Title: | A pilot study of indoor air quality in screen golf courses |
Author(s): | Goung SJ; Yang J; Kim YS; Lee CM; |
Address: | "Institute of Environmental and Industrial Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea" |
Journal Title: | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11356-014-3947-8 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1614-7499 (Electronic) 0944-1344 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "The aims of this study were to provide basic data for determining policies on air quality for multi-user facilities, including the legal enrollment of the indoor air quality regulation as designated by the Ministry of Environment, and to establish control plans. To this end, concentrations of ten pollutants (PM10, carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), formaldehyde (HCHO), total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs), radon (Rn), oxone (O3), total bacteria counts (TBC), and asbestos) in addition to nicotine, a smoking index material used to determine the impact of smoking on the air quality, were investigated in indoor game rooms and lobbies of 64 screen golf courses. The average concentration of none of the ten pollutants in the game rooms and lobbies of screen golf courses was found to exceed the limit set by the law. There were, however, pollutant concentrations exceeding limits in some screen golf courses, in order to establish a control plan for the indoor air quality of screen golf courses, a study on the emission sources of each pollutant was conducted. The major emission sources were found to be facility users' activities such as smoking and the use of combustion appliances, building materials, and finishing materials" |
Keywords: | "Air Pollutants/*chemistry Air Pollution, Indoor/*analysis Asbestos Carbon Monoxide/analysis Formaldehyde/analysis Golf Nitrogen Dioxide/analysis Pilot Projects Radon;" |
Notes: | "MedlineGoung, Sun-Ju Nam Yang, Jinho Kim, Yoon Shin Lee, Cheol Min eng Germany 2014/12/17 Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2015 May; 22(9):7176-82. doi: 10.1007/s11356-014-3947-8. Epub 2014 Dec 17" |