HEALTH RISK ANALYSIS OF PM2,5 ON CHILDREN AT THREE PRIMARY SCHOOL IN BANDUNG CITY

• Main Author: Marzaningrum, Aristina
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Subjects: Teknik saniter dan perkotaan; teknik perlindungan lingkungan
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/81196
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Increasing urban activity has resulted in higher concentrations of pollutants in the air, which improve human health, one of which is through inhalation. With a cross-sectional approach, this epidemiological study aims to determine the magnitude of exposure to PM2.5 in elementary school children in Bandung City, identify risks of health hazards due to PM2.5 exposure to elementary school children in Bandung City, and conduct evaluations. Relationship between exposure to PM2.5 and decreased lung function in children in Bandung. This study used a health risk analysis method to determine the intake and toxicological risks of PM2.5 in elementary school students in Bandung City. Based on this research, it is known that each child has different individual exposure to PM2.5. The highest average PM2.5 exposure was at Sekolah B, namely 166.4 ± 77.2 µg/m3 , followed by Sekolah Cat 156.8 ± 115.8 µg/m3 , and Sekolah A. namely 95.6 ± 46.7 µg/m3 . The highest average intake was at Sekolah C, namely 0.0088 mg/kg/day, followed by Sekolah B with an average intake of 0.0080 mg/kg/day, and Sekolah A with a value of 0.0043 mg/Kg/day. This study discovered that some children showed an unsafe risk (RQ>1). PM2.5 exposure was found to have negative leakage with worse lung function, and there was no correlation between passive smoking status and lung function test results. This study revealed that PM2.5 levels sent to elementary schools in Bandung showed major health consequences, such as impaired lung function in children.