ASSESSMENT OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOCS) IN MULTI-STOREY SHOPPING MALL IN MALACCA MALAYSIA
| Autor: | R Zirwatul Aida R Ibrahim, Raja Zirwatul ‘Adawiah Raja Ibrahim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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chemistry.chemical_classification
021110 strategic defence & security studies Evening Shopping mall 0211 other engineering and technologies Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Questionnaire Work context Context (language use) 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Indoor air quality Geography chemistry Environmental health Volatile organic compound 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Morning |
| Zdroj: | Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine. 20:30-37 |
| ISSN: | 2590-3829 1675-0306 |
| DOI: | 10.37268/mjphm/vol.20/no.special1/art.665 |
| Popis: | This study investigates the mall's Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) to compare changes in levels of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) concentration in the morning and evening. It also explores the sources of emission released that could be related to occupants' health status (dizziness, headaches, flu, running nose, nose stuffy, nose irritation, eye irritation, watery eye, and eye reddening). A questionnaire survey approach was used to collect quantitative data involving 32 workers from malls in Malacca, Malaysia. This study established models to measure changes in VOCs level in two different sessions for a given area. Also, predictors related to the work context (human performance and condition) were found to be significantly related to occupants' symptoms. Two significant values identified the changes in VOCs concentration for morning and evening sessions in the lobby, bakery, eye ware shop, mobile centers, and supermarket. No evidence supports the exposure towards the personal individual in the present findings. This study contributes to the literature on levels of VOCs in the shopping mall as well as the emission sources. It also suggests that more comprehensive monitoring can be achieved, particularly in the context of Malaysia. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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