Indoor air quality (IAQ) characteristics and its microbial community identifications at two selected schools in Pahang, Malaysia: a preliminary study

• Main Authors: Ariffin, Hizzri, MG, Zati Nabilah, Zaidi, Nurul Amni, N, Shahida, Zahaba, Maryam, Abdul Hadi, Hazrin, Sharif, Mohd. Faez, Mohd Aris, Mohd Shukri
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology (AJAB) 2018
• Subjects: RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine; RA1190 Toxicology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/65112/7/65112-Indoor%20air%20quality.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/65112/8/65112%20Indoor%20air%20quality%20SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/65112/; http://www.asianjab.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/14.INDOOR1.pdf

It is important to assess IAQ characteristics and to identify possible microbial contaminants in schools’ indoor environment because children are more vulnerable to air pollutants as they inhale more air pollutants per kilograms of body weight. Hence, this study aims to assess and to compare the lev...