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Regional Air Quality Management Policies and Prospects In Korea (한국의 지역 대기질 보전정책과 방향)

  • 최흥진
    • Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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    • 2000.04a
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    • pp.41-43
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    • 2000
  • 대기오염물질은 산불·황사 등과 같은 자연현상에 의해 발생되기도 하지만 생산과 소비등 인간의 모든 활동과정에서 발생한다. 대기오염물질은 바람·비등에 의해 다른 지역으로 이동하거나 제거되는데 오염된질의 이동·반응 등에 의해 배출원 주변지역은 물론 멀리 떨어진 지역에까지 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 이러한 대기오염의 특징으로 인해 일정한 지역 전체가 하나의 대기오염권역이 되기도 하며, 때로는 국경을 넘어 이동하기도 한다. (중략)

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Web Components Air Pollutants Emission Management in Gyonggi Area (경기지역 대기오염 배출자료 관리를 위한 Web Components의 구성)

  • 장영기;신문기;서정배
    • Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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    • 2000.04a
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    • pp.273-274
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    • 2000
  • 대기오염의 현황을 인지하고 현실적인 관리를 하기 위해서는 대기오염 물질의 배출량을 산정하는 것이 매우 중요하다. 이를 통해 대기오염 모델의 입력자료, 주요 배출원의 파악 및 기여정도를 평가할 수 있으며, 대기관리정책의 수립 및 평가의 기초자료로 사용될 수 있다. 미국 Aerometric Information Retrieval System(AIRS)과 유럽 CORINAIR(EU 내에서 data 호환을 위한 규약)의 경우에는 대기오염물질 배출량 정보를 WWW(World Wide Web:이하 WWW) 상에서 공개함으로써 배출량 연구의 공유와 표준화가 이루어져 있다. (중략)

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A study of improvement on the air filtering system of the subway (지하철 공기정화시스템 개선에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Yong-Sun
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2008.06a
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    • pp.1089-1096
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    • 2008
  • The subway in Seoul, Korea has been constructed and operating 8 lines and 265 subway stations since 1974. And now it' been operated in the metropolis like Busan, Daegu, Gwangju, Incheon. The subway system is being given a great deal of weight on the public transportation system. It means that the citizens of seoul are getting exposured to the underground environment more and more. As the quality of life is getting better, the desire for a pleasant(healthy) environment has been increased. so we have to study effective environment management plans for the subway, When considering Indoor air pollution as another serious environment problem.

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The Measurement of the Indoor Air Quality in Subway (전동차의 실내 공기청정도 측정 평가)

  • So, Jin-Sub;Yoo, Seong-Yeon;Yun, Cha-Jung;Kim, Wan-Jong;Kang, Sung-Hae;Park, Duk-Sin;Cho, Young-Min;Kwon, Soon-Bark;Park, Eun-Young
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2007.05a
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    • pp.1325-1329
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    • 2007
  • Indoor air quality is an important determinant of human health and comfort. However, the complexity of pollution sources and the multitude of parties responsible for creating indoor exposures makes the improvement of air quality difficult. The HVAC(Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning) system is important facility to provide comfortable environment passenger service. The Ministry of Environment is established "Indoor Air Quality Management guidelines in Public Facilities"in December 2006. Hereupon, the train and the subway are included. In this research air quality in the Subway compartment has been measured. As a result, the concentrations of PM10 and $CO_2$ were reached to 93% and 61% of the regulation values, respectively. Thus, the indoor air qualities of subway have been proved that they satisfy the recommended guidelines by the Ministry of Environment.

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The Measurement of the Indoor Air Quality in KTX Train (KTX 객실내 공기청정도 측정)

  • So, Jin-Sub;Lee, Sung-Uk;Park, Duck-Shin;Yoo, Seong-Yeon
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2006.11b
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    • pp.1210-1213
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    • 2006
  • Indoor air quality is an important determinant of human health and comfort. However, the complexity of pollution sources and the multitude of parties responsible for creating indoor exposures makes the improvement of air quality difficult. The KTX HVAC(Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning) system is important facility to provide comfortable environment passenger service. The Ministry of Environment is planning to enforce$\square\square$Indoor Air Quality Management law in Public Facilities$\square\square$in year 2008. Hereupon, the train and the subway are included. In this research air quality in the KTX Train compartment has measured. As a result, The average amounts of PM10(particulate matters), $CO_2$(carbon dioxide)measured $20{\mu}g/m^3$, 1,097ppm in KTX respectively. There are compare to regulation the value is 10% for PM10 and 43% for $CO_2$. Thus, the indoor air quality of KTX train have been proved satisfy the recommendation the Ministry of Environment guidelines.

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Comparison on Social Cost by Unit Calorific Value between Wood Pellets and Coals (목재펠릿과 석탄의 단위 발열량에 따른 사회적 비용 비교 분석)

  • Li, Lingying;Kim, Joon Soon
    • Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.403-410
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    • 2017
  • With the growing importance of GHG reduction, wood pellets are considered as a cheaper renewable energy and carbon neutral. On the other hand, there is a concern that the burning wood pellets may release even more air pollutants such as CO and VOCs. In this study, we analyzed the social costs of burning fuels including wood pellets and coals based on the unit calorific value. The social costs were calculated by sum of the import costs of the fuels and the emission costs of the air pollutants. The results showed that wood pellets are inferior to coals in the aspect of the social costs. It is necessary to improve the quality of the wood pellets and pellet boiler facilities for being used eco-friendly energy sources in the future. We suggest that the control facilities of CO and VOCs should be installed, if the control costs are lower than the pollution costs.

Air Pollution Exposure and Low Birth Weight of Firstborn Fetus -A Birth Cohort Study in Seoul, 1999-2003- (대기오염 노출이 첫 출산아 저체중에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구 -서울지역 1999년~2003년 출생코호트를 중심으로-)

  • Cho, Yong-Sung;Son, Ji-Young;Lee, Jong-Tae
    • Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.227-234
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    • 2007
  • Recent epidemiologic studies show that gestational exposure to air pollution adversely affects pregnancy outcomes including low birth weight in preform birth. In this study, we evaluated the effect of air pollutants on LBW (low birth weight) on firstborn fetus throughout the gestational period using the birth cohort between 1999 and 2003 in Seoul. Using birth cohort data from the National Statistics Office of Korea we identified 288,346 firstborn births (excluded missing data on lack of information for birth weight and discordance between residential and certificated address from a total of 316,451) during 1999 to 2003 with complete covariate (gender, parity, date of birth, gestational age, parental age and educational level, maternal occupation etc.) and maternal residential history data. Our subjects were defined as more than 37 weeks and less than 44 weeks of completed gestation and we identified 5,457 persons (1.89%) by low birth weight (<2.5 kg) in this study. Using logistic regression, we estimated the risk of mean (entire pregnancy and trimester period) air pollution concentrations for CO, $O_3,\;PM_{10},\;NO_2\;and\;SO_2$. In terms of trimester-specific exposure, we found that some air pollutants exposure in each trimester would increase the risk for LBW. Results also showed that the effect size of air pollutants exposure during the first and third trimester is higher than during the second trimester. In all trimester, the estimated risk of LBW was 1.831 (95% CI=1.573-2.132) with unit increase for CO, 1.139 (95% CI=1.107-1.172) for 50, and 1.009 (95% CI=1.001-1.017) for $O_3$. Our results suggest that exposure during the gestation period to relatively low levels of some air pollutants may be associated with a reduction in birth weight on first-born fetus. These findings implicate the effective risk management strategies should be applied to minimize the public health impacts for pregnant women.

Sales Energy Promotion Efficiency and Policy Utilization Plan for Energy Facilities

  • KWON, Lee-Seung;LEE, Woo-Sik;KWON, Woo-Taeg
    • Journal of Distribution Science
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    • v.18 no.9
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    • pp.67-75
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    • 2020
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study is to enhance sales promotion efficiency for using solid refuse fuel facilities. Renewable energy technology using Solid Refuse Fuel (SRF) is an economic efficiency technology that recovers waste by burning various wastes. A survey on the pollutants discharged from the solid fuels facilities was investigated so that the SRF facilities could be expanded, distributed and reflected in the policy. Research design, data, and methodology: In this study, 9 business sites using SRF and Bio-SRF as main raw materials were investigated for 2 years. The characteristics of target business sites such as the type of fuel used, combustion method, combustion temperature, daily fuel consumption and environmental prevention facilities were studied. Results: The average pollution & ammonia concentration of Bio-SRF facilities was found to be 88.15% higher than that of SRF facilities. But the average acetaldehyde concentration of SRF facilities was found to be 88.15% higher than that of Bio-SRF facilities. Conclusions: The main issue is how much electric power generation using combustible materials affects air pollution. The waste recycling law provides the standard value according to the fuel property, but there is a considerable gap with the mixed fuel. Therefore, for efficient utilization of facilities using solid fuel products, additional research is needed to improve the distribution structure of exhaust pollutants is needed.