Particulate Matter Levels in Ambient Air Adjacent to Industrial Area

Soft Soil Engineering International Conference 2015

Mohamed, R.M.S.R.^1 ; Nizam, N.M.S.^1 ; Al-Gheethi, A.A.^1 ; Lajis, A.^2 ; Kassim, A.H.M.^1

Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor, Batu Pahat

86400, Malaysia^1

Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor, Batu Pahat

86400, Malaysia^2

关键词: Ambient air;    Ambient air quality;    Human health risks;    Industrial area;    Meteorological parameters;    Particulate Matter;    Residential areas;    Wind directions;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/136/1/012056/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/136/1/012056

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Air quality in the residential areas adjacent to the industrial regions is of great concern due to the association with human health risks. In this work, the concentrations of particulate matter (PM10) in the ambient air of UTHM campus was investigated tostudy the air qualityand their compliance to the Malaysian Ambient Air Quality Guidelines (AAQG). The PM10samples were taken over 24 hours from the most significant area at UTHM including Stadium, KolejKediamanTunDr. Ismail (KKTDI) and MakmalBahan. The meteorological parameters; temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and wind direction as well as particulate matterwere estimated by using E-Sampler Particulate Matter (PM10) Collector. The highest concentrations of PM10(55.56 μg/m3) was recorded at MakmalBahan during the working and weekend days. However, these concentrations are less than 150 pg/m3. It can be concluded that although UTHM is surrounded by the industrial area, the air quality in the campus still within the standards limits.