• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권13호
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• pp.5299-5303
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• 2014

Background: To explore etiology for providing scientific clues for the prevention of lung cancer. Materials and Methods: Data for lung cancer incidence and meteorological geographic factors from 25 counties in Zhejiang province of China during 2011 were studied. Stepwise multiple regression and correlation analysis were performed to analyze the geographic distribution and epidemiology of lung cancer. Results: 8,291 new cases (5,998 in males and 2,293 females) of lung cancer during 2011 in Zhejiang province were reported in the 25 studied counties. Reported and standardized incidence rates for lung cancer were 58.0 and 47.0 per 100,000 population, respectively. The incidence of lung cancer increased with age. Geographic distribution analysis shows that the standardized incidence rates of lung cancer in northeastern Zhejiang province were higher than in the southwestern part, such as in Nanhu, Fuyang, Wuxing and Yuyao counties, where the rates were more than 50 per 100,000 population. In the southwestern Zhejiang province, for instance, in Yueqing, Xianju and Jiande counties, the standardized incidence rates of lung cancer were lower than 37 per 100,000 population. Spearman correlation tests showed that forest coverage rate, air quality index (AQI), and annual precipitation level are associated with the incidence of lung cancer. Conclusions: Lung cancer in Zhejiang province shows obvious regional differences. High incidence appears associated with low forest coverage rate, poor air quality and low annual precipitation. Therefore, increasing the forest coverage rate and controlling air pollution may play an important role in lung cancer prevention.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2012

To identify the primary factor affected the decreased $PM_{10}$ concentration in Seoul which is the capital city of Korea, wind speed and emissions in 2003 and 2004 were analyzed. The level of air pollution is intense in Seoul and continually increased since the late 1990s. However the concentration of $PM_{10}$ has been greatly declined recently. In particular, the concentration of $PM_{10}$ decreased 14% in 2003 and 2004 excluding the Asian dust periods. It is suggested that the major factors for the decrease are differences in wind speed between the two years and the period of constant breeze. In 2003, intense Asian dust events happened frequently and it increased the concentration of total $PM_{10}$. The intense dust events were influence by the speed and duration of the wind. It is considered that the meteorological condition was the primary drive for the change of the concentration of $PM_{10}$. The decreased emissions seem to be the additional factor for the change in the concentration of $PM_{10}$.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권11호
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• pp.814-824
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• 2020

최근 미세먼지, O₃ 등의 대기오염물질에 대한 국민 관심이 증대되고, 대기질 개선을 위한 정부의 노력이 지속되고 있다. 특히 대기오염물질로 인한 경제적 피해와 국민 건강 위협이 증대되고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구는 국가배경농도 측정 지점이 위치한 울릉도, 제주도, 백령도 3개의 도서 지역을 대상으로 청정 지역의 대기오염도와 기상조건을 분석하여, 각 지역의 2차 대기오염물질 기여도를 평가하고 지역 간 차이를 비교하였다. SO₂, NO₂, CO, O₃, PM₁₀, PM_2.5 등 대기오염물질의 1시간 평균농도와 동일 시간대 풍속, 강수량, 일조시간 등의 기상조건을 활용하였다. 연구방법은 지역별 대기오염물질과 기상조건 간의 상관관계를 분석하고, SO₂, NO₂, CO 등 1차 생성물질을 독립변수로, PM₁₀, PM_2.5, O₃ 등 1차 생성물질이 포함된 2차 생성물질을 종속변수로 설정하였다. 국내외 선행연구 분석을 통해 대기질 영향요인을 탐색하고, 도서 지역의 기상조건을 통제하여 회귀분석을 수행함으로써 지역별 특성을 파악하였다. 종합하면 도서 지역의 대기질 측면에서 지역별 주요 영향요인과 기여도가 상이하여 오염발생 원인과 영향에 대한 지속적인 모니터링이 필요하다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.99-106
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• 2006

Aircraft measurements have been executed for the purpose of monitoring the long range transported air pollution and estimation of air pollutant in/out-flux over the Yellow sea. Total 74 missions of measurements have been done since 1997, mainly in spring and fall. The main study domain was over $124^{\circ}$E $/sim$ $124^{\circ}$E, $35^{\circ}$N $/sim$ $37^{\circ}$N below 3,000m. In long-term trends, mixing ratios of $SO_{2}$N were around 2 ppbv expect in summer ( < 1 ppbv). NOx exhibited 24 ppbv and have no clear annual trends over the Yellow Sea. The concentrations of 03 were 51, 58, 41 ppbv in spring, summer and fall-winter, respectively. Backward trajectory was performed for three days to investigate the source regions of the air mass. Six regions were divided around Korea peninsular centering at $36^{\circ}$N, $126^{\circ}$E. I, II, III, IV and V regions represents in sequence northeast China and Siberia, Sandong peninsula and Balhae gulf, Sanghi and southern China, the south Pacific included Jeju island and the East sea included Japan. L region correspond to the airmass from Korea peninsula. Influx of $SO_{2}$N was approximately five times higher than outflux in yearly flux variation and showed a decreasing long-term trend since 1998. NOx outflux was average 0.095 ton/km/hr and three times higher than $SO_{2}$ outflux. In/out flux of 03 showed even distribution in yearly basis except 2002 (influx 5.45 ton/km/hr). The transported amounts from I, II, III regions were much higher than those from other region. In seasonal flux variation, influx levels of gas phases were the lowest in summer and the levels gradually increased from fall toward spring. As a result, transport of pollutants begins from fall and prevails in winter and spring.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.603-613
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• 2004

Extensive forest fires occurred across the border in Russia. particularly east of Lake Baikal between the Amur and Lena rivers in May 2003. These forest fires released large amounts of particulates and gases into the atmosphere. resulting in adverse effects on regional air quality and the global radiation budget. Smoke pollution from the Russian fires near Lake Baikal was sometimes transported to Korea through Mongolia and eastern China. In this study ground based radiation (visible and UV-B) data measured during May 2003 at Seoul and Kwangju were analyzed to estimate smoke aerosol impacts on solar radiation. Surface criteria air pollutants ($PM_{10}$, CO, $O_3$) data were also obtained from National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) during smoke aerosol event period (19 May~24 May 2003). Large Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) 1.0~3.0 was observed during this period due to the influence of the long range transport of smoke aerosol plume from the Russian fires, resulting in short-wavelength direct aerosol radiative forcing of -90~ -200W/$m^2$. These smoke aerosol plume caused decrease in surface UV-B radiation up to 80% and increase in PM_(10) concentration up to 200${\mu}g/m^3$ exceeding the 24 hour ambient air quality standard.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.604-613
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• 2006

The chemical composition of $PM_{2.5}$ such as ${SO_4}^{2-},\;{NO_3}^-,\;Cl^-,\;{NH_4}^+,\;Ca^{2+},\;K^+,\;Na^+,\;Mg^{2+}$, OC, and EC and the concentrations of reactive trace gases including $O_3,\;CO,\;NOx,\;SO_2,\;and\;H_2O_2$ were measured at Gosan in Jeju Island during March $13{\sim}30$, as a part of the Atmospheric Brown Clouds-East Asian Regional Experiment 2005(ABC-EAREX2005). The average mass concentrations of $PM_{2.5}$ was 27.3 ${\mu}g/m^3$, of which OC showed the highest concentration as 4.22 ${\mu}g/m^3$ and nss ${SO_4}^{2-}$ was the second highest as 3.34 ${\mu}g/m^3$. During that period, average concentrations of CO and $O_3$ was about 300 ppbv and 56 ppbv, respectively. For the whole experiment, the correlations of CO with ${SO_4}^{2-}$ and EC were very good, which suggests that CO can be used as tracer for the formation of fine aerosols. Several pollution and dust episodes were identified by the enhancement of CO, OC, EC, nss ${SO_4}^{2-},\;or\;Ca^{2+}$ concentrations or their ratios. In conjunction with factor analysis, air trajectory analysis, and comparison with emission inventories, these results indicate the spring aerosols collected at Gosan was strongly influenced by Asian outflows.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.114-128
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• 2013

현재 온실가스 배출량 산정 방법은 온실가스 저감대책 효과 분석이 불가능하며 차량의 이동특성이 반영이 안 된 실정으로 이를 극복할 수 있는 온실가스 배출량 산정 방법의 필요로 본 연구가 시작되었다. 교통수요 분석을 통해 차종, 교통상황에 따른 HBEFA 배출계수로 배출량을 산정하는 방법을 통해 고양시에 적용하여 분석하였다. 본연구의 지자체단위 교통수요 추정방안을 통해 실질적인 교통 이용특성에 맞는 온실가스 배출량이 산출되었다. 온실가스 지자체별 통행요금, 속도제한 등 온실가스 저감 요인들이 교통수요 모형에 반영되어 온실가스 저감 대책에 대한 효과분석 후 환경영향을 줄일 수 있는 방안을 강구하여 온실가스 저감 대책 마련에 효율적으로 이용될 것으로 판단된다.

• Spatial Information Research
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2012

도시열섬 현상은 도심지의 가장 큰 환경문제로 대두되고 있으며, 이는 온도상승, 대기오염, 에너지 수요에 영향을 준다. 이러한 열섬현상에 대하여 많은 건물과 복잡한 공간적/입체적 패턴을 가진 지역의 경우에는 3차원 분석이 전적으로 수행되어야 한다. 본 연구는 2차원자료와 3차원 공간자료를 이용하여 도시열섬 인자를 파악함에 있다. 또한 공간 통계기법을 이용하여 열섬인자들의 공간적 영향력을 추출한다. 따라서, 도시온도의 예측, 3차원 모델의 생성, 도시인자의 추출, 일반회귀모형과 공간회귀모형의 구축을 통하여 본 연구를 수행한다. 결과적으로 3차원 도시인자와 인접한 공간영향력들이 도시열섬 현상에 미치는 효과는 크다는 것을 확인할 수 있다. 이를 바탕으로 도시온도 저감을 위한 정책수립에 방향을 효과적으로 제시할 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국지역지리학회지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.718-735
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• 2008

환승시설(Park-and-Ride facilities)은 상이한 교통수단을 갈아탈 수 있도록 설계된 교통시설로, 대도시 지역의 교통혼잡, 대기오염 등 교통문제를 완화시키는 방안으로 평가받고 있다. 환승시설의 입지 결정은 다기준 의사결정 과정으로, 다양한 입지요인들을 체계적으로 평가하고 결석하는 방법을 필요로 한다. 본 연구의 목적은 지리정보시스템(GIS)의 공간데이터 관리기능 및 다양한 공간분석 기능을 이용하여 환승시설의 입지 적합도를 평가하는 방법 및 절차를 제시하는 것이다. GIS를 이용한 적합도분석 방법을 이용하여 지가, 토지이용, 도로접근성, 대중교통접근성, 승용차 유인가능성, 업무활동중심지로부터의 거리, 기존시설과의 경쟁 등의 요인들을 평가하였다. 그 후 가중치 기법을 이용하여 개별요인 적합도를 모두 반영한 최종 적합도 지도를 생성하였다. 종합적으로 평가된 결과를 바탕으로 정해진 수의 입지 후보지를 선정하였고 잠재적 수요를 평가하였다. 잠재적 수요평가를 위하여 포물선 모양의 서비스 영역을 정의하였다. 이러한 환승시설 입지 적합도분석 과정을 시설의 입지결정 및 설계과정에 유용한 정보를 제공한다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.143-152
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• 2008

This study investigates the variation and spatial distribution of nitrogen dioxide($NO_2$) concentrations measured with passive diffusive samplers at 40 curbside points in Daejeon. Average $NO_2$ concentration was $39.8{\pm}18.0\;ppb$ (n=1,127) and the significant difference in concentrations by regional groups (Dong-gu, Jung-gu, Seo-gu, Daedeok-gu, Yuseong-gu) was not observed. The frequency distribution of $NO_2$ concentration was found to be a normal distribution with the high frequency in the concentration range of 30 to 40 ppb (20 to 25%). Average $NO_2$ concentration measured during the rainy periods was lower than that measured during the non-rainy periods and the decrease of concentration by rainfall was about 16% (7 ppb). The variation of $NO_2$ concentrations measured by passive diffusive samplers during the sampling period was similar to that continuously measured at the air quality monitoring station.