King, MF orcid.org/0000-0001-7010-476X, Akande, O and Noakes, C orcid.org/0000-0003-3084-7467 (2018) Health risk assessment of residential characteristics and indoor air quality of naturally ventilated buildings in Nigeria. In: INDOOR AIR 2018 Proceedings. 15th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (INDOOR AIR 2018), 22-27 Jul 2018 International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate ISBN 9781713826514
Abstract
Owing to Nigeria's growing population, millions of its urban populace live in areas and houses with low environmental standards resulting in changing patterns of disease transmission and mortality. This pilot study assessed indoor environmental factors in naturally ventilated residential buildings (NVRB) and explored association with reported illness. A questionnaire and environmental data loggers were used to collect household building characteristics and indoor environmental data from selected residential neighbourhoods in Bauchi, Nigeria. Indoor CO2 (mean 584 ppm) data suggested adequate ventilation in the majority of houses, while PM2.5 (63 μm/m ) and PM10 (228 μm/m ) concentration exceeded the WHO guideline value of 25 μm/m and 50 μm/m respectively. Correlation was found between some environmental characteristics and indoor air quality measurements and certain illnesses including tuberculosis, meningitis, asthma and chicken pox.. 3 3 3 3
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Medical Research Foundation Not Known |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 03 Jun 2021 13:12 |
Last Modified: | 03 Jun 2021 13:12 |
Published Version: | https://www.isiaq.org/ia_2018_proceedings_page.php |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:174785 |