Publication: Indoor-outdoor air quality assessment in nurseries
Date
2020
Authors
Mansor A.A.
Hisham A.N.B.
Abdullah S.
Mohd Napi N.N.L.
Ahmed A.N.
Ismail M.
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Publisher
IOP Publishing Ltd
Abstract
Poor Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) can adversely affect children�s health, comfort and school performance. This study mainly aimed to assess indoor and outdoor air quality status in terms of physical and chemical aspects at nurseries of two higher public institutions. The monitored parameters are temperature (T), relative humidity (RH), air movement (AM), particulate matter (PM), carbon dioxide (CO2) and carbon monoxide (CO) by using Climomaster (RH, T, AM), Dust Trax� (RSP)and Kanomax IAQ (CO, CO2). The measurement was taken continuously in a period of three days at two nurseries of public institutions. Results show all chemicals contaminants at two nurseries did not exceed the standard except CO2 for indoor concentration. Indoor-Outdoor (I/O) ratio stated that PM10 concentrations were influenced by the outdoor contaminant for both study areas. In conclusion, this study provides useful information for engineers, policy makers and planners to make decision on managing and improving the environment in terms of air quality. � 2020 Institute of Physics Publishing. All rights reserved.
Description
Air quality; Carbon monoxide; Environmental technology; Indoor air pollution; Improving the environments; Indoor air quality; Indoor and outdoor airs; Indoor concentration; Monitored parameters; Outdoor air qualities; PM10 concentration; Public institution; Carbon dioxide