Comparative Study on the Indoor Air Quality in Critical Areas of Hospitals in Malaysia
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is the air quality within and around buildings and structures, particularly regarding building occupants’ health and comfort. IAQ assessments were performed using an objective measurement of molecular gaseous pollutants to determine the IAQ profile in the hospital’s critical...
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| author | Kerk Teck Seng,, Kerk Teck Seng, Lee Chia Shen, Lee Chia Shen Ngo Sin Ling, Ngo Sin Ling Sim Pei Chin, Sim Pei Chin Tan Jia Xin, Tan Jia Xin Tan Kai En, Tan Kai En Ahmed Jama, Adnaan Hariri, Azian Nasir, Nurul Fitriah |
| author_facet | Kerk Teck Seng,, Kerk Teck Seng, Lee Chia Shen, Lee Chia Shen Ngo Sin Ling, Ngo Sin Ling Sim Pei Chin, Sim Pei Chin Tan Jia Xin, Tan Jia Xin Tan Kai En, Tan Kai En Ahmed Jama, Adnaan Hariri, Azian Nasir, Nurul Fitriah |
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| description | Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is the air quality within and around buildings and structures, particularly regarding building occupants’ health and comfort. IAQ assessments were performed using an objective measurement of molecular gaseous pollutants to determine the IAQ profile in the hospital’s critical areas. It also analyses the effects on patients in different environments and the sources that result in deviations from approved criteria. This comparative study is
aimed to investigate the concentration of different compounds in different critical departments in the hospital and propose solutions to the related problem as an improvement in indoor air quality. The data was compared with the standards and regulations. It was found that the
TVOC level in the CCU department, specifically in the fluoroscopy room, has exceeded the allowable limit. A few suggestions have been raised to lower the exceeded value. The risks and symptoms held by the occupants in the hospital buildings if they face poor indoor air quality were discussed. Further study can be conducted to relate the short and long-term health issues among medical staff to poor indoor air quality |
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| spelling | uthm.eprints-96392023-08-16T07:10:03Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/9639/ Comparative Study on the Indoor Air Quality in Critical Areas of Hospitals in Malaysia Kerk Teck Seng,, Kerk Teck Seng, Lee Chia Shen, Lee Chia Shen Ngo Sin Ling, Ngo Sin Ling Sim Pei Chin, Sim Pei Chin Tan Jia Xin, Tan Jia Xin Tan Kai En, Tan Kai En Ahmed Jama, Adnaan Hariri, Azian Nasir, Nurul Fitriah T Technology (General) Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is the air quality within and around buildings and structures, particularly regarding building occupants’ health and comfort. IAQ assessments were performed using an objective measurement of molecular gaseous pollutants to determine the IAQ profile in the hospital’s critical areas. It also analyses the effects on patients in different environments and the sources that result in deviations from approved criteria. This comparative study is aimed to investigate the concentration of different compounds in different critical departments in the hospital and propose solutions to the related problem as an improvement in indoor air quality. The data was compared with the standards and regulations. It was found that the TVOC level in the CCU department, specifically in the fluoroscopy room, has exceeded the allowable limit. A few suggestions have been raised to lower the exceeded value. The risks and symptoms held by the occupants in the hospital buildings if they face poor indoor air quality were discussed. Further study can be conducted to relate the short and long-term health issues among medical staff to poor indoor air quality 2023 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/9639/1/J16154_cd29a8c53e33a0660ab5142443dc2a61.pdf Kerk Teck Seng,, Kerk Teck Seng, and Lee Chia Shen, Lee Chia Shen and Ngo Sin Ling, Ngo Sin Ling and Sim Pei Chin, Sim Pei Chin and Tan Jia Xin, Tan Jia Xin and Tan Kai En, Tan Kai En and Ahmed Jama, Adnaan and Hariri, Azian and Nasir, Nurul Fitriah (2023) Comparative Study on the Indoor Air Quality in Critical Areas of Hospitals in Malaysia. Nature Environment and Pollution Technology An International Quarterly Scientific Journal, 22 (2). pp. 921-927. ISSN 0972-6268 https://doi.org/10.46488/NEPT.2023.v22i02.035 |
| spellingShingle | T Technology (General) Kerk Teck Seng,, Kerk Teck Seng, Lee Chia Shen, Lee Chia Shen Ngo Sin Ling, Ngo Sin Ling Sim Pei Chin, Sim Pei Chin Tan Jia Xin, Tan Jia Xin Tan Kai En, Tan Kai En Ahmed Jama, Adnaan Hariri, Azian Nasir, Nurul Fitriah Comparative Study on the Indoor Air Quality in Critical Areas of Hospitals in Malaysia |
| title | Comparative Study on the Indoor Air Quality in Critical Areas of Hospitals in Malaysia |
| title_full | Comparative Study on the Indoor Air Quality in Critical Areas of Hospitals in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Comparative Study on the Indoor Air Quality in Critical Areas of Hospitals in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative Study on the Indoor Air Quality in Critical Areas of Hospitals in Malaysia |
| title_short | Comparative Study on the Indoor Air Quality in Critical Areas of Hospitals in Malaysia |
| title_sort | comparative study on the indoor air quality in critical areas of hospitals in malaysia |
| topic | T Technology (General) |
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