PERSONAL EXPOSURE MONITORING TO PM2.5 USING PORTABLE SENSORS ON ONLINE MOTORCYCLE TAXI DRIVERS AND PACKAGE COURIERS IN BANDUNG CITY

• Main Author: Azzara Dikarulin, Sarah
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Subjects: Teknik saniter dan perkotaan; teknik perlindungan lingkungan
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/87024
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Air pollution, especially Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM2.5), has become a disturbing global problem. In Indonesia, air pollution has reached alarming levels. Big cities like Bandung face serious issues related to air pollution, especially high levels of PM2.5. Vulnerable groups susceptible to the negative impacts of air pollution include individuals who work outdoors such as online motorcycle taxi drivers and package couriers. They are directly exposed to air pollution while working, which can result in significant health decline. The purpose of this study was to assess personal exposure to PM2.5 in various lingkungan mikros for 24 hours in Bandung City, using low-cost sensors, aiming to understand exposure patterns and identify factors that influence PM2.5 exposure levels. The sensor used to measure PM2.5 concentration is a portable AS-LUNG sensor uses a combination of GPS and demographic surveys The results showed that individual exposure to PM2.5 varied in the male online motorcycle taxi driver group, female online motorcycle taxi driver group, and parcel courier group respectivel\ b\ 49.56 ?g/m3, 62.76 ?g/m3, and 67.28 ?g/m3. CigareWWe Vmoke e[poVXre ZaV Whe main conWribXWing facWor influencing increased PM2.5 exposure in all participant groups. The average analysis of potential long-term health risks showed that only the male online moWorc\cle Wa[i driYer parWicipanW groXp ZaV VWill in Whe ³Vafe´ caWegor\ ZiWh a RiVk Quotient (RQ) value < 1. This finding underlines the importance of mitigation measures to reduce PM2.5 exposure so as to prevent negative impacts on health.