• 환경위생공학
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• 제20권4호통권58호
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• pp.69-75
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• 2005

Professional taxi driver exposure to indoor air pollutants has been a subject of concern in recent years because of higher levels of air pollutants, comparing to the surrounding atmosphere. This study evaluated the potential exposure to respirable suspended particulate (RSP), nitrogen dioxide $(NO_2)$ and volatile organic compounds (VOCs; benzene and toluene) for professional taxi drivers inside each of 10 vehicles in Pusan, comparing weekday (Monday and Thursday) and weekend (Saturday). Indoor mean concentrations of RSP inside vehicle were $53.88\;ug/m^3\;and\;75.52\;ug/m^3$ on weekday and weekend, respectively. Measured indoor $NO_2$ concentrations were 28.32ppb and 40.69 ppb, respectively. Benzene and toluene mean concentrations inside vehicle were 5.41 ppb and 11.36 ppb, respectively. Considering no smoking of taxi drivers inside vehicle, closed window in winter, and increased usage of taxi on weekend, source of indoor air pollutants inside taxi might be mainly suggested from the number of passenger's carried, faulty exhaust systems, and engine and carburetor evaporative emissions.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.513-517
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• 1999

Problems of secondary pollution and hazardous pollutants have rapidly come to the front in our society during the past few years. More attention should be paid to monitoring and assessment in order to identify the nature of complicated problems, but our air-quality policy is hurriedly seeking for management strategies. A typical example is air quality management in the industrial estates such as those located in Yochon and Ulsan. Yochon Industrial Estate was designated as a special air-quality management area of volatile organic compounds(VOCs) in 1996. And VOCs in the air of Ulsan Industrial Estate has been specially controlled since 1997. In this paper, however, it is suggested that hazardous air pollutants(HAPs) rather than VOCs should have been managed in the industrial estates. History of studies on organic compounds in the air of the industrial estates is reviewed. A stepwise approach for air quality management in the industrial estates is recommended.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.113-119
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 대표적 난분해성 유기화합물인 PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) 및 기타 난분해성 물질 오염토양을 정화하기 위하여 고온고압의 물을 이용하였다. 먼저, PCBs 오염토 적용시 반응온도에 따른 영향에서는 아임계수 조건에서 온도가 증가함에 따라 처리효율이 선형적으로 증가하였고 반응시간의 증가에 따라서도 처리효율은 증가함을 보였다. 처리입경별 실험에서는 미세토의 경우가 처리효율이 약간 낮았다. 아임계수와 영가철에 의한 PCBs 분해 기작을 예측하기 위해 Ion chromatography 및 GC-MS 분석을 한 결과 탈염화 반응산물이 생성되었으며 헤드스페이스 실험결과 PCBs분해기작은 대부분 산화이며, 일부만이 탈염화에 의한 것임을 확인하였다. TPH, BTEX, TCE/PCE, 클로르피리포스 등의 난분해성 물질 오염토처리를 위해 $300^{\circ}C$ 아임계수 조건을 적용한 결과 모두 90% 이상의 처리효율을 나타냈으며, 처리효율과 반응부산물 등의 검토를 통해 PCBs 오염토 외에 다른 난분해성 물질 오염토 처리분야에도 적용가능함을 확인하였다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.59-64
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• 2001

The effect of major operating parameters in spray drying sorber(=SDS) for automatic control for the simultaneous removal of acidic and organic gaseous pollutants from solid waste incinerator was performed. The field experiment was carried out in pilot scale test for the quantification of major operating parameters of hydrophilic and the hydrophobic pollutants. The removal efficiencies of $SO_2$and HCI in the 5wt% slurry condition were being increased with the increase of the stoichiometric ration which is the molecular ratio of lime to the pollutant concentration, and with the decrease of inflow flue gas temperature in the pilot SDS reactor. The removal efficiency along the height of spray drying sorber was closely related to the temperature profile, and more than 90% of total removal efficiency was achieved in an absorption region. For the removal of acidic gas the optimum operating condition considering the economics and a stable operation is the 5wt% of slurry concentration, 1.2 of stoichiometric ratio and 25$0^{\circ}C$ of inflow flue gas temperature. For the organic gases of benzene and toluene the removal efficiencies were 20-60% which is much lower than that of acidic gas. The best removal efficiency was obtained at 1.5 of stoichiometric ratio and 25$0^{\circ}C$ of inflow flue gas temperature. The organic\`s removal efficiency along the height of spray drying sorber was quite different from that of acidic gas, that is, more than 60% of the total removal efficiency for benzene and 90% of the total removal for toluene were achieved in the dried adsorption region, which was formed at the lower or exit part of the reactor.

• 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.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.35-42
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 유기오염물의 흡수가 가능한 차수재의 반응재료에 대하여 지중 매입 재료로서의 적용성을 평가하기 위해 오염물의 접촉에 의한 강도 특성 변화를 평가하였으며, 강도 평가는 일축압축시험 결과를 이용하였다. 시험 결과, 오염물 종류에 따른 반응재료의 강도는 물 > TCE > TPH의 순서로 확인되었다. 그러나 폴리노보넨의 구성비가 12% 이하에서는 TPH의 강도가 TCE에 비하여 크게 나타났다. 물로 접촉된 반응재료는 폴리노보넨의 구성비가 작을수록 강도가 지속적으로 감소하였지만, TCE 및 TPH와 접촉된 반응재료의 강도는 폴리노보넨의 구성비가 30%에서 21%까지 작아질수록 증가하다가 이후에는 감소하였다. 즉, 지중에서 발생되는 응력 조건에 따라 오염물의 접촉에 의한 강도를 고려하여 반응재료의 최적 구성비가 적용되어야 한다.

• 토지주택연구
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.103-110
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• 2023

하루 평균 대부분을 실내에서 보내는 현대인들은 내외부적으로 발생하는 실내오염물질에 지속적으로 노출되고 있다. WHO(World Health Organization) 2022년 보고서에 따르면 매년 세계적으로 약 700만명 이상의 사망 원인이 공기오염으로 실내오염물질의 심각성을 강조하고 있다. 대기오염물질 중에는 인체에 심각한 영향을 끼치는 질소산화물(NOx), 폼알데하이드(HCHO), 휘발성 유기화합물(VOCs) 등이 포함되는데, 이러한 실내공기 오염물질을 제거할 수 있는 물질로 광촉매가 있다. 광촉매는 미세먼지 전구물질 제거 성능뿐만 아니라 향균, 살균, 탈취 성능 또한 가지고 있어, 실내공기질 개선에 효과적이다. 이에, 본 연구에서는 광촉매를 건축물에 적용할 수 있는 부위 및 방안을 제시하였다. 적용 가능한 부위로는 내외장재, 콘크리트 등을 포함한 건축자재, 유기도료, 환기장치 등이 있으며, 각 부위에 최적 적용 방안에 대한 연구를 진행하였다.

• 한국환경보건학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경보건학회 2005년도 국제학술대회
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• pp.213-218
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• 2005

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.536-544
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• 2013

Even a small amount of hazardous air pollutants could have a harmful influence upon human beings, animals and plants. Hazardous air pollutants have the properties of toxicity, canceration and organism accumulation. They include heavy metals, volatile organic compounds, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, dioxin, etc. The Clean Air Conservation Act has defined specific hazardous air pollutants and designated 35 pollutants, distinguishing them from common air pollutants for special control. This study investigates the history of the controls of specific hazardous air pollutants with reference to some relevant laws and regulations in Korea. It investigates the regulations at the permission stage, such as the restrictions on installation of emission facilities, the permission and reporting of installation of emission facilities, and the regulations at the operation stage, such as maintaining permissible emission levels, installation of measuring devices, dues for emission, self-measurement and securing environmental engineers. The current regulatory management is not so satisfactory in regards to the serious effects of specific hazardous air pollutants upon the human body. An advanced new concept, like the maximum available control technology in US, the facilities management standards, which will soon take effect, will be able to lessen the emissions of fugitive hazardous air pollutants. In addition, this study discusses some possible stricter controls on the emission facilities of specific hazardous air pollutants and proposes some measures to maintain and supplement the current systems.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.1263-1271
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• 2013

Graphene oxide (GO)-titania composites have emerged as an attractive heterogeneous photocatalyst that can enhance the photocatalytic activity of $TiO_2$ nanoparticles owing to their potential interaction of electronic and adsorption natures. Accordingly, $TiO_2$-GO mixtures were synthesized in this study using a simple chemical mixing process, and their heterogeneous photocatalytic activities were investigated to determine the degradation of airborne organic pollutants (benzene, ethyl benzene, and o-xylene (BEX)) under different operational conditions. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy results demonstrated the presence of GO for the $TiO_2$-GO composites. The average efficiencies of the $TiO_2$-GO mixtures for the decomposition of each component of BEX determined during the 3-h photocatalytic processes were 26%, 92%, and 96%, respectively, whereas the average efficiencies of the unmodified $TiO_2$ powder were 3%, 8%, and 10%, respectively. Furthermore, the degradation efficiency of the unmodified $TiO_2$ powder for all target compounds decreased during the 3-h photocatalytic processes, suggesting a potential deactivation even during such a short time period. Two operational conditions (air flow entering into the air-cleaning devices and the indoor pollution levels) were found to be important factors for the photocatalytic decomposition of BEX molecules. Taken together, these results show that a $TiO_2$-GO mixture can be applied effectively for the purification of airborne organic pollutants when the operating conditions are optimized.