Comments on: Chari, R.; Burke, T.A.; White, R.H.; Fox, M.A. Integrating Susceptibility into Environmental Policy:  An Analysis of the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Lead. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2012, 9, 1077-1096

According to the information of air quality which published by the urban air quality real-time publishing platform, the concentration characteristics of PM10 and PM2.5 were studied in Kunming (KM), Changsha (CS), Hangzhou (HZ), Shanghai (SH), Harbin (HEB), Beijing (BJ), Wuhan (WH) and Guangzhou (GZ). The results show that the concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 exceeded the Ambient Air Quality Standard (GB3095-2012) in varying degrees in March, 2013. The concentrations of PM10 in Wuhan is the highest, reached 164μg/m3, exceeded the standard by 9.3%; the concentrations of PM2.5 is much higher in Wuhan, Changsha and Beijing, the average concentrations were 96μg/m3, 103μg/m3 and 110μg/m3, exceeded the standard by 28.0%, 37.3% and 46.7% respectively. The correlation of PM10 with PM2.5 in most of these cities was good in March. The correlation analysis of pollutant with meteorological factor in Hangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou was also studied, the results show that the concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 are weakly positive correlation with temperature in the four cities, negative correlation with relative humidity without Beijing, and negative correlation with wind speed.

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Analisis Debu Respirable terhadap Masyarakat di Kawasan Perumahan Sekitar Lokasi Pabrik PT. Semen Padang

Jurnal Dampak ◽

10.25077/dampak.13.1.1-9.2016 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Vera Surtia Bachtiar ◽

Puspa Safitri Sanggar Rani

Keyword(s):

Air Quality ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Ambient Air ◽

Quality Standard ◽

Residential Area ◽

Dust Concentration ◽

Respirable Dust ◽

Ambient Air Quality ◽

Housing Complex ◽

Ambient Air Quality Standard

The purpose of this research are to analysis air quality and dust impact to people that came from factory activities at residential area around factory location of PT. Semen Padang. Measuring of air quality conducted in 3 residential area that are Komplek RW 1, RT 3 Batu Gadang district, Perumnas Indarung RW. VII, and housing of UNAND Blok D Gadut, using Personal Dust Sampler. The result is respirable dust concentration at housing complex RW. 1 RT. 3 Batu Gadang district that is 0,33 mg/m, the Perumnas Indarung RW.VII that is 0,55 mg/m along with housing of UNAND Blok D Gadut that is 0,44 mg/m. Concentration of dust respirable at all are still below ambient air quality standard that exist on PP RI No. 41 Tahun 1999, 3 mg/m. Based on quesioner and puskesmas data proximate with use univariat analysis, negative impact who feels people are impact of health is eyes irritation disease and impact of environment especially community-owned material. Keywords: air quality, negative impact, residential area, respirable dust, PT. Semen Padang ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bermaksud untuk menganalisis kualitas udara dan dampak negatif yang dirasakan masyarakat dari debu yang berasal dari aktivitas pabrik di kawasan perumahan sekitar lokasi pabrik PT. Semen Padang. Pengukuran kualitas udara dilakukan di 3 kawasan perumahan yaitu komplek perumahan RW. 1 RT. 3 Kelurahan Batu Gadang, Perumnas Indarung RW. VII, dan Perumahan UNAND Blok D Gadut dengan menggunakan alat Personal Dust Sampler. Diperoleh hasil konsentrasi debu respirable pada komplek perumahan RT.3 RW.1 Kelurahan Batu Gadang sebesar 0,33 mg/m, pada Perumnas Indarung RW.VII sebesar 0,55 mg/m serta pada Perumahan UNAND Blok D Gadut sebesar 0,44 mg/m. Konsentrasi debu respirable pada ketiga lokasi masih berada di bawah ambang batas baku mutu udara di lingkungan, 3 mg/m. Berdasarkan kuesioner dan data puskesmas terdekat dengan menggunakan analisis univariat, dampak negatif yang dirasakan masyarakat adalah dampak terhadap kesehatan berupa penyakit iritasi mata dan dampak terhadap lingkungan khususnya pada kondisi material yang dimiliki masyarakat.Kata kunci: kualitas udara, dampak negatif, kawasan perumahan, debu respirable, PT. Semen Padang

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Economic Analysis of Residents’ Health Potential Benefits from PM2.5 Reduction Caused by New Ambient Air Quality Standard in Beijing

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.524-527.3371 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 524-527 ◽

pp. 3371-3375

Author(s):

Xiu Teng Wang ◽

Ya Jing Zhang ◽

Ling Xu ◽

Ling Lin ◽

Dong Feng Gao ◽

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Keyword(s):

Air Quality ◽

Ambient Air ◽

Economic Loss ◽

Quality Standard ◽

Point Of View ◽

Ambient Air Quality ◽

Potential Benefits ◽

Ambient Air Quality Standard ◽

First Time ◽

Pm2.5 Concentration

PM2.5 pollution causes great health hazards, which will finally result in much economic loss. In China, it is first time to take PM2.5 as a general limitation factor in the revised version of "Ambient Air Quality Standard". In this work, we take Beijing as investigation objective, choose five kinds of typical health impacts, and make rough economic estimation of the potential benefits from the decrease of PM2.5 concentration through the epidemic-doses model in a quantitative point of view. Assuming the PM2.5 pollution is controlled well and satisfies the requirement of Grade 2 and 1 of new standard, 1681 and 2269 million Yuan will be saved in Beijing considering only health aspects. So it is necessary to take PM2.5 into the new ambient air quality standard as a general indicator, which is overall beneficial for environment and economy.

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Identification, Evaluation, And Characterization Of Populations Potentially At Increased Risk Of Air Pollution-Related Health Effects Within The Context Of The National Ambient Air Quality Standard (Naaqs) Review Process

ISEE Conference Abstracts ◽

10.1289/isee.2015.2015-622 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2015 (1) ◽

pp. 622 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jason D. Sacks

Keyword(s):

Air Pollution ◽

Air Quality ◽

Review Process ◽

Ambient Air ◽

Quality Standard ◽

Ambient Air Quality ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Identification Evaluation ◽

Ambient Air Quality Standard

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