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Evaluation on the Expected Purification Efficiency of Air Ion and Analysis on the Generated Amount of Negative Air Ions by Plants for the Purification of Particulate Matter in Air (지표대기 미세먼지 정화를 위한 식물체 음이온 발생량 분석 및 음이온의 미세먼지 기대정화지수 평가)

  • Oh, Deuk-Kyun;Ju, Jin-Hee
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.29 no.6
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    • pp.623-631
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    • 2020
  • This study analyzes the effect of negative air ions on the concentration of airborne particulate matter and evaluates the expected purification efficiency of open spaces for particulate matter by investigating the amount of negative air ions generated by plants. This study establishes a negative air ion generation treatment environment, plant environment, and control environment to measure the purification efficiency of particulate matter under the conditions of each, analyzing the expected purification efficiency by designing a particulate matter purification model. Results show that the amount of generated negative air ion according to environment was negative air ion generation treatment environment > plant environment > control environment; this order also applies to the particulate matter purification efficiency. Moreover, it took 65 min for the negative ion generation treatment environment, 90 min for the plant environment, and 240 min for the control environment to reach the standard expected purification efficiency of particulate matter concentration of 960 mg/㎥ for PM10. For PM2.5, with the designated maximum concentration of 700 mg/㎥, it took 60 min for the negative ion generation treatment environment, 80 min for the plant environment, and more than 240 min for the control environment. Based on these results, the expected purification efficiency compared to the control environment was quadrupled in the negative ion generation treatment environment and tripled in the plant environment on average.

A Study on the Research Model for Healthy Urban and Architectural Environment (건강한 건축·도시환경을 위한 연구모형 구축에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Kwangseok
    • Journal of The Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.35-46
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    • 2013
  • Purpose: Health is one of the most important interests in current and future human society. Various efforts, which to maintain and promote their good health conditions, continue to be tried in future urban and architectural environment. The purpose of this study is to establish an integrated framework of research approaches for healthy urban and architectural environment that continuously promotes health according to people's entire life course. Methods: This was done by literature reviews, which is related to interdisciplinary researches for the determinants of health and healthy environment. Results: As a result of this study, an integrated research model, as a methodology, was proposed. This explains the concept of integrated research approaches for urban and architectural environment in the respect of people's health. Integrated health concept includes not only the area of health care environment to have recovery and treatment but also the daily living environment for people who have potential of being ill, and finally the city environment for entire people as health supporting elements including safety and primary prevention. Implications: Under the basis of this model, according to the life course, various researches on sustainable healthy urban and architectural environment should be followed from now on. The model should also be continuously complemented and developed into a standard of healthy environment.

Study on the Promoting the Improvement of Work Environment by the Monitoring Committee for Work Environment Measurement (모니터링위원회를 통한 작업환경 개선 활성화 방안)

  • Hwang, Gyuseok
    • Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.158-165
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    • 2018
  • Objectives: We analyzed the problems that work environment measurement results don't lead to workplace improvement in the Work Environment Measurement System to propose an alternative. Methods: We reviewed reports and articles written by the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency and academic circles to identify the problems in the current Work Environment Measurement System and suggest an alternative. Results: One of the reasons that the Work Environment Measurement has not resulted in workplace improvement is that there were no proper regulating systems for managing the workplace improvement plans or improvement results. Moreover, there are not enough professional manpower in ministry of labor to evaluate the improvement plans and results from the Work Environment Measurement. Therefore, all of the workplace whose Work Environment Measurement results exceed the occupational exposure limit (OEL) should be managed by regional ministry of labor, and outside experts and new system for verifying improvement are needed. Conclusions: To accomplish the purpose of Work Environment Measurement, it is necessary to improve the work environment according to the results of Work Environment Measure. For this, it is necessary for the government to manage the fulfillment of workplace improvement plans and for measurement agencies to secure expertise.

The Study on Establishment of the Urban Atmospheric Environment Map for Analysis of Atmospheric Environment in Busan Metropolitan City (부산광역시 대기환경 파악에 활용가능한 도시대기환경지도 작성에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Min-Kyoung;Jung, Woo-Sik;Lee, Hwa Woon
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.24 no.6
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    • pp.807-817
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    • 2015
  • In this study the urban atmospheric environment map in Busan was made and it consist of the atmospheric environment element map and the atmospheric environment analysis map. The atmospheric environment element map covered the topography, the urban climate, the air pollutant emission, ozone and PM10 concentrations in Busan and the atmospheric environment analysis map included the thermal environment and the wind flow by using WRF meteorological numerical simulation. The meteorological elements from 2007 to 2011 in Busan were used in this study. As a result, in the center of Busan and Buk-gu along to the Nakdong river was the temperature high. To analyze the air flow of Busan 3 clusters depending on the wind direction were extracted with the cluster analysis. The results of the analysis on the detailed wind field of each cluster showed that the weak ventilation could be happened locally at the specific meteorological condition.

On the Cooks' Recognition of Culinary Environment of School Feeding in Ul-san (울산광역시 학교급식 조리 환경에 대한 조리사의 인지도 조사)

  • Kim, Hae-Jung;Yoo, Kyung-Min
    • Culinary science and hospitality research
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.94-106
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    • 2008
  • This study is conducted to explore the cooks' recognition of culinary environment of school feeding among the cooks working for elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools in the Ulsan district. A total of 200 samples were distributed and 185 samples were collected; among them, 182 valid samples were selected for research. Answers were processed by SPSS 12.0. after data coding. As for factor analysis of culinary environment, three factors were extracted, which are general environment, human environment, and facilities equipment environment. It was found that general environment included ventilation(31.5%), temperature (29.0%), humidity(22.1%) in the order of importance; human environment covered cooperation among cooks (28.1%), the number of cooks(25.7%), and professionalism of cooks in the order of importance; facility equipment environment contained the design and layout of facilities and equipment(29.3%), various safety facilities, and safety device(23.3%) in the order of importance. However, a measure for improving work environment, number of cooks, deterioration of equipment, etc. should be considered.

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Changes of Zooplankton Community in an Artificial Vegetation Island of Lake Paldang (팔당호에서 인공 수초재배섬 설치에 따른 동물플랑크톤 군집 변화)

  • You, Kyung-A;Park, Hae-Kyung;Byeon, Myeong-Seop;Jeon, Nam-Hui;Choi, Myung-Jae;Yun, Seok-Hwan;Kong, Dong-Soo
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.339-347
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    • 2007
  • Zooplankton community dynamics were studied after establishment of an artificial vegetation island (AVI) in Lake Paldang, from April 2005 to November 2006. There were distinct seasonal and inter-annual changes of total zooplankton abundance at the survey site. Total zooplankton abundance rapidly increased in spring and fall, while it remained low throughout winter. During summer, the dynamics of zooplankton community seemed to be largely affected by hydrological parameters such as, precipitation and inflow. Total zooplankton abundance and biomass below AVI was much higher than that of pelagic zone (L1) in Lake Paldang. Copepoda and cladocera represented the main bulk of the zooplankton community from summer to fall at the both sites. Copepods were more dominant at AVI area, while cladocera were more dominant at pelagic zone (L1). Water quality, prey and habitat condition, species competition between zooplankton seemed to play important roles in dominance of the copepoda and cladocera in zooplankton community at AVI area. Our results conclude that artificial vegetation island provide the stable habitat and besides phytoplankton, diverse food to zooplankton, and consequently influence the diversity and richness of zooplankton community.

The Integration of Segmentation Based Environment Models from Multiple Images (다중 영상으로부터 생성된 분할 기반 환경 모델들의 통합)

  • 류승택;윤경현
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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    • v.6 no.7
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    • pp.1286-1301
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    • 2003
  • This paper introduces segmentation based environment modeling method and integration method using multiple environment map for constructing the realtime image-based panoramic navigation system. The segmentation-based environment modeling method is easy to implement on the environment map and can be used for environment modeling by extracting the depth value by the segmentation of the environment map. However, an environment model that is constructed using a single environment map has the problem of a blurring effect caused by the fixed resolution, and the stretching effect of the 3D model caused when information that does not exist on the environment map occurs due to the occlusion. In this paper, we suggest environment models integration method using multiple environment map to resolve the above problem. This method can express parallax effect and expand the environment model to express wide range of environment. The segmentation-based environment modeling method using multiple environment map can build a detail model with optimal resolution.

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