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Volume 12 Issue 4 - February 2019

  • 1. Measurement and evaluation of indoor air quality of children with asthma and atopic dermatitis

    Authors : Kil Yong Choi, Seong Min Han

    Pages : 5-8

    DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.21172/1.124.02

    Keywords : GINA, Asthma, Indoor air pollutants, Bacteria, Mold

    Abstract :

    Background: Asthma has been identified as respiratory symptoms such as difficulty breathing, chest tightness, and coughing. Asthma is a chronic airway inflammatory disease characterized by reversible expiratory airflow limitation and changes in pulmonary function. It is necessary to cope. Finally, unlike outdoor air pollution, indoor air pollution can be an important goal to prevent the deterioration of asthma by controlling the degree of exposure through environmental improvement.Methods: Asthma severity, According to the 2010 GINA guideline (Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention up to date 19.3 overview of asthma management). In the first stage, symptoms of hepatic asthma occur less than once a week. We visited 30 households with asthma and allergic rhinitis and measured 7 kinds of indoor harmful substances. The investigated items were temperature, humidity, PM10, PM2.5, CO, total aerobic bacteria, total suspended mold, TVOCs and formaldehyde by light scattering, non-dispersive infrared method and solid adsorption heating method.Results: The mean concentrations of formaldehyde were 47.8 ㎍/m3, 137.93 ㎍/m3 for volatile organic compounds, 0.66 ppm for carbon monoxide, 24.83 °C for temperature, 45.62 % for humidity, 31.84 ㎍/m3 for PM10 and 12.3 ㎍/m3 for PM10 , Bacteria was 175.93 CFU/m3, and mold was 128.85 CFU/m3. There were 13 asthma and 17 rhinitis. The average concentration of asthma in formaldehyde was 46.1765 ㎍/㎥ and the average concentration of rhinitis was 49.9231 ㎍/㎥.Conclusions: Indoor air pollutants are known to be involved in the development and aggravation of asthma by various mechanisms such as oxidative stress, active oxygen production, and interaction with allergens. It is true that there is still no definite basis for the causal relationship between indoor air pollutants and asthma. Further research is needed to determine the effect of indoor air pollutants on asthma.

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    Kil Yong Choi, Seong Min Han, "Measurement and evaluation of indoor air quality of children with asthma and atopic dermatitis", Volume 12 Issue 4 - February 2019, 5-8

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