Title :
Real-time measurement of particulate matter in bars, karaoke and night club in urban area of Ulsan, Korea
Author :
Afanasyev, Vitaly ; Lee, Byeong-Kyu ; Kim, Kwang-Deok
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Civil & Environ. Eng., Ulsan Univ., Ulsan
Abstract :
Air quality monitoring was conducted to evaluate data on the levels of indoor and ambient particulate matter in public places such as bars, night clubs and karaoke in Ulsan, Korea. Sampling was carried out simultaneously indoors and outdoors during winter 2007-2008. Measured pollutants were inhalable (PM10) and fine (PM2.5) particulate matter. Several air quality parameters were also measured simultaneously in order to assess the relationship between both indoor and ambient air. Median PM2.5 concentrations were 13.4 mug/m3 in bars, 40.8 mug/m3 in a night club, and 41 mug/m3 in a karaoke.
Keywords :
aerosols; air pollution; AD 2007 to 2008; Korea; Ulsan; air quality monitoring; ambient particulate matter; fine particulate matter; indoor particulate matter; inhalable particulate matter; karaoke bars; night club; pollutant measurement; public places; real-time particulate matter measurement; urban area; Aerosols; Area measurement; Bars; Instruments; Particle measurements; Pollution measurement; Protection; Sampling methods; Urban areas; Ventilation;
Conference_Titel :
Strategic Technologies, 2008. IFOST 2008. Third International Forum on
Conference_Location :
Novosibirsk-Tomsk
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2319-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2320-0
DOI :
10.1109/IFOST.2008.4602965