I don't know if any of you have felt a sharp throat while working on a computer.
A study found that overheated computers emit air pollutants from burning oil, coal and wood.
A research team from the Urban and Environmental Engineering Department at Ulsan Institute of Science and Technology revealed that computers also emit air pollutants similar to those emitted from factory chimneys, polluting indoor air.
The research team, who was initially studying sick house syndrome, found that the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the computer room were up to four times higher than that of other indoor spaces and started to analyze them.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are air pollutants produced when oil, coal, and wood are burned.
We found that the smaller the indoor space and the more computers, the higher the concentration.
In particular, it was observed that the newer the computer, the higher the concentration of pollutants, such as sick house syndrome, which smells a lot indoors at the beginning of the apartment move-in period.
The research team advised that in an office space with a lot of computers and long hours of use, it is recommended to ventilate frequently and maintain an appropriate room temperature.