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• 영문명: Impact of Indoor Plants on Indoor Air Quality and Occupational Health in Newly Built Public Building Offices - Focusing on Allergic Conjunctivitis and Stress-related Symptom Questionnaires -
• 발행기관: 한국환경보건학회
• 저자명: 이용원(Yong Won Lee) 임영욱(Young Wook Lim) 김광진(Kwang-Jin Kim) 김호현(Ho-Hyun Kim)
• 간행물 정보: 『1. 한국환경보건학회지』제43권 제4호, 334~348쪽, 전체 15쪽
• 주제분류: 공학 > 환경공학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2017.08.30

영문 초록

Objectives: We investigated the impacts of indoor plants on indoor air quality and occupational health, focusing on allergic rhinconjunctivitis and stress among employees in new office buildings. Methods: A total of 34 employees working at new public office buildings were enrolled as subjects (n=17, with indoor plants) and as a control (n=17) group. Before and after introducing indoor plants for three months, indoor air quality measurements including VOCs and aldehydes and questionnaires on sick building syndrome, AR symptoms (ARIA based), stress (DASS 42, KOSS, and SACL), and indoor characteristics were performed and statistically analysed. Results: Among the 34 enrolled subjects, 19 were included in the probable AR subject group (subjects with indoor plants, n=8, control n=11) and completed all questionnaires. Statistical analyses were done for total, AR subject groups, and controls. As a result, it was confirmed that major indoor air pollutants decreased after the introduction of indoor plants (p<0.5). Among major symptoms of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, watery rhinorrhea, nasal stuffiness, and nasal itching indexes decreased (p<0.5, respectively). A decrease was noted in some areas of work-related stress indexes (mainly KOSS) among the subject group (total and AR) and a decrease of indoor environmental attractiveness among the control group (total and AR) (p<0.5, for all). Conclusions: Indoor plants may help reduce indoor air pollutants and decrease AR symptoms and work-related stress of employees in newly built office buildings. Various further follow-up studies on the mechanism of environmental, physical, and emotional influences and utilization of indoor plants in association with allergic diseases will be needed.

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키워드

Indoor plants indoor air quality health impact assessment allergic rhinoconjunctivitis stress