Risk of respiratory health impairment among susceptible population living near petrochemical industry- a review

• Main Authors: Sopian, Nor Ashikin, Jalaludin, Juliana, Shamsul Bahri, Mohd Tamrin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences [University Publisher] 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52903/1/Risk%20of%20respiratory%20health%20impairment%20among%20susceptible%20population%20living%20near%20petrochemical%20industry-%20a%20review.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52903/; https://www.sid.ir/en/Journal/ViewPaper.aspx?ID=489268

Background: Petrochemical industry emits air pollutants in abundance, which may harm human health, especially the population living near the industry. Children are reported to be the population group of main concern since this susceptible population spends the majority of their time outdoors and the...