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Assessment of indoor carbon monoxide (CO) concentration in residential area

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Main Author: Lau, Jia Siew
Other Authors: Dr. Nasrul Hamidin
Format: Learning Object
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) 2013
Subjects:
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
Health risk assessment
Environmental quality
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/23932
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spelling my.unimap-239322013-03-05T08:00:03Z Assessment of indoor carbon monoxide (CO) concentration in residential area Lau, Jia Siew Dr. Nasrul Hamidin Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Carbon Monoxide (CO) Health risk assessment Environmental quality Access is limited to UniMAP community. Indoor air quality (IAQ) has been matter of public concern as people mostly spend their time at home. The objective of this study is to identify the sources of the air contaminant in indoor residential area and outside air, measure concentration of carbon monoxide (CO) in indoor residential area and evaluate potential health effect of CO to human health. Sixteen houses were randomly selected from four residential areas. Concentrations of indoor and outdoor CO were collected by using air pump LaMotte, with a flow rate 0.5 Lpm for 1 hour. From the result of sampling, the average indoor and outdoor CO concentrations in all of the selected residential area were less than 14.3 mg/m³. Indoor CO concentration does not exceed the residential indoor air quality guideline of CO in Canada, which was 28.6 mg/m³. For outdoor CO concentration, the value does not exceed the standard limit of CO concentration, which was 34.36 mg/m³, stated by Department of Environment (DOE). From health risk assessment, it can be conclude that potential health risk for human exposure to CO was neurosensory impairment, effect on neurotransmitter and auditory system, abnormal respiratory responses, low birth weight, congenital anomalies and oral cleft. 2013-03-05T08:00:02Z 2013-03-05T08:00:02Z 2012-05 Learning Object http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/23932 en Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) School of Environmental Engineering
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topic Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
Health risk assessment
Environmental quality
spellingShingle Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
Health risk assessment
Environmental quality
Lau, Jia Siew
Assessment of indoor carbon monoxide (CO) concentration in residential area
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title Assessment of indoor carbon monoxide (CO) concentration in residential area
title_short Assessment of indoor carbon monoxide (CO) concentration in residential area
title_full Assessment of indoor carbon monoxide (CO) concentration in residential area
title_fullStr Assessment of indoor carbon monoxide (CO) concentration in residential area
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title_sort assessment of indoor carbon monoxide (co) concentration in residential area
publisher Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
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url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/23932
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