Concentration of Particulate Matter and Air Humidity in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Human activities are predominantly conducted indoors, making it equally important to ensure good indoor air quality as it is to maintain outdoor air quality. The quality of indoor air is partly determined by the levels of PM2.5 (particles with an aerodynamic diameter ≤2.5μ m) and PM10 (particles wit...
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| description | Human activities are predominantly conducted indoors, making it equally important to ensure good indoor air quality as it is to maintain outdoor air quality. The quality of indoor air is partly determined by the levels of PM2.5 (particles with an aerodynamic diameter ≤2.5μ m) and PM10 (particles with an aerodynamic diameter d ≤10 μm) and humidity. The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is a space that must maintain high air quality because it is continuously occupied by pediatric patients and healthcare personnel 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In this study, the indoor air quality in the PICU Arifin Achmad General Hospital (AAGH) in Riau Province, Indonesia, was observed using a descriptive observational study with a longitudinal and time-series design. The results of this study demonstrated that the PM2.5 levels decreased from 9.25 µg/m³ in the morning to 3.3 µg/m³ in the afternoon, whereas PM10 levels decreased from 17.7 µg/m³ in the morning to 7.8 µg/m³ in the afternoon. Additionally, the air humidity increased from 60.7% in the morning to 61.4% in the afternoon. In conclusion, the observations from this study indicated an increase in air humidity from morning to afternoon and the normal particulate matter levels. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a3b0e8615ccf47e496877e04dafa87782025-02-05T10:50:41ZengEDP SciencesE3S Web of Conferences2267-12422025-01-016110300210.1051/e3sconf/202561103002e3sconf_iseep2025_03002Concentration of Particulate Matter and Air Humidity in Pediatric Intensive Care UnitPasaribu Hotber Edwin Rolan0Afandi Dedi1Hamidy Yulis2Doctorate Program of Environmental Science, Universitas RiauDoctorate Program of Environmental Science, Universitas RiauDoctorate Program of Environmental Science, Universitas RiauHuman activities are predominantly conducted indoors, making it equally important to ensure good indoor air quality as it is to maintain outdoor air quality. The quality of indoor air is partly determined by the levels of PM2.5 (particles with an aerodynamic diameter ≤2.5μ m) and PM10 (particles with an aerodynamic diameter d ≤10 μm) and humidity. The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is a space that must maintain high air quality because it is continuously occupied by pediatric patients and healthcare personnel 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In this study, the indoor air quality in the PICU Arifin Achmad General Hospital (AAGH) in Riau Province, Indonesia, was observed using a descriptive observational study with a longitudinal and time-series design. The results of this study demonstrated that the PM2.5 levels decreased from 9.25 µg/m³ in the morning to 3.3 µg/m³ in the afternoon, whereas PM10 levels decreased from 17.7 µg/m³ in the morning to 7.8 µg/m³ in the afternoon. Additionally, the air humidity increased from 60.7% in the morning to 61.4% in the afternoon. In conclusion, the observations from this study indicated an increase in air humidity from morning to afternoon and the normal particulate matter levels.https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2025/11/e3sconf_iseep2025_03002.pdfindoor air qualitypm2.5pm10air humidity |
| spellingShingle | Pasaribu Hotber Edwin Rolan Afandi Dedi Hamidy Yulis Concentration of Particulate Matter and Air Humidity in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit E3S Web of Conferences indoor air quality pm2.5 pm10 air humidity |
| title | Concentration of Particulate Matter and Air Humidity in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
| title_full | Concentration of Particulate Matter and Air Humidity in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
| title_fullStr | Concentration of Particulate Matter and Air Humidity in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
| title_full_unstemmed | Concentration of Particulate Matter and Air Humidity in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
| title_short | Concentration of Particulate Matter and Air Humidity in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
| title_sort | concentration of particulate matter and air humidity in pediatric intensive care unit |
| topic | indoor air quality pm2.5 pm10 air humidity |
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