• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 1999.10a
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• pp.45-46
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• 1999

악취는 황화수소, 메르캅탄류, 아민류 및 기타 자극성 있는 기체상 물질이 사람의 냄새감각을 자극하여 불쾌감과 혐오감을 주는 냄새로 정의되며 소음이나 진동과 함께 감각오염이라 불리는 대기환경오염의 한 형태로 볼 수 있다. 악취는 일반적으로 여러 화합물들의 혼합물에 의해 야기되며, 인간에게 정신적$\cdot$생리학적 스트레스를 유발시켜 메스꺼움, 두통, 식욕감퇴, 호흡곤란 및 알레르기 현상 등으로 인체의 자각반응을 나타낸다.(중략)

• The Magazine of the Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.8-11
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• 2004

최근 황사, 새집증후군(SHS), 조류독감 등과 같은 인간의 건강을 위협하는 요인들의 증가 및 대기오염에 의한 실내공기질의 악화는 비염, 천식과 같은 호흡기 질환과 아토피 같은 각종 알레르기 질환 관련 환자들의 증가로 실내의 공기를 건강한 공기로 전환시켜 이러한 질환들을 예방 또는 완화시키는 방법으로서 공기청정기에 대해 설명하고자 한다.(중략)

• Journal of Environmental Policy
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.69-93
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• 2014

The aim of this research was to develop a climate change vulnerability index at the district level (Si, Gun, Gu) with respect to the health care sector in Korea. The climate change vulnerability index was esimated based on the four major causes of climate-related illnesses : vector, flood, heat waves, and air pollution/allergies. The vulnerability assessment framework consists of six layers, all of which are based on the IPCC vulnerability concepts (exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity) and the pathway of direct and indirect impacts of climate change modulators on health. We collected proxy variables based on the conceptual framework of climate change vulnerability. Data were standardized using the min-max normalization method. We applied the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) weight and aggregated the variables using the non-compensatory multi-criteria approach. To verify the index, sensitivity analysis was conducted by using another aggregation method (geometric transformation method, which was applied to the index of multiple deprivation in the UK) and weight, calculated by the Budget Allocation method. The results showed that it would be possible to identify the vulnerable areas by applying the developed climate change vulnerability assessment index. The climate change vulnerability index could then be used as a valuable tool in setting climate change adaptation policies in the health care sector.

• Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.184-194
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• 2012

Objectives: We investigated the effects of air pollution on allergic diseases (allergic rhinitis, asthma, atopic dermatitis) in metropolitan cities in Korea, adjusting for meteorological factors. Methods: Data on daily hospital visits and hospital admissions for 2003-2010 was obtained from the National Health Insurance Cooperation. Meteorological data was obtained from the Korea Meteorological Administration. We then calculated daily mean temperature, daily mean humidity, daily mean air pressure at sea level, and diurnal temperature range. We used data on air pollution provided by the National Institute of Environmental Research. Maximum daily eight-hour average ozone concentrations and the daily mean $PM_{10}$ were used. We estimated excess risk and 95% confidence interval for the increasing interquatile range (IQR) of each air pollutant using Generalized Additive Models (GAM) that appropriate for time series analysis. Results: In this study, we observed an association between ozone and hospital visits for allergic rhinitis, asthma, and atopic dermatitis in all metropolitan cities, adjusting for temperature, humidity, air pressure at sea level, diurnal temperature range, and day of the week. Ozone was associated with hospital visits for allergic rhinitis, asthma, and atopic dermatitis across all metropolitan cities. However $PM_{10}$ was associated with allergic-related diseases in only select cities. Also, ozone and $PM_{10}$ were associated with hospital admission for asthma in all cities except Gwangju. Hospitalization for the other diseases failed to show consistent association with air pollutants. Conclusion: In the findings of this study, there was a significant association between air pollutants and allergic-related diseases. More detailed research subdivided age group or conducting meta-analyses combining data of all cities is required.