Environmental sample characterisation of traditional farming dust environments by effect-directed analysis (EDA)

• Main Author: Tan, Megan Pei Fei
• Other Authors: Shane Allen Snyder
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Environmental engineering::Hazardous substances
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/158877
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Several studies have shown that farm dust, mainly containing hay and straws found in rural areas do contain certain compounds that have the ability to reduce the prevalence of respiratory diseases and infections, especially during early childhood days. With increasing urbanisation, exposure to such...