새집증후군 및 알레르기 환자 가정의 실내 공기 중 폼알데하이드 농도 조사

Study on Formaldehyde in Indoor Air of New House Syndrome and Allergy Patients" Houses

&nbsp;&nbsp;The significance of formaldehyde as an indoor air pollutant is well established. Formaldehyde is highly irritating to the eyes and upper respiratory tract at low level. Recently, attention has been paid to formaldehyde as an allergen that enhances allergic sensitization. The number of patients of allergy and asthma are gradually increasing in Korea. In this study we investigated the effect of formaldehyde affecting to the patients of new syndrome, allergy and asthma in their residnece houses.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Method detection limits for the procedure was 0.4㎍/L. Precision for the colocated sample showed 4.1% and accuracy spiked recovery was 101.6%.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Concentrations of indoor air formaldehyde in patients&quot; homes of allergy and new house syndrome were high compared to non-patients&quot; houses (p ＜ 0.05). But no significant differences could be shown for the concentration of formaldehyde in indoor air between the homes of asthma patients and healthy families.