TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of indoor air quality in schools
T2 - Urban vs. Industrial ‘oil & gas’ zones in Kuwait
AU - Al-Hemoud, Ali
AU - Al-Awadi, Layla
AU - Al-Rashidi, Mufreh
AU - Rahman, Khan Abdul
AU - Al-Khayat, Ahmed
AU - Behbehani, Weam
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2017/9
Y1 - 2017/9
N2 - This study was conducted to assess indoor air quality during a complete school calendar year and covered all climatic seasons. IAQ parameters were examined to assess pollutant levels in Kuwait schools in multiple settings (classrooms, painting rooms, computer labs, science rooms, teachers’ rooms, and roofs). Schools were randomly selected from two zones: zone 1 which is located close to downtown and represents the ‘urban sector', and zone 2 which is located further south in close proximity to the oil and gas industrial region and represents the ‘industrial sector'. Indoor air investigation included the following parameters: CO2, SO2, NO2, H2S, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, TVOC, and nine elemental concentrations of PM10, namely: As, Co, Cr, Fe, Pb, V, Al, Cd, and Hg. Dust from air conditioning filters was also collected and analyzed for both PAHs and PBDEs. T-test, one-way ANOVA, Two-way ANOVA and linear regression were tested to identify seasonal, location, and zone variations. On-way ANOVA identified significant seasonal variation for NO2, H2S, formaldehyde and acetaldehyde. Factorial ANOVA demonstrated that the schools varied significantly on TVOCs. High concentrations of PAHs and BDE-209 cogener were also present in most schools. Analysis of dust from AC filter units along with measurements of indoor air pollutants can improve our understanding of the common sources of typical pollutants indoor. This study, to our knowledge, presents the first comprehensive analysis of indoor air parameters, including dust analysis from AC filters, in schools in the MENA region ‘Middle East and North Africa'.
AB - This study was conducted to assess indoor air quality during a complete school calendar year and covered all climatic seasons. IAQ parameters were examined to assess pollutant levels in Kuwait schools in multiple settings (classrooms, painting rooms, computer labs, science rooms, teachers’ rooms, and roofs). Schools were randomly selected from two zones: zone 1 which is located close to downtown and represents the ‘urban sector', and zone 2 which is located further south in close proximity to the oil and gas industrial region and represents the ‘industrial sector'. Indoor air investigation included the following parameters: CO2, SO2, NO2, H2S, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, TVOC, and nine elemental concentrations of PM10, namely: As, Co, Cr, Fe, Pb, V, Al, Cd, and Hg. Dust from air conditioning filters was also collected and analyzed for both PAHs and PBDEs. T-test, one-way ANOVA, Two-way ANOVA and linear regression were tested to identify seasonal, location, and zone variations. On-way ANOVA identified significant seasonal variation for NO2, H2S, formaldehyde and acetaldehyde. Factorial ANOVA demonstrated that the schools varied significantly on TVOCs. High concentrations of PAHs and BDE-209 cogener were also present in most schools. Analysis of dust from AC filter units along with measurements of indoor air pollutants can improve our understanding of the common sources of typical pollutants indoor. This study, to our knowledge, presents the first comprehensive analysis of indoor air parameters, including dust analysis from AC filters, in schools in the MENA region ‘Middle East and North Africa'.
KW - Indoor air quality
KW - PM
KW - Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)
KW - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
KW - Schools
KW - VOCs
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85020273822&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.06.001
DO - 10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.06.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85020273822
SN - 0360-1323
VL - 122
SP - 50
EP - 60
JO - Building and Environment
JF - Building and Environment
ER -
