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• 영문명: Measurement of Residential Volatile Organic Compound Exposure Through A Participant-Based Method
• 발행기관: 한국환경보건학회
• 저자명: 황윤형(Yunhyung Hwang) 이기영(Kiyoung Lee) 김서진(Seojin Kim) 홍윤철(Yun-Chul Hong) 전종관(Jong-Kwan Jun) 조수헌(Soo-Hun Cho)
• 간행물 정보: 『한국환경보건학회지』제37권 제5호, 369~375쪽, 전체 7쪽
• 주제분류: 공학 > 환경공학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2011.10.30

영문 초록

Objectives: Exposure to hazardous chemicals during pregnancy may result incritical reproductive health outcomes. Indoor residential levels are significant component of personal exposure. The collection of residential exposure data has been hampered by the cost and participant burden of health studies of indoor air pollution. This study utilized a participant-based approach to collect volatile organic compounds concentration from homes. Methods: Four hundred thirteen women were recruited from three major hospitals in Seoul and Gyeongi Provence and 411 agreed to participate. A passive sampler (OVM 3500, 3M, USA) with instructions were given to the participants, as well as a questionnaire. They were asked to deploy the sampler in their homes for three to five days and return them viapre-stamped envelope. Results: Three hundred forty six participants returned the sampler. Among the returned samplers, three hundred samplers satisfied our monitoring quality criteria. The success rate of the monitoring method was 73%. The geometric mean of TVOC level was 429(2) μg/m3. The TVOC guideline of 500 μg/m3 was exceeded in 38% of the houses. The residential VOC levels were significantly associated with remodeling of the house. Conclusions: The results suggested that a participant-based sampling approach may be a feasible and costeffective alternative to exposure assessment involving home visits by a field technician.

키워드

Participants Passive samplers Pregnancy Volatile organic compounds