Data on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in kindergartens with different surrounding activities.
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SUBMITTER: Abdullah S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6556546 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
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Data on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in kindergartens with different surrounding activities.
Abdullah Samsuri S Abd Hamid Farah Fasihah FF Ismail Marzuki M Ahmed Ali Najah AN Wan Mansor Wan Nurdiyana WN
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The aim of the measurement of this data is to evaluate the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in terms of chemical and physical parameters. Data were collected at three different kindergartens having different surrounding activities (industrial, institutional, residential area). The chemical parameters measured were respirable suspended particulates of PM<sub>10</sub>, PM<sub>2.5</sub>, PM<sub>1</sub>, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, and the concentrations are within the acceptable limit. Physical par ...[more]
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