Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Kalaiarasan M

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• Research Article
  Vertical Distribution of NO₂ in an Urban Area: Exposure Risk Assessment in Children
  Author(s): Cheong KWD, Tham KW, Balasubramanian R and Kalaiarasan MCheong KWD, Tham KW, Balasubramanian R and Kalaiarasan M
  
  The aim of the study is to perform a potential health risk assessment on children in contracting respiratory symptoms due to inhaling traffic-generated nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in two typical high-rise naturally-ventilated residential building designs (slab and point block) located close to busy major expressways in a tropical climate. A total of six buildings were selected for the study. Ogawa passive samplers (PS-100) were used for NO2 measurements in each building over a period of 5 weeks during the predominant monsoon seasons. Health risk assessment showed children residing at the mid floors of the buildings had the highest health risk regardless of their age .i.e. infants, children (1 year and under), children (8-10 years)compared to those residents residing at the high and low floors. This was expected since the highest concentration of traffic-generated NO2 conce.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-784X.1000115

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