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KMID : 0358119810070010041
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Journal of the Korean Public Health Association
1981 Volume.7 No. 1 p.41 ~ p.53
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EVALUATION OF AIR POLLUTION ON HUMAN HEALTH IN A HEAVY INDUSTRIAL AREA BY THE APPLICATION OF CORNELL MEDICAL IND
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權肅杓/Kwon, Sook Pyo
鄭勇/林東九/Chung, Yong/Lim, Dong Koo
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Abstract
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Cornell Medical Index (C.M.I.) questionnaire was applied to the residents at the vicinity of an industrial area, in which about 60 heavy industries have been working since the construction in 1963.
That area has been come to a dispute on the damage of agricultural products by air pollution.
This study was performed to understand the health status of the residents by air pollution during
August 1978.
The results were as follows;
1. The average numbers of complaints were totally 39.3 items, that was 20. 2 of total items. The_ number. of complaints of women was more than that of men. Regardless of sex, the fatigability was the most complaints. While the 49.7 percents of the men complained more. than 30 items, the 47.21,"7 of women more than 40 items.
2. As the age was increased the number of complaints was increased. The most was the age group, which was the age group, between 55 to 59 years old, complained 52.7 items of the total and much complained ´in the physical section as well. As for men, the complaints was increased remarkably over 35 years of age. And the 50 to 54 years of age grog of women was the most in the complaints
3. By job classified, the student was statistically lower level than the farmers in the number of complaints; the number of complaints of the students were 32. 8 items and those of farmers were 44. 3 items. By residential years classified, over 8 years residents complained average 49.29 items which were the most among residential year groups; there were 49. 5 items in men and 49. 1 items in women respectively, The 2 to 4 years residents was the least group as complained 32.614 items in total average.
4. The avenge concentrations of-air pollutants in the subject area were 0. 031 ppm (range 0.001~0.189 ppm) of SO2, 16.0 ppb (range 0. 1~79.5 ppb) of HP and 133. lug/m3 (range 34.0~337.1ug/m3) of total suspended particulate.
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