ISSN : 1738-4125(Print)
ISSN : 2287-7509(Online)
ISSN : 2287-7509(Online)
화장장내 실내공기질 조사
Investigation of Indoor Air Quality in a Crematory
Received 15 March 2005, accepted 30 August 2005
Abstract
Nowadays, cremation is becoming generalized and also the frequency of utilization of cremation isincreasing in Korea. Futhermore, there is a possibility that indoor air pollution is caused by particles, gaspollutants or microbial pollutants from laying down and cremation of corpses, and also the bereaved familyand grievers inside the crematory. Therefore, the major goals in this study were that first, we investigatedand analyzed the air quality of particular indoor environments such as the crematory. Second, we assessedthe health risk for workers. Finally, we collected and assessed the basic data in special indoor environmentsbecause this kind of study had not been performed. We sampled and analyzed PM10 (heavy metal), VOCS,HCHO, infectious microorganisms to grasp the characteristics of indoor air quality in the crematory throughsampling four times from 7th July to 16th October in 2004. Besides, we did personal air sampling of PM10(heavy metal) and VOCS to grasp personal exposure of workers from indoor hazardous air pollutants. Weconjectured that main sources of pollutants in crematory are cremation, buried corpses, and moving ofgrievers, also increasing the seriousness of microbial pollutants gathering strength, especially. As weassessed infectious microorganisms of indoor air and executed research for indoor hazardous air pollutants,we want to offer the way of study and policy of management for particular indoor environments like acrematory.
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