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J Environ Health Sci. 2006; 32(2): 140-148

Published online April 30, 2006

Copyright © The Korean Society of Environmental Health.

The Assessment of Survey on the Indoor Air Quality at Schools in Korea

국내 일부학교 건축물의 실내공기질 평가

Jong-Ryeul Sohn, Young-Man Roh*, Bu-Soon Son**

손종렬, 노영만, 손부순

Abstract

Recently, indoor air quality (IAQ) in workplace, residential environments and schools has been concerned of people, scientists and related the public, and has recognized the health effects related to indoor air pollution. Therefore, this study was performed to investigate the characteristics of IAQ in 55 kindergartens, elementary school, middle schools, and high schools from June, 2004 to May, 2005 in Korea. We measured indoor air pollutants(PM10, CO2, HCHO, total bacteria colony(TBC), CO, radon, TVOCs, asbestos, and O3), and physical factors(noise, temperature, relative humidity, and illumination) with necessary of management for IAQ in school. We classified into 5 kinds of the school by period since building completion, <1 year, 1-3 years, 3-5 years, and 5-10 years. The concentration of pollutants and the level of physical factors compared with standards and guidelines of IAQ on the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development. The major results obtained from this study were as follows. Temperature, relative humidity and illumination among the physical factors did not exceed the standards, but noise exceeded it. Asbestos and O3 did not detect in surveyed classrooms. CO, TBC, TVOCs, and HCHO in kindergartens, TBC in elementary schools, TBC, TVOCs and HCHO in middle schools, and HCHO in high schools detected the standards. This study is conducted as a part of efforts to provide a foundational data for further relative researches on management of IAQ of school. Therefore, we suggest that country plan for management of IAQ in school should be established through long-term and continuous investigation for assessment on IAQ in school and health risk assessment for students.

Keywordskindergarten, elementary school, middle school, high school, indoor air quality(IAQ), physical factors, indoor air pollution(IAP)

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