보여주는 데이터 분석 서비스부로 구성된다. 그리고 이러한 플랫폼의 가동과 효과를 검증하기 위해 공기질에 민감한 영유아의 교육 생활환경인 국공립 어린이집 교실을 대상으로 실증을 실시하였다. 모든 분석 결과는 웹과 모바일에서 실시간으로 시각화 서비스될 수 있도록 실증 구현하였고, 환기장치의 실내공기질 개선효과는 실내공기질 측정 센서들의 측정값을 통계적으로 검증하여 공기질 개선에 기여하고 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.343-360
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• 1998

In this study, comprehensive air quality monitoring was undertaken with a variety of objectives to collect data on the levels of various indoor and ambient air quality parameters in the urban areas of Seoul and Taegu. The sampling sites were comprised of six offices, six residences and six restaurants in each city. The ambient air adjacent to the indoor sites was also simultaneously sampled for the same constituents. The sampling was conducted in two phases: summer of 1994 and winter of 1994/95. A range of air quality parameters were measured simultaneously, which include RSP, CO, COB, NOB, a range of VOC, airborne microbials, temperature, and relative humidity. The indoor and ambient levels of the pollutants measured in this study varied widely between the three types of environments studied. Comparison of median values for the three groups revealed that restaurants had higher indoor levels of most pollutants than homes or offices. There was also a clear pattern of the indoor levels of target pollutants being higher than those outdoors, particularly in restaurants. Concentrations of CO and most of the VOC were found to be significantly higher in the commercial districts, indicating the influence of vehicle exhaust emissions. A very wide range of VOC levels was documented in this study. Although median indoorloutdoor ratios indicated a generally increasing level of VOC indoors when compared to those outdoors, no statistically significant differences were found between indoor and outdoor VOC levels in homes and offices, implying the importance of ambient air quality in determining the quality of indoor air for homes and offices in urban areas. In addition, there was a general pattern of increasing concentrations from summer to winter, and similarly from outdoor to indoor air for nearly all target compounds. The seasonal differences in median levels were very clearly seen for fuel combustion related pollutants such as RSP, CO and VOC, this being attributed to the effects of increased fuel consumption during the cold season and to meteorological factors.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2018년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.206-209
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• 2018

세계보건기구 WHO(World Health Organization)에서 발표한 자료에 따르면, 2016년 실내대기오염으로 인한 사망자 수는 약 380만 명이라고 한다. 많은 사람들은 실외 대기 오염에 대해서는 경각심을 가지고 있지만 실내 대기오염에 대해서는 그만큼의 관심을 받지 않고 있다. 하지만 최근에는 사회적으로도 실내대기오염 또한 큰 문제로 대두되고 있으며, 여러 문제점들을 제기한다. 실내에서 빈번하게 발생할 수 있는 취사, 난방 등의 행동으로 인해 다양한 오염 물질이 생겨나고, 이로 인해 면역력이 약한 영유아, 노인들은 오염물질에 노출되어 폐 기능 저하, 호흡기 질환 등의 건강에 큰 문제를 일으킬 수 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 AQ(Air Quality) 센서를 활용해 실내의 대기를 측정하고 모니터링 하는 IoT(Internet of Things) 플랫폼을 개발하여 가정의 대기 상태를 어플리케이션, 반응형 웹을 통해 실시간으로 데이터를 모니터링 할 수 있도록 한다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.569-579
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• 2011

This study evaluated the indoor air quality of 26 government offices located in Seoul. The pollutant samples were taken from Jan. 13th to Jan. 29th and Feb. 20th to Feb. 23rd, 2010 in the offices. The target indoor pollutants for this study were $PM_{10}$, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, total bacteria counts, total volatile organic compounds, radon, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, and asbestos which were controlled by the indoor air quality law for the multiple-use facilities management. The results of this study showed that some pollutants of the 38.5% offices exceeded the standards of the air quality guideline. The correlation analysis of the same pollutants between indoor and outdoor represented that $NO_2$ (r=0.629, p<0.05) and $O_3$ (r=0.459, p<0.01) were significant, however, $PM_{10}$ and CO were not. The correlation analysis between different pollutants showed that CO and TVOC (total volatile organic compounds: r=0.724; p<0.01), CO and $NO_2$ (r=0.674; p<0.01), HCHO and humidity (r=0.605; p<0.01), $CO_2$ and TVOC (r=0.534; p<0.01), TBC (total bacteria counts) and Asbestos (r=0.520; p<0.01) were significant. The energy-saving system of government buildings in winter caused under-ventilated and poor air quality. This study suggests that the concentrations of radon and $CO_2$ should be used as an indicator for monitoring indoor air quality and maintaining effective ventilations.

• 한국주거학회논문집
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.87-94
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• 2010

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of air pollution level in industrial and residential district of Ulsan on resident's evaluation and cognition for indoor environment. The evaluation of air pollution materials (as $SO_2$, $NO_2$, $O_3$, CO, PM10) were investigated to understand the distributional characteristics in survey area, and air quality monitoring data from 2007 to 2009 were used. The data was applied in a realtime measurement of industrial and residential area respected to difference of the pollution level in Ulsan. The questionnaire of this survey for resident's cognition was to find out characteristics on perception of indoor environment and outdoor air quality recognition based on the distinct characteristics of the areas. The results of this study shows that resident's satisfaction at clean level outdoor air and indoor environment were different whether it was residential area or industrial area and outdoor air pollution level has direct influence on resident's satisfaction in indoor environment.

• 한국입자에어로졸학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.119-130
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• 2014

Home is a major living environment of children. In urban area, indoor air at home could be severely influenced by combustion sources such as vehicle exhaust and cooking. In this work, the air quality of a high-rise apartment was investigated by monitoring combustion-related air pollutants at both indoor and outdoor in winter of 2014. From 48-h continuous monitoring data, large amount of $NO_x$ was observed at the balcony of the high-rise apartment during the morning traffic hours. It deteriorated indoor air quality of the apartment. During the cooking activity, high peak episodes of ultrafine particles were seen. It was concluded that effects of vehicle exhaust and cooking activity on the indoor air of the high-rise apartment could be easily checked by $NO_x$ and ultrafine particle indicators, respectively.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.1217-1222
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• 2020

현재 우리나라를 포함하여 전 세계적으로 환경오염에 관한 연구가 지속으로 진행되고 있으며 그중에서도 다수의 사용자가 이용하는 다양한 시설의 실내 공기를 청정하게 유지, 관리하여 국가적으로 국민의 건강과 환경오염을 예방하기 위해 관련 법령을 시행 등 다양한 노력 들이 이루어지고 있다. 특히 의료기관의 경우 방문하는 다수의 사람이 질환이나 질병을 갖고 있으며 실내 공기 오염과 관련하여 두통, 우울증, 신경과민, 심장병, 암 등의 만성질환에 유의한 영향을 미칠 수 있음이 시사되고 있다. 이러한 상황을 고려하여 본 논문에서는 의료기관에 적용하기 위한 실내 공기 모니터링 IoT 시스템을 통해 공기 오염도에 대한 중앙 모니터링 및 담당자 자동 호출 기능 등을 제공하여 재실자에게 쾌적하고 청정한 실내 환경을 제공할 수 있기를 기대한다.