Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Health Society Conference (한국환경보건학회:학술대회논문집)

Korean Society of Environmental Health (한국환경보건학회)
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Potential Exposure to RSP, $NO_2$ and VOCs for Taxi Professional Driver

  • Kim, Dae-Won (Department of Environmental Science, Catholic University of Daegu) ;
  • Lee, Jung-Eun (Kuwol-Yonsei Pediatric Clinic) ;
  • Son, Bu-Soon (Department of Environmental Health Science, Soonchyunhyang University) ;
  • Kim, Young-Hee (Department of Occupational Health, Catholic University of Daegu) ;
  • Yang, Won-Ho (Department of Occupational Health, Catholic University of Daegu)
  • Published : 2005.06.03
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Abstract

Vehicle occupant exposure to air pollutants has been a subject of concern in recent years because of higher levels of air pollutants inside gasoline or diesel-using vehicle, 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), comparing weekday (Monday and Thursday) and weekend (Saturday). Indoor mean concentrations of RSP inside vehicle were 51.2 $ug/m^3$ and 75.52 $ug/m^3$ in weekday and weekend, respectively. Measured indoor NO$_2$ concentrations were 14,8 ppb and 20.8 ppb, respectively. Benzene and toluene mean concentrations inside vehicle were 5.4${\pm}$2.4 ppb and 23.8${\pm}$33.8 ppb, respectively.

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