PM2.5, respiratory health risk and IL-6 levels among workers at a modern bus terminal in Kuala Lumpur

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PM2.5, respiratory health risk and IL-6 levels among workers at a modern bus terminal in Kuala Lumpur

Background: A recent study in Taipei found that the levels of PM2.5 in a bus terminal were 1.6 to 1.8 times higher than in the urban background and were far above the permissible exposure limits (PEL). Since there has been no such research conducted in Malaysia, the present study aims to assess the...

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Main Authors:	Rasdi, Irniza, Ghazali, Nur Izzati, Zainal Abidin, Emilia, Syed Ismail, Sharifah Norkhadijah, Praveena, Sarva Mangala
Format:	Article
Published:	Community Health Society Malaysia 2014
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34947/

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