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Indoor Air Pollution of a High-rise Apartment Caused by Combustion Sources in Winter (겨울철 연소오염원에 의한 도심 고층 아파트의 실내공기오염)

  • Kim, Jong Bum;Lee, Gwangjae;Ryu, Sung Hee;Lee, Jae Young;Woo, Sung-Ho;Lee, Seung-Bok;Kim, Kyung Hwan;Yun, Seong-Taek;Bae, Gwi-Nam
    • Particle and aerosol research
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    • v.10 no.3
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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.

Functionalization of Electrospun Nano/Micro-fibrous Scaffolds Using Gamma-ray Irradiation (감마선 조사법을 이용한 전기방사 나노/마이크로 섬유 지지체의 표면 기능화)

  • Lim, Jong-Young;Shin, Young Min;Choi, Jong-Bae;Jeong, Jin-Oh;Gwon, Hui-Jeong;Jeong, Sung In;Park, Jong-Seok;Lim, Youn-Mook
    • Journal of Radiation Industry
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.45-49
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    • 2013
  • In tissue engineering application, a fibrous structure of scaffolds has been issued as an alternative system to regulate cell survival and tissue regeneration, and electrospinning technique has been popularly used to generate fibrous meshes or sheets mimicking the structure of native extracellular matrix (ECM). However, recent strategy in the scaffold development is expanded to provide the structural property as well as a biological property of native ECM, a variety of surface modification techniques have been used to introduce biological property. In this study, we developed biomimetic poly(L-lactide-co-${\varepsilon}$-caprolactone) (PLCL) nano- and micro-fibrous scaffolds as a unique platform with structural and biological properties with native ECM using electrospinning method and gamma-ray irradiation. Surface morphology of the scaffolds was observed by scanning electron microscopy, and alteration of surface property was evaluated with toluidine blue O staining, water contact angle measurement and ATR-FTIR analysis.

Applications of Drones for Environmental Monitoring of Pollutant-Emitting Facilities

  • Son, Seung Woo;Yu, Jae Jin;Kim, Dong Woo;Park, Hyun Su;Yoon, Jeong Ho
    • Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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    • v.2 no.4
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    • pp.298-304
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    • 2021
  • This study aimed to determine the applicability of drones and air quality sensors in environmental monitoring of air pollutant emissions by developing and testing two new methods. The first method used orthoimagery for precise monitoring of pollutant-emitting facilities. The second method used atmospheric sensors for monitoring air pollutants in emissions. Results showed that ground sample distance could be established within 5 cm during the creation of orthoimagery for monitoring emissions, which allowed for detailed examination of facilities with naked eyes. For air quality monitoring, drones were flown on a fixed course and measured the air quality in point units, thus enabling mapping of air quality through spatial analysis. Sensors that could measure various substances were used during this process. Data on particulate matter were compared with data from the National Air Pollution Measurement Network to determine its future potential to leverage. However, technical development and applications for environmental monitoring of pollution-emitting facilities are still in their early stages. They could be limited by meteorological conditions and sensitivity of the sensor technology. This research is expected to provide guidelines for environmental monitoring of pollutant-emitting facilities using drones.