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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Mohamad N | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Latif M.T | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Khan M.F | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-04-10T07:40:23Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2017-04-10T07:40:23Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-11-18 | - |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0147-6513 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5603 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | This studyaimedtoinvestigatethechemicalcompositionandpotentialsourcesofPM10 as wellasassess the potentialhealthhazardsitposedtoschoolchildren.PM10 samples weretakenfromclassroomsata school inKualaLumpur'scitycentre(S1)andoneinthesuburbancityofPutrajaya(S2)overaperiodof eight hoursusingalowvolumesampler(LVS).Thecompositionofthemajorionsandtracemetalsin PM10 werethenanalysedusingionchromatography(IC)andinductivelycoupledplasma-massspec- trometry (ICP-MS),respectively.TheresultsshowedthattheaveragePM10 concentration insidethe classroom atthecitycentreschool(82g/m3) washigherthanthatfromthesuburbanschool(77g/m3). Principal componentanalysis-absoluteprincipalcomponentscores(PCA-APCS)revealedthatroaddust wasthemajorsourceofindoorPM10 at bothschoolinthecitycentre(36%)andthesuburbanlocation (55%). Thetotalhazardquotient(HQ)calculated,basedontheformulasuggestedbytheUnitedStates EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(USEPA), wasfoundtobeslightlyhigherthantheacceptablelevelof1, indicating thatinhalationexposuretoparticle-boundnon-carcinogenicmetalsofPM10, particularlyCr exposurebychildrenandadultsoccupyingtheschoolenvironment,wasfarfromnegligible | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety | en_US |
| dc.subject | Particulatematter | en_US |
| dc.subject | Children | en_US |
| dc.subject | School environment | en_US |
| dc.subject | Chemical composition | en_US |
| dc.title | Source apportionment and health risk assessment of PM10 in a naturally ventilated school in a tropical environment | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| Appears in Collections: | Journal Articles | |
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