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Air Quality-Related Human Health in an Urban Region. Case Study: State of Selangor, Malaysia |
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| Creator | Nurul Ashikin Mabahwi, Oliver Ling Hoon Leh, Siti Nur Afiqah Mohamed Musthafa, Kadaruddin Aiyub |
| Title | Air Quality-Related Human Health in an Urban Region. Case Study: State of Selangor, Malaysia |
| Publisher | The Thai Society of Higher Education Institutes on Environment |
| Publication Year | 2561 |
| Journal Title | EnvironmentAsia |
| Journal Vol. | 11 |
| Journal No. | 1 |
| Page no. | 194-216 |
| Keyword | air quality, air-related health, environmental health, respiratory, urban region |
| ISSN | 2586-8861 |
| Abstract | The urban region with high traffic volume and high density developments contributed to the decreasing of air quality. Air pollution is a major environmental risk to health and exposure to ambient air pollution has been associated with a series of adverse health effects including respiratory system. Previous scholars found a significant link between respiratory disease and air pollution. However, due to the limited study in the regional context, this study is needed to find the relationship between air quality and human health in the regional context, especially in Malaysia. As proven that distribution of air pollutants are influenced by the effects of wind and geographical factors (Sham, 1998). Therefore, air quality study should not focus on urban boundary only. The Air Pollution Index (API) data was obtained through a secondary source. For the health indication with the focuses on respiratory infections, a house to house questionnaire survey had been carried out. The self-reported health data (through questionnaire survey) was correlated to the air quality data (API). The research found that Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) incidence was not clearly related to the air quality. However, the significant relationship between exposure to air pollution and respiratory health (ARI incidence) was established for 2 out of 5 study areas in Selangor State. Besides, respondents' perception of 'sense of clean air' was significantly correlated to ARI cases. It showed a relationship between air pollution exposure and environmental perception with respiratory health. |
