• Title/Summary/Keyword: Indoor Radon Pollution

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Influence of Ventilation on the Subway Radon Level (환기에 의한 지하 역의 라돈농도 변화)

  • 박덕신;정우성;정병철
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.62-67
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    • 2000
  • Modern people stay at indoor places about 90% of a day. Radon-222 is a gas produced by the radioactive decay of the element radium. And, radon is one of the major indoor air pollutants. Radon moves into the underground space through various routes and is considered to cause lung cancer by hurting the lung tissues. In this study, we measured the subway radon level at 9 stations of 3 lines. According to test results, we can figure out the concentration of radon by lines, times, and measuring points. So, it was found that ventilation conditions are the most important factors in the subway air quality. Finally, we suggested effective and economic management methods of air pollution in the subway.

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Evaluation of Indoor Air Improvement of Matrix Using Activated clay as Adsorption Material (활성백토를 흡착재로 활용한 경화체의 실내 공기 개선 평가)

  • Jeong, Hyun-Su;Kim, Yeon-Ho;Lee, Sang-Soo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2020.06a
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    • pp.189-190
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    • 2020
  • The importance of indoor air quality management has recently been highlighted due to environmental problems such as indoor air pollution. Among indoor air pollutants, carbon dioxide occurs in cooking, heating, burning, and causes forgetfulness, dementia and amnesia. Radon, which occurs in building materials, soil and ground, is a type 1 carcinogen that causes lung cancer in the body through breathing. These substances can be released from the room through ventilation, but there is a limit to reducing the amount of indoor activity due to reduced ventilation conditions due to increased indoor activity time. However, these substances can be removed from the gas by adsorption. The purpose of this study was to identify the properties of granular active and powdered active white soil and mix them to make cement-based active white soil adsorbent matrix for carbon dioxide, fine dust and radon gas adsorption, and to evaluate indoor air improvements according to the mixing scale. The results of the experiment showed that active carbon dioxide adsorption performance increased for carbon dioxide and radon as the exchange rate increased through physical adsorption. In particular, the higher the replacement rate of the granular active bag, the better adsorption performance was shown.

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Reduction Methods of Indoor hiy Quality on the Subway Station using by Ventilation (환기를 이용한 지하 역 실내 공기질 개선 방안)

  • 박덕신;정병철;조준호;정우성
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2001.05a
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    • pp.139-146
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    • 2001
  • Modern people stay at indoor places about 90% of a day. Radon-222 is a gas produced radioactive decay of the element radium. And, radon is one of the major indoor air pollutants moves into the underground space through various routes and is considered to cause lung c hurting the lung tissues, In this study, we measured the subway radon level at 9 stations o According to test results, we can figure out the concentration of radon by lines, times, and m points. So, it was found that ventilation conditions are the most important factors in the su quality. Finally, we suggested effective and economic management methods of air pollution subway.

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A Study on the Indoor Air Pollution in the Classrooms of Primary, Middle and High Schools in Seoul and Gyeonggi-Do (서울.경기지역 초.중.고등학교 교실의 실내공기오염에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Yoon-Shin;Lee, Cheol-Min;Moon, Jeong-Suk;Kim, Sang-Uk
    • Journal of the Korean Society of School Health
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.81-90
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    • 2003
  • This study was conducted to contribute to the basic data for decisions on environment policy improvement in health promotion for students in elementary, middle and high schools. This study was carried out to investigate the extent of indoor air pollution in elementary, middle and high schools in residential, traffic congestional and industrial areas. The concentrations of major indoor air pollutants(carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, respiratory particulate, radon) and thermocircumstance (temperature, relative humidity, intensity of illumination) indices were observed from June to August 2000. As results of the survey, the mean values of thermocircumstance in school were $26.94{\pm}1.15^{\circ}C$ of temperature, $68.88{\pm}5.31%$ of humidity and $268.26{\pm}164.60$ Lux of intensity of illumination. The mean concentrations of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, respiratory particulate were $8.36{\pm}0.29\;ppm$, $547.66{\pm}175.58\;ppm$, $36.23{\pm}48.39\;{\mu}g/m3$, respectively. These values were lower than those of the indoor environmental standard on the first clause of Article 45 of public utilization service notified public hygiene of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. The mean concentration of radon was $20.07{\pm}17.95\;Bq/m3$. Which was below the U.S. EPA radon action level.

Properties of Radon Gas Absorption of Matrix According to Types of Absorbent (흡착재의 종류에 따른 경화체의 라돈가스흡착 특성)

  • Gwon, Oh-Han;Lim, Hyun-Ung;Lee, Sang-Soo
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.15-21
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    • 2017
  • WHO reported that millions of people die every year because of diseases induced from environmental pollution. In 2012, approximately 7 million people were killed due to air pollution. Major cause of such pollution includes toxin, chemical waste, radiation and air pollution. Therefore, the significance and interest to indoor air quality has been continuously increased. Especially, the interest in radon, the ARC group 1 carcinogen, is rapidly increasing, and banning the use of construction materials that release radon, repairing aged buildings, and developing ventilators. To reduce the level of radon gas was inflowed to indoors and outdoors, this study is to research and develop a radon gas absorption board using absorbents. The absorbents utilized to absorb the radon gas were porous diatomite, natural zeolite, 4A zeolite and 13X zeolite and employed bentonite and illite, montmorillonites with the property of exchanging anions. As the main binder, magnesium oxide was used, with a content of 25% magnesium chloride.

A Study on the Indoor Air Quality of Public Entertainment Facilities. (공공위락 시설의 실내 공기환경에 관한 연구)

  • 정재국
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.143-152
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    • 1998
  • This study aims to suggest ventilation design data for Public Entertainment Facilities in relation to Indoor Air Quality. The concentration of indoor air pollution such as CO, CO2, RH, Radon, HCHO, TSP was investigate, and the reguired ventilation rate of Public Rooms was calculated. As resuits of this study, the following conclusion could be obtained. Field measurement of P.E.F reveals that the concentration of CO2 was mist polluted and higher than IAQ standard, while that of other pollutats did not exceed the standard. In underground the concentration of CO2 increased 1130ppm(2 persons) 2170ppm(4 persons) 1970ppm(6 persons). The CO2 pollution was serions problem in underground more than second floor, in only exhaust ventilation system more than exhaust and supply system.

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Assessment of Indoor Radon Pollution from Underground Water (지하수로부터의 라돈 실내오염 평가)

  • 유동한;김상준
    • Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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    • 2000.11a
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    • pp.130-131
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    • 2000
  • 라돈(Rn-222)은 우라늄(U-238) 방사능계열의 원소로서 라듐(Ra-226)의 붕괴시 자연생성되는 가스상 물질이다. 화학적으로는 불활성이며 무색, 무취의 특성을 가지고 있다. 공기보다 8∼9배 무겁기 때문에 지표면 가깝게 존재하므로 인체노출이 쉬운 물질로 알려져 있다. 라돈은 최근까지도 온천 등지에서 건강에 매우 좋은 원소로 알려져 왔으나 사실은 기준치 이상의 라돈을 마시거나 호흡했을 경우, 치명적인 폐암을 유발시킨다는 것이 밝혀졌다(Doull et al, 1999) (중략)

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