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II. International Science and Innovation Congress, Ankara, Turkey, 25 - 27 June 2021, pp.138-145
In this
study, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Astrophysics Research Center (ÇAAM) and
Ulupınar Observatory were discussed in terms of occupational health and safety,
and indoor air quality assessments were made in this context. These interior
environments are the Main Building, which includes a seminar hall, library,
kitchen, dormitory, offices, and observation domes positioned separately for
four different telescopes. In the study, airborne particulates (PM) with
aerodynamic diameters of 1 micron, 2.5 and 10 microns as air pollutants were
measured with the particle counter "PCE-RCM 15". In addition, in this
study, the total volatile organic compound (TVOC) and formaldehyde (HCHO)
amounts in the air were also determined by the particle counter. In addition to
these measurements, indoor relative humidity and temperature values were also
determined. The values of the measurements were compared with the limit
values given by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Air Quality
Assessment and Management Regulation of the Ministry of Environment and
Urbanization of the Republic of Turkey. It has been observed that the levels
that threaten human health are not reached in the amount of particles (PM 1.0,
PM 2.5 and PM 10) and TVOC and HCHO in ÇAAM and Ulupınar Observatory Main
Building and telescope domes. In addition, relative humidity and temperature
values are also at thermal comfort levels.