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Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleAnnual Concentration Report and Emission Sources Analysis of the Air Pollutants Measured by the Air Quality Monitoring StationP Khaenamkaew, S. Raksawong, K. Wongsorntam et al.Problem statement: Air Quality Monitoring (AQM) station at Kasetsart University, Si Racha Campus, Thailand, was routinely monitor the annual concentrations and analysis the emission sources of the air pollutants in the area since 2007. The level of concentration CO, SO2, NOx and O3 were measured. PM10 concentration was measured by mean of TOEM method. The PM10 and TSP (manifold) filters … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 5 · 1 Oct 2011 · 6,736 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleForecasting and Time Series Analysis of Air Pollutants in Several Area of MalaysiaMohd Zamri Ibrahim, Roziah Zailan, Marzuki Ismail, Muhd Safiih LolaProblem statement: In keeping abreast with Malaysia’s rapid economic development and to meet the nation's aspiration for an improved quality of life, clean-air legislation limiting industrial and automobile emissions was adopted in 1978. Approach: Yet, to this day, air pollution from both sources still poses a problem for the nation. In order to predict the status of future air quality … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 5 · 31 Oct 2009 · 7,766 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsInfluence of Transport Phenomena on Pollutants Concentration in Mediterranean Tunisian RegionsKarim Bouchlaghem, Blaise Nsom, Jean-Francois DorvilleThe objective of this study is to investigate the origin of the polluted air masses in the Tunisian Mediterranean regions and to characterize the atmospheric conditions and the transport and dispersion mechanisms that give rise to pollution events. For this end, we conducted continuous measurements campaigns of surface ozone concentration and meteorological parameters during summer 2011 using mobile and fixed … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 6 · 23 Jan 2014 · 6,702 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsIndoor Air Quality and Prevalence of Sick Building Syndrome Among Office Workers in Two Different Offices in SelangorMohd Ezman Zamani, Juliana Jalaludin, Nafiz ShaharomThis study was done to investigate the relationship between Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and prevalence of Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) in two different offices (old and new) in Selangor. Hundred and seventy workers were selected consist of 85 office workers for each building. Questionnaire based on Indoor Air Quality and Work Symptoms Survey, NIOSH, Indoor Environmental Quality Survey, 1991 was … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 10 · 10 Oct 2013 · 9,468 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsAsthma Severity and Environmental Health Risk Factor among Asthmatic Primary School Children in the Selected AreasJunaidah Zakaria, Lye Munn Sann, Zailina HashimProblem statement: The purpose of this study was to assess the severity of asthma and associated risk factors among asthmatic primary school children in the selected urban, industrial and rural areas of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. Approach: A total of 207 respondents were involved in this study, in which 87 were children from the urban areas, 67 children were from … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 10 · 13 Aug 2012 · 8,758 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsAssociation Between Particulate Matter (PM10) Exposure and Cardiorespiratory Hospital Admissions: A Time Series AnalysisNur Nabila Abd Rahim, Abqariyah Yahya, Wan Rozita Wan MahiyuddinThis study aimed to evaluate the association between particulate matter (PM10) exposure and cardiorespiratory hospital admissions and develop a time series model for cardiorespiratory hospital admissions in Johor, Malaysia. Retrospective time series analysis was utilised to study cardiorespiratory hospital admissions for the study period 2015-2016. Over-dispersed Poisson generalized linear models with parametric smoothing functions were used to examine the association … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 17, Issue 2 · 27 May 2021 · 6,921 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsGenotoxicity through Exposure to Particulate Matter (PM10) at two Sites in the Valle de Aburrá, ColombiaVerónica Estrada-Vélez, Lucelly López-López, Lina María Martínez-Sánchez et al.To establish differences in the genotoxic effect of particulate matter (PM10) in exposed individuals at two sites in the Valle de Aburrá (VA). This was a descriptive cross-sectional study of 2 groups of individuals exposed to 67.7 and 45 µg/m3 of PM10 for a minimum of 8 hours/day. The frequency of Chromosomal Abnormalities (CAs) and the mitotic index were evaluated … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 19, Issue 1 · 19 Mar 2019 · 8,371 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEmerging Contaminants in Agriculture and Ways to Reduce them Emerging Contaminants in AgricultureSandra Pérez-Álvarez, Eduardo Fidel Héctor Ardisana, Marco Antonio Magallanes-Tapia et al.The accelerated development of modern agriculture in order to feed a growing world population is one of the main causes of contamination in soil, water, and air, causing diseases in animals and humans. Among the most common pollutants are nitrogenous fertilizers, pesticides, hydrocarbons, and nanomaterials. As more food is produced, pollution increases, making it necessary the transition to sustainable agriculture, … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 23, Issue 2 · 15 Mar 2023 · 5,806 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractComparison of Air Quality in Kuwait Urban and Industrial AreasHamad B Matar, Talal Almutairi, Nayef Z. Al-MutairiThis paper describes the research carried out to investigate air quality in Kuwait. It examined the results of several years of pollutants data provided by Kuwait Environment Public Authority. The data were obtained from a number of fix monitoring stations. The results of the time series analysis have shown that monitored exposures vary substantially and are unique to the location … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 17, Issue 1 · 8 Apr 2020 · 7,979 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAir Quality Measurement at the Solid Waste Disposal of Matuail Landfill Site at Dhaka, BangladeshMd. Faruque Hossain, ASM Maksud Kamal, Abdul Halim Farhad Sikder, Zakia ParveenAn investigation was conducted to assess the air quality impact and possible health risk of solid waste disposal on surrounding environment of Matuail landfill site in Dhaka city. Three different locations were selected for soil and plant samples. Leachate samples were collected from active dumping area and fish samples from treated leachate pond. Seven different locations were selected for air … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 5 · 31 Oct 2019 · 8,353 accessesView PDFCite