• 환경위생공학
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.67-74
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• 2002

Nowadays, a new word called SBS(sick building syndrome) has been come into existence. Since most people spend a large majority of their time indoors, indoor air may affect human health more than outdoor air. This outline survey was carried out to investigate the extent of indoor air pollution in singing room and PC room. The concentrations of major indoor air pollutants(carbon dioxide, total suspended particulate, airborne microbes) and Thermocircumstance(temperature, relative humidity, intensity of illumination) were observed from October 1 to 31, 2001. As results of the survey, the mom values of thermocircumstance in singing room and PC room were $22.1^{\circ}C$ of temperature, 37.1% of humidity, 75 Lux of intensity of illumination and $22.0^{\circ}C$ of temperature, 52.6% of humidity, 135 Lux of intensity of illumination, respectively. The mean concentrations of carbon dioxide were 1589 ppm in singing room and 615 ppm in PC room, respectively The concentrations of carbon dioxide in singing room were higher than the indoor environmental standard of the first clause of Article 45 of public utilization service which is showed at public hygiene of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. The mean concentrations of total suspended particulate were $0.33{\;}mg/\textrm{m}^3$ in singing room and $0.57{\;}mg/\textrm{m}^3$ in PC room respectively. The mean concentrations of airborne microbe were $16{\;}CFU/\textrm{m}^3$ in singing room and $12{\;}CFU/\textrm{m}^3$ in PC room, respectively.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.362-369
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• 2019

Background: Chronic nonspecific symptoms attributed to indoor nonindustrial work environments are common and may cause disability, but the medical nature of this disability is unclear. The aim was to medically characterize the disability manifested by chronic, recurrent symptoms and restrictions to work participation attributed to low-level indoor pollutants at workplace and whether the condition shares features with idiopathic environmental intolerance. Methods: We investigated 12 patients with indoor aire-related work disability. The examinations included somatic, psychological, and psychiatric evaluations as well as investigations of the autonomic nervous system, cortisol measurements, lung function, and allergy tests. We evaluated well-being, health, disability, insomnia, pain, anxiety, depression, and burnout via questionnaires. Results: The mean symptom history was 10.5 years; for disabling symptoms, 2.7 years. Eleven patients reported reactions triggered mainly by indoor molds, one by fragrances only. Ten reported sensitivity to odorous chemicals, and three, electric devices. Nearly all had co-occurrent somatic and psychiatric diagnoses and signs of pain, insomnia, burnout, and/or elevated sympathetic responses. Avoiding certain environments had led to restrictions in several life areas. On self-assessment scales, disability showed higher severity and anxiety showed lower severity than in physician assessments. Conclusion: No medical cause was found to explain the disability. Findings support that the condition is a form of idiopathic environmental intolerance and belongs to functional somatic syndromes. Instead of endless avoidance, rehabilitation approaches of functional somatic syndromes are applicable.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.685-693
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• 2020

Objectives: Recent data indicate that sensitization to mold contributes to the severity and persistence of asthma. The aim of this study was to investigate relationships between indoor mold concentrations and pulmonary function parameters in asthmatic children with mold sensitization. Methods: Asthmatic subjects who had a positive result in skin-prick testing to more than one mold allergen, such as Alternaria, Aspergillus, or Penicillium, were enrolled. Their pulmonary function and methacholine challenge test results were collected. Measurements of blood eosinophil, serum IgE, and fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) were taken. Indoor levels of VOC, CO2, PM10 and PM2.5 in each subject's house were measured. We counted mold and bacteria colonies from the subjects' house air samples. Results: The mean levels of FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC, and FEF25-75 were 82.8±19.7, 87.3±17.9, 85.8±8.3, and 82.3±28.9%, respectively. The mean FeNO level was 19.8±11.2 ppb and the geometric mean (range of one SD) of methacholine PC20 was 3.99 mg/mL (0.67-23.74 mg/mL). The average indoor air pollutant levels were below the recommended levels set by the Ministry of Environment for multiplex buildings. Indoor mold levels showed a significant inverse correlation with methacholine PC20, but not with the baseline pulmonary function parameters. Conclusion: Indoor mold concentrations are a risk factor for increased bronchial hyperresponsiveness among asthmatic children with mold sensitization. Targeted environmental intervention should be considered for selected asthmatic children with mold sensitization for avoiding severe airway hyperresponsiveness.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제23권12호
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• pp.1687-1692
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• 2019

4차 산업혁명시대에 사물 인터넷, 빅데이터 등 첨단 기술들이 출현하고 있다. 하지만 이를 이용하여 사물 인터넷을 실내 환경 분야에 적용하여 응용하는 수준은 아주 미약하다. 따라서 사물 인터넷을 활용한 실시간 모니터링으로 대기오염물질 또는 실내 공기질을 분석하는 시스템 개발이 필요하다. 본 논문은 아두이노와 각종 센서를 이용하여 실내 환경 수치를 측정하고, 각종 센서로 부터 얻은 정보를 서버의 데이터베이스로 저장하는 시스템을 구현한다. 서버에 저장된 정보는 데이터베이스로 구축하여 가정 또는 회사의 실내에 설치된 환기장치나 공기청정기에서 활용하도록 하였다. 제안된 시스템에서는 사물인터넷 기술을 구현하기 위해 사용되는 센서의 비용을 줄이면서 모니터링센서 모듈의 LED 상태표시를 통해 즉각적인 실내 환경 상태를 파악할 수 있다.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.183-190
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• 2021

본 논문은 실내 공기질 개선을 위한 스마트 공기청정 시스템 구현 및 구동에 관한 연구이다. 최근 다양한 환경적 요인으로 인해 실내 공기질 오염에 따른 문제가 심각해지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 이와 같은 실내 공기질 오염의 문제점을 개선하기 위해, IoT 센서를 활용한 스마트 공기청정 시스템을 구현하고자 한다. 특히 공기질 오염도를 실시간으로 측정하고, 오염도에 따라 서로 다른 공기 정화 경로를 가변시켜 줄 수 있는 시스템을 제안하였다. 이를 통해 효율적인 공기질 개선 및 필터의 수명 연장, 시스템 에너지 저감 등을 검토하였다. 또한 실내 공기질 개선 시스템에 대한 기능을 구현하기 위해 주요 부품을 선정하였고, 시제품을 제작하여 동작성을 확인하였다. 최종적으로 선형엑츄에이터를 활용한 실내 공기질 개선 시스템의 구현을 통해, 공기질 개선에 대한 효용성을 검토하였다.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.77-82
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• 2022

실내공기오염이 인체에 미치는 영향이 실외공기오염보다 더 크며 위험하다. 일반적으로 사람은 실내에 머무는 시간이 길고, 밀폐된 실내는 오염물질이 지속적으로 쌓여 오염된 공기가 폐에 더 잘 전달된다. 특히 어린 아이들의 경우 실내공기에 매우 민감하며 치명적이다. 이와 더불어 코로나19로 인한 더 잦은 실내활동과 지속적으로 증가하는 외부 미세먼지와 함께 환기를 못하는 현재 실내공기오염을 줄이는 방법은 더욱 중요해지고 있다. 본 논문은 기존 자율주행 공기청정 로봇의 문제점을 개선하고자 지도를 분할과 UCT(Upper Confidence bounds applied to Trees) 기반의 알고리즘을 통해 자율주행 로봇이 구역을 살균하지 않거나 한곳에 계속 머무르는 문제점과 실내공기오염에 취약한 아이들의 문제를 개선할 수 있는 그린 스마트 스쿨을 위한 공간 적응형 자율주행 공기청정 로봇을 제안한다.

• 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.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.46-51
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• 2014

Objectives: The principal aim of this study was to compare the concentrations of gaseous pollutants emitted in enclosed pig buildings between different rates of general ventilation and determine the variations in the patterns of gaseous pollutants as affected by ventilation rate. Materials and Methods: The experiment was performed in the growing/finishing room($20.0m{\times}12.0m{\times}3.0m$) of a pig confinement building located on the experimental farm of Seoul National University. The conditions of the general ventilation rate for three treatments were 30%($4.12m^3s^{-1}$), 50%($6.87m^3s^{-1}$) and 70%($9.61m^3s^{-1}$). The data presented in the study were collected overa total of 45 days, 15 days for each of the three treatments from March to May 2011. A total of six air samplings were taken at 1.5m above the floor of the pig building. The environmental agents measured in the pig building were ammonia, hydrogen sulfide and odor concentration index for gaseous pollutants with temperature and hydrogen sulfide for thermal factors. Results: There were significant differences in the ammonia and odor concentration index in the pig building among the three general ventilation rate conditions(p<0.05), whereas hydrogen sulfide did not show a significant difference among three conditions of general ventilation rate(p>0.05). As the general ventilation rate applied to the pig building increases, it appears that all the indoor environmental agents measured in this study simultaneously decrease. Conclusions: The gaseous pollutants significantly affected by the general ventilation rate in pig building were ammonia and odor concentration index(p<0.05). However, it was found that hydrogen sulfide and thermal factors, temperature and relative humidity were not influenced significantly by variation in the general ventilation rate.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.273-284
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• 2017

2015년에 발표된 실내공기질관리 기본계획은 민감계층을 고려하는 실내 환경보건 강화를 주요 추진 전략중 하나로 담고 있다. 사회복지생활시설은 장애인, 노인, 아동, 노숙인 등이 주 거주지로 삼으며 실내에서 머무는 시간이 매우 긴 공간이다. 그럼에도 불구하고 사회복지시설은 법정 실내공기질 관리 대상 기관이 아니다. 이에 본 연구는 사회복지생활시설 종사자들을 대상으로 실내공기질에 대한 태도와 관련 요인을 조사, 분석하였다. 실내공기질 관리의 필요성에 대해서 69.5%가 찬성하였고, 사회복지시설을 실내공기질 관리 대상 기관에 포함하는 것에 대해 80.9%가 찬성하였다. 응답자 중 90.8%가 본인이 종사하고 있는 시설의 실내공기질 분석을 받을 의향이 있다고 응답하였다. 사회복지시설의 실내공기질 관리 법정 기관화 찬성과 관련 있는 요인은 환경의식이었고, 본인이 종사하고 있는 실내공기질 분석 의사와 관련 있는 요인은 실내공기질 관리법 인지도였다. 분석결과를 기초로 사회복지시설 실내공기질 관리를 위한 환경부 다중이용시설등의 실내공기질 관리법 개정, 중앙 혹은 지방 정부의 비용부담, 사회복지시설 실내 공기질 관리에 대한 교육 및 연구의 필요성을 제안하였다.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2011년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.594-600
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• 2011

"The guidelines on the management of indoor air quality of public transportation" was enacted in December 2006 due to the fact that the interest and demand of improving the air quality for citizen using public transportation have been increased. Thus this research has considered what has influenced on the passenger cabin HVAC as well as the improvement of customer service as we proceed the study for better indoor air quality inside of the train by developing the module of cleaning air system for pollutants of a car air.