AIR POLLUTANTS AND HEALTH RISK ON DIFFERENT LAND USE IN BANDUNG DISTRICT

• Main Author: Ircha Winda Pratiwi, Agustina
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Subjects: Teknik saniter dan perkotaan; teknik perlindungan lingkungan
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/80251
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Ambient air pollution has become a global public health threat; WHO estimates that 22% of global deaths and disabilities are caused by air pollution. Polluted air is one of the factors that causes various diseases, one of which is respiratory disease. Children are the population that is vulnerable to exposure to air pollutants. Apart from that, air quality and air pollutant concentrations are influenced by land use. Bandung Regency was chosen as the research location because it is one of the areas in West Java with diverse activities and land uses, namely residential, industrial, and agricultural land uses. This study aims to assess the public health risk of exposure to air pollutants PM2.5, PM10, NO2, CO, SO2 and O3 in three different land uses in Margaasih District (residential), Dayeuhkolot District (industrial) and Ciparay District (agriculture) in Bandung Regency, as well as knowing the factors that influence children's lung function disorders. Ambient air pollutant measurements were carried out for seven consecutive 24-hour days at each sampling location using a portable AQMS. Questionnaires are used to determine activity patterns and respiratory complaints. FVC and FEV1.0 values are used to evaluate lung function, which is measured using a spirometer. All data obtained were processed using SPPS software with univariate, chisquare, and correlation data analysis. Based on the results of measurements of ambient air pollutants, the average concentration of air pollutants in industrial land uses is greater than in residential and agricultural land uses. There is a significant difference in the average concentration in the three sub-districts (p-value <0.005) for PM2.5, PM10, SO2, CO and NO2 pollutants. However, there is no significant difference in the average concentration of O3 pollutants for the three sub-districts (p-value> 0.05). Based on linear regression analysis and Spearman correlation, children's lung function decreased significantly with increasing levels of PM2.5, PM10, SO2, CO, O3 and NO2 (P-value <0.05). Children who live in industrial land use settings are 8.86 times more likely to experience lung function disorders than respondents in agricultural land use CI 95% (2.87-27.31).