Analysis of indoor air pollutants checklist using environmetric technique for health risk assessment of sick building complaint in nonindustrial workplace

Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 107-126

  Syazwan, A I ^a   Mohd Rafee, B ^a   Juahir, Hafizan ^a   Azman, A Z F ^a   Nizar, A M ^a   Izwyn, Z ^b   Syahidatussyakirah, K ^a   Muhaimin, A A ^a   Syafiq Yunos, M A ^c   Anita, A R ^a   Muhamad Hanafiah, J ^a   Shaharuddin, M S ^a   Mohd Ibthisham, A ^b   Mohd Hasmadi, I ^a   Mohamad Azhar, M N ^a   Azizan, H S ^a   Zulfadhli, I ^b   Othman, J ^a   Rozalini, M ^d   Kamarul, F T ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY   (Malaysia)

^d MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^e ERALAB SDN BHD (Environmental Research and Analytical Laboratory Sdn Bhd)   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

IAQ assessment; Indoor air quality assessor; Indoor environment quality; Indoor guideline; Industry Code of Practice on Indoor Air Quality; Odor; Office; Sick building syndrome

Indexed keywords

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INDOOR AIR QUALITY CHECKLIST; MALAYSIA; POLLUTION MONITORING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84866755035     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/DHPS.S33400     Document Type: Article

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