Total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs) in wood based manufacturers in Shah Alam area and the associated health effects / Nuriz'zati Nadia Zulkifli
Purpose: To determine Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOCs) in wood based manufacturers and the associated health effects. Method: Sample taken at each factory in Shah Alam area in accordance to the Industry Code of Practice in Indoor Air Quality 2010. The study design used was Cross- sectional...
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my.uitm.ir.441652021-03-24T15:23:07Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/44165/ Total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs) in wood based manufacturers in Shah Alam area and the associated health effects / Nuriz'zati Nadia Zulkifli Zulkifli, Nuriz'zati Nadia Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Environmental health. Including sewage disposal, air pollution, nuisances, water supply Personal health and hygiene. Including clothing, bathing, exercise, travel, nutrition, sleep, sex hygiene Purpose: To determine Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOCs) in wood based manufacturers and the associated health effects. Method: Sample taken at each factory in Shah Alam area in accordance to the Industry Code of Practice in Indoor Air Quality 2010. The study design used was Cross- sectional study. The sampling method for Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOCs) used direct measurement with Gas Alert Micro 5 PID and method for lung function will be based on standard operation procedure (SOP) developed by Environmental Health and Safety of UiTM and adopted to meet criteria from "ATS/ERS" series task Force: Standardisation of Lung Function Testing.The Questionnaire (adapted from European community respiratory health survey II) were distributed to workers of wood based industry (n=24). Result: This cross- sectional study was conducted in Shah Alam area in wood based manufacturing factories (n=8) where micro-environmental sampling was conducted for total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs) with 0.13 ± 0.179ppm. Air flow was measured in each factories (n=8) and found that air flow within acceptable range 0.275 ± 0.281 ms-¹. Lung function performance analysis among workers (n=24) had the following results: FVC=2.75±1.105L, FEV1=2.56±1.08L and EV1/FVC=0.88±0.22L. Inferential analysis showed a weak correlation with lung function among workers for TVOCs with a weak association for lung function performance (r=-0.448) with a p-value=0.028 (p<0.05). The non parametric chi square analysis showed a result for symptoms of illness with excessive dusts a X² value 4.167 and a p-value=0.04 with a significant level of p<0.05. A survey was conducted among workers (n=24) in the study fectories where it was found that (n=10, 46%) were not wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Conclusion: As an outcome of this study, Total Volatile Organic compounds (TVOCs) was identified as a factor that contributed to the lung function performance among workers. This research requires further studies and may be baseline information in future 2013 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/44165/1/44165.PDF Zulkifli, Nuriz'zati Nadia (2013) Total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs) in wood based manufacturers in Shah Alam area and the associated health effects / Nuriz'zati Nadia Zulkifli. [Student Project] (Unpublished) |
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Purpose: To determine Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOCs) in wood based manufacturers and the associated health effects.
Method: Sample taken at each factory in Shah Alam area in accordance to the Industry Code of Practice in Indoor Air Quality 2010. The study design used was Cross- sectional study. The sampling method for Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOCs) used direct measurement with Gas Alert Micro 5 PID and method for lung function will be based on standard operation procedure (SOP) developed by Environmental Health and Safety of UiTM and adopted to meet criteria from "ATS/ERS" series task Force: Standardisation of Lung Function Testing.The Questionnaire (adapted from European community respiratory health survey II) were distributed to workers of wood based industry (n=24).
Result: This cross- sectional study was conducted in Shah Alam area in wood based manufacturing factories (n=8) where micro-environmental sampling was conducted for total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs) with 0.13 ± 0.179ppm. Air flow was measured in each factories (n=8) and found that air flow within acceptable range 0.275 ± 0.281 ms-¹. Lung function performance analysis among workers (n=24) had the following results: FVC=2.75±1.105L, FEV1=2.56±1.08L and EV1/FVC=0.88±0.22L. Inferential analysis showed a weak correlation with lung function among workers for TVOCs with a weak association for lung function performance (r=-0.448) with a p-value=0.028 (p<0.05). The non parametric chi square analysis showed a result for symptoms of illness with excessive dusts a X² value 4.167 and a p-value=0.04 with a significant level of p<0.05. A survey was conducted among workers (n=24) in the study fectories where it was found that (n=10, 46%) were not wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Conclusion: As an outcome of this study, Total Volatile Organic compounds (TVOCs) was identified as a factor that contributed to the lung function performance among workers. This research requires further studies and may be baseline information in future |
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