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8 4ȣ, December 2011
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ISSN : 1738-4125 (Print)
ISSN : 2287-7509 (Online)
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Characteristics of Contaminant Sources in Subway Station by Correlation Analysis
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Abstracts
Most of the subway stations are located underground and the indoor air quality can be very poor. IAQ tele-monitoring systems (TMS) have been installed at some of subway stations in Seoul to monitor indoor contaminants, such as carbon dioxide, particulate matters and nitrogen oxides. In this paper, we use CO2, PM10, NO2 concentration data collected by TMS in one of the underground stations in Line 4. The correlations are analyzed between the concentrations measured at different locations, such as tunnel, waiting room, and platform to identify the source characteristics.
The results indicate there are very weak correlations between CO2-NO2 and PM10-NO2 but strong correlation between CO2-PM10, because both of PM10 and CO2 are related to the number of passengers. The comparison of PM10 concentrations before and after the installation of platform screen door (PSD) indicates that considerable amount of particulate matters are entrained from tunnel into platform area. The PSD exhibits positive effects on indoor air quality especially on particulate concentrations. In case of NO2, there is a strong correlation between indoor and outdoor concentrations. The results presented in this paper can be used to control indoor air quality in subway stations more effectively.
Keywords : Subway station, Tele-monitoring system, Platform screen door, contaminant source, Correlation