Characterization of Indoor Air Particulate Matter in Selected Elementary Schools in Istanbul, Turkey

Autor:	Daghan Ekmekcioglu, S. Sinan Keskin
Rok vydání:	2007
Předmět:	Indoor air 021105 building & construction Istanbul turkey 0211 other engineering and technologies Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Environmental engineering Environmental science 021108 energy 02 engineering and technology Particulates
Zdroj:	Indoor and Built Environment. 16:169-176
ISSN:	1423-0070 1420-326X
DOI:	10.1177/1420326x07076777
Popis:	The mass of indoor air particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) and its elemental concentration have been determined at five elementary schools in Istanbul, Turkey. Elementary schools were chosen because of the higher health risk associated with exposure to young children and the very high number of elementary school students currently being educated inTurkey. Results indicated that PM10 and PM2.5 maximum concentration limits determined by the World Health Organization were exceeded considerably in four schools located nearby a major road with high traffic density. Enrichment factor calculations obtained from the elemental composition results showed that Sb, Br, As and Zn were enriched considerably with respect to the Earth's crust, indicating an anthropogenic contribution to indoor air pollution levels in these schools.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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