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Evaluation of Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality for Inner-City Hospitals in Haldwani (Uttarakhand)

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H.L Yadav, S. Barman, J. Yadav
» doi: 10.31838/ecb/2023.12.si4.309

Abstract

The availability of clean air is a vital to human survival. Several factors contribute to a decline in air quality, including industrialisation, an increase in vehicles, construction work, and deforestation. People may be more vulnerable to air pollution in hospitals, which are microenvironments. Using data from the year 2022, the current study analyses the ambient air quality for urban hospitals situated in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, and compares it to that of other hospitals, using CO2, HCHO, TVOC, PM2.5, PM10, CO, SO2, and NO2 data from the year 2022. The use of the Air Quality Index (AQI) and seasonal variations in air pollution concentrations are also discussed. Assessing the health effects of increased air pollution in hospitals. These monitoring results show the complexity of the interaction of indoor and outdoor air quality around building envelopes and the uniqueness of ventilation type and location. Other factors such as urban planning orientation, wide occupancy of buildings and different ventilation. All methods contributed to the entry of outdoor air pollutants into poor indoor air quality. Protecting patients and healthcare workers from nosocomial infections and work-related illnesses. The complex hospital environment requires special attention to ensure healthy indoor air quality. This study provides comprehensive information of various air pollutants in the crucial indoor and outdoor environment, which helps researchers, policy maker and governmental official in the field to classify and further reduce the IAQ pollution.

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