Karya Tulis Ilmiah

Institut Teknologi Nasional - Bandung

Health risk from air pollutants, an epidemic in Western Java lndonesia

ABSTRAK

Complaints from irritation of skin, cough, bad odor, and nausea was suffered by 100% of a village (KS) inhabitant, in Western Java. The location of KS being upon a hill, just across factories along the coast. The KS inhabitants blarne the factories for emitting gaseous pollutants, which cause them to suffer the mentioned symptoms. This study was done to
investigate the possible relationship of health effects and air pollutants and to estimate the health risk. It designed as a retrospective case-control study and the health risk measured as odd ratio. The results then verified by the air quality study. KS inhabitants who were exposed more likely suffered the health effects   KC who were  exposed, bul the concentrations ofpollutants were all below the standard except PM. In conclusion, the health risk from air pollutants in KS as the exposed area were much higher than the unexposed area, and the study presents premature ex’idence of health effect and air pollutant exposure association particularly PM.

Dibuat Oleh : Mila Dirgawati,Juli Soemirat, Adea E. Kusumah, Eri Wibowo
E-mail            : mila_dirga@yahoo.com, julisoemirat@gmail.com
Kata Kunci   : Health risk,  air pollutants, an epidemic,  Western  Java lndonesia

Health risk from air pollutants, an epidemic in Western  Java lndonesia