| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立台北護理學院 === 旅遊健康研究所 === 94 === Abstract
There have been an increasing number of instances where occupants of a building have complained of a general feeling of being uncomfortable. This phenomenon is appearing in the medical literature as a concept called “sick building syndrome”. In Taiwan, there has been growing concern in the past decade over health complaints attributed to the poor indoor air quality.
However, little research is concerned about the indoor air quality (IAQ) problems in Taiwan and no adequate approach for indoor entertainment managers to assess the IAQ has been developed. In addition, formaldehyde is regarded as an important indoor pollutant that will affect the health of people. Hence, the purpose of this study is to establish the formaldehyde audit approach for indoor entertainment buildings with the portable equipment, Formaldemeter 400. Seven KTV buildings were selected as example to investigate the formaldehyde risk to guests and staff, since many people in Taiwan like to sing songs in the KTV. According to the results of this study, the concentrations of formaldehyde exceed the recommended threshold level (0.1ppm) in Taiwan. In addition, the pollution sources of formaldehyde at KTV may be urea-formaldehyde form insulation (UFFI), decoration, wood products, and smoking activities based on the potential exposure pathway analysis. Finally, some air control equipments were also tested to solve formaldehyde problems in order to provide more health and comfortable interior environment for guests and staff.
Key words: Formaldehyde, KTV, Exposure pathway analysis
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