生活衛生
Online ISSN : 1883-6631
Print ISSN : 0582-4176
ISSN-L : 0582-4176
50 巻, 3 号
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  • 板野 泰之
    2006 年 50 巻 3 号 p. 115-122
    発行日: 2006年
    公開日: 2006/06/07
    ジャーナル フリー
    A worsening trend in photochemical air pollution has recently been recognized in Japan. In the metropolitan area of the Kanto region, photochemical oxidant (Ox) concentrations sometimes reach the photochemical smog caution level (240 ppbv: parts per billion by volume). The number of people who reported health effects from photochemical smog in 2005 was about 1,500, which is the highest in the present decade. The increasing trend in Ox is reported in wide areas of Japan. The present paper discusses some of the factors that may contribute to the worsening trend. Changes in the concentration ratio of non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC) to oxides of nitrogen (NOx: NO + NO2) (NMHC/NOx) or in NMHC composition may result in increased ozone (O3) formation. A reduction in NO emission can also increase O3 levels because of the reduced O3-NO reaction. The increase in background O3 levels is also a possible contributor to the Japanese O3 trend. Because of the reduced level of precursors found in recent Japanese studies of air quality, the effect of these factors is more apparent than in the 1970s. Owing to the advance in analytical technique for trace and short-lived species, such as free radicals and peroxyacyl nitrates, O3 production-related factors can be observed directly. It is important to take such direct observation-based factors into account in considering air quality control strategies.
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  • 濱田 信夫
    2006 年 50 巻 3 号 p. 130-135
    発行日: 2006年
    公開日: 2006/06/07
    ジャーナル フリー
    Environmental factors affecting winter-time fungal contamination on sash windows, inside lower beads and rails were examined. Mold counts were about 20 times higher on sash windows in houses more than two years old than in new houses. However, no effect on fungal contamination was recognized for topography around house, house type or floor number.
    Fungal contamination of sash windows was higher in bedrooms and north-facing rooms than in dining kitchens or south-facing rooms. Fungal contamination of sash windows was lower in houses occupied by two or fewer family members than in those occupied by more than two. On the other hand, there was no significant difference according to whether the heating system discharged moisture. Fungal contamination of sash windows seems therefore to be most affected by evaporation from human bodies during sleep and daily minimum temperature.
    Opening the window daily and mopping daily with a dry towel were found to be effective for reducing the fungal contamination of sash windows. Installing double glazing and plastic sashes on sash windows was also found to be effective.
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