ISSN : 2288-9167(Print)
ISSN : 2288-923X(Online)
ISSN : 2288-923X(Online)
Journal of Odor and Indoor Environment Vol.14 No.3 pp.190-198
DOI : https://doi.org/10.15250/joie.2015.14.3.190
DOI : https://doi.org/10.15250/joie.2015.14.3.190
A study on the change of indoor air quality (IAQ) and health score measurement according to amount of indoor plants in the elementary school classrooms
28 July, 2015
20 August, 2015
8 September, 2015
Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate the quality of indoor air and health-related parameters (allergicrhinoconjunctivitis) of subject of study (control group and sensitive group) in two schools. The schools werecategorized into two groups of newly-built school and the school older than 5 years. Removal of indoor pollutantwas investigated according to volume rates (0%, 1.5%, 3%) of indoor plants inside 3 classrooms respectively. Thechemicals of indoor environmental research were PM10, Volatile organic compounds (toluene and benzene),formaldehyde, temperature and humidity. ARIA (Allergic rhinitis impacts on Asthma) test was used to assess healtheffect for 151 students. Also, The variation of SBS symptoms for students in classroom was measured byintervention. With increasing volume ratio of classrooms, there were positive and significant results between theindoor pollutant and student's health score. Students showed improvement health score during the period of puttingindoor plants, which was facilitated by the placement of indoor plants at newly-built school classroom of indoorplants volume ratio 3%. From the results above, it could be tentatively effective newly-built school classroom ofindoor plants volume ratio 3% improve indoor air quality and student's health score.
