Effect of exposure to particulate matter 2.5 on lung function performance of construction workers / Siti Aisyah Abdul Rahman

• Main Author: Abdul Rahman, Siti Aisyah
• Format: Student Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine; Environmental health. Including sewage disposal, air pollution, nuisances, water supply; Diseases of the lungs; Indoor air pollution. Including indoor air quality
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/42999/1/42999.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/42999/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

The aim of this study is to determine the concentration of PM2.5 emitted from construction activities which are masonry, plastering, and mixing of concrete and to evaluate the lung function performance by peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) of the exposed construction workers. The concentration of PM2....