Air Quality Analysis of Indoor Working Environments from Different Industries and Regions of Punjab
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Background: Air pollution is a major health hazard and one of most crucial environmental aspects which cause mass mortality of population. Workers in different factories often directly exposed to particulate matter which can initiate respiratory related problems which may steer to incidence of cancer.
Materials and Methods: Various particulate matter (PM) fractions and gaseous emissions were monitored in indoor environments of different industries using DRX Aerosol Monitor. Parallel monitoring of PM2.5 was performed in outdoor air by using TSI DUSTTRAK. Besides, analyses of indoor environment of different industrial units for volatile organic carbon (VOC’s), temperature, relative humidity, gaseous emissions (CO, CH4, O3, and NO2) was done by using Aeroqual.
Results: The levels of particulate matter (PM) of all fractions and other criteria pollutant gases were significantly higher in all manufacturing units compared with recommended permissible WHO limits. Furthermore, PM2.5 levels were significantly higher in outdoor environment as compared to indoor workplaces at all monitored sites.
Conclusion: There is a dire need to consider these high levels of PM and other gaseous emissions and take some serious steps to control this ever-increasing problem.
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