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Distribution of asbestos and comparative analysis for rating scales of risk assessment methods in school buildings, Seoul

서울시내 일부학교 건축물의 석면분포 현황 및 건축물의 석면 위해등급 비교 분석

  • Oh, Hyeon-Ju (Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Korea University) ;
  • Nam, In-Sick (Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Korea University) ;
  • Kim, Jinman (Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Korea University) ;
  • Yang, Jinho (Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Korea University) ;
  • Park, Enjung (Department of Environmental Health Science, Korea University) ;
  • Kim, Jisu (Department of Environmental Health Science, Korea University) ;
  • Sohn, Jong-Ryeul (Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Korea University)
  • 오현주 (고려대학교 일반대학원 보건과학과) ;
  • 남인식 (고려대학교 일반대학원 보건과학과) ;
  • 김진만 (고려대학교 일반대학원 보건과학과) ;
  • 양진호 (고려대학교 일반대학원 보건과학과) ;
  • 박은정 (고려대학교 보건과학대학 환경보건학과) ;
  • 김지수 (고려대학교 보건과학대학 환경보건학과) ;
  • 손종렬 (고려대학교 일반대학원 보건과학과)
  • Received : 2014.04.30
  • Accepted : 2014.06.03
  • Published : 2014.06.30
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Abstract

We investigated the distribution of asbestos in Seoul for 16 school buildings built before and after 1990, including kindergartens, elementary schools, middle schools and high schools. The risk assessment standards of AHERA, HSE and ASTM were reviewed and a comparative analysis of assessment standards was conducted in school buildings. For the risk assessment of 16 schools, 170 samples were selected, each of which was assessed using standards of AHERA, HSE and ASTM. The school buildings included the ACM (asbestos containing materials) ranged 3-4% of chrysotile and 1-3% of amosite in classroom ceilings and has 7-8% chrysotile in partitions of student toilets. The airborne concentrations of fiber materials were ranged with 0.002-0.022 fiber/cc in school buildings by PCM. In this study, a simplified rating scale was used three categories of Good, Damaged and Significantly Damaged. In the result of comparative analysis for the risk assessment criteria, it was found that 113 samples, 132 samples and 82 samples were classified as Good when assessed by AHERA, HSE and ASTM, respectively; and 46 samples, 29 samples and 53 samples as Damaged, respectively; and 12 samples, 8 samples and 34 samples as Significantly Damaged, respectively. From the distribution of asbestos and the comparative analysis for the risk assessment criteria, the management plan and new risk assessment were made based on the Korea background should be established to control asbestos exposure to students from damaged ACM and will be revealed that the assessment for the current condition and potential for disturbance on asbestos in school buildings.

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