Malaysian traffic police in highly populated areas: is it safe working outdoors on a daily basis?
Previous studies have reported on the increment in the concentration levels of outdoor air pollution affecting the lung functions among traffic police as they work outdoors, on an average, for 12 hours daily. This paper provides an analysis of the outdoor air pollutant trends. It is novel in conside...
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| author | Mohamad Jamil, Putri Anis Syahira Mohammad Yusof, Nur Athirah Diyana Karuppiah, Karmegam Rasdi, Irniza Jalaludin, Juliana Mohd Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri How, Vivien Sambasivam, Sivasankar Hashim, Nurul Maizura |
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| description | Previous studies have reported on the increment in the concentration levels of outdoor air pollution affecting the lung functions among traffic police as they work outdoors, on an average, for 12 hours daily. This paper provides an analysis of the outdoor air pollutant trends. It is novel in considering how it can be used to understand the impact on the 1,149 Malaysian Traffic Police in the states of Kuala Lumpur (KL) and Johor Bahru (JB). The study used 165, 604 data from a nine-year database (2009–2017) of selected Malaysian air monitoring stations in KL and JB. The statistical analysis showed that the yearly trends of PM10 were above the Malaysian Ambient Air Quality Guideline (MAAQG) standard while the SO2, O3, NO2, and CO readings were below the standard. An increasing trend was noticed in the total number of vehicles in both states from 2009 to 2017. All the pollutants were positively correlated with each other, indicating that most of the pollutants are from similar sources. There is a strong positive correlation between the total number of vehicles and CO, NO2, and O3. This study proves the trends and consequences of outdoor air pollutants coupled with the rise in the number of vehicles that can affect respiratory health and well-being of the traffic police personnel. As a resolution to this, an efficient risk control such as air monitoring system for traffic police is necessary. The findings of this study will facilitate its usefulness to the authorities, management, policymakers, and researchers in the years ahead. |
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| spelling | upm-866322021-10-16T21:52:11Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86632/ Malaysian traffic police in highly populated areas: is it safe working outdoors on a daily basis? Mohamad Jamil, Putri Anis Syahira Mohammad Yusof, Nur Athirah Diyana Karuppiah, Karmegam Rasdi, Irniza Jalaludin, Juliana Mohd Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri How, Vivien Sambasivam, Sivasankar Hashim, Nurul Maizura Previous studies have reported on the increment in the concentration levels of outdoor air pollution affecting the lung functions among traffic police as they work outdoors, on an average, for 12 hours daily. This paper provides an analysis of the outdoor air pollutant trends. It is novel in considering how it can be used to understand the impact on the 1,149 Malaysian Traffic Police in the states of Kuala Lumpur (KL) and Johor Bahru (JB). The study used 165, 604 data from a nine-year database (2009–2017) of selected Malaysian air monitoring stations in KL and JB. The statistical analysis showed that the yearly trends of PM10 were above the Malaysian Ambient Air Quality Guideline (MAAQG) standard while the SO2, O3, NO2, and CO readings were below the standard. An increasing trend was noticed in the total number of vehicles in both states from 2009 to 2017. All the pollutants were positively correlated with each other, indicating that most of the pollutants are from similar sources. There is a strong positive correlation between the total number of vehicles and CO, NO2, and O3. This study proves the trends and consequences of outdoor air pollutants coupled with the rise in the number of vehicles that can affect respiratory health and well-being of the traffic police personnel. As a resolution to this, an efficient risk control such as air monitoring system for traffic police is necessary. The findings of this study will facilitate its usefulness to the authorities, management, policymakers, and researchers in the years ahead. Taiwan Association for Aerosol Research 2020-07 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86632/1/Malaysian%20traffic%20police.pdf Mohamad Jamil, Putri Anis Syahira and Mohammad Yusof, Nur Athirah Diyana and Karuppiah, Karmegam and Rasdi, Irniza and Jalaludin, Juliana and Mohd Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri and How, Vivien and Sambasivam, Sivasankar and Hashim, Nurul Maizura (2020) Malaysian traffic police in highly populated areas: is it safe working outdoors on a daily basis? Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 20 (9). 2003 - 2011. ISSN 1680-8584; ESSN: 2071-1409 https://aaqr.org/articles/aaqr-20-02-tn-0080 10.4209/aaqr.2020.02.0080 |
| spellingShingle | Mohamad Jamil, Putri Anis Syahira Mohammad Yusof, Nur Athirah Diyana Karuppiah, Karmegam Rasdi, Irniza Jalaludin, Juliana Mohd Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri How, Vivien Sambasivam, Sivasankar Hashim, Nurul Maizura Malaysian traffic police in highly populated areas: is it safe working outdoors on a daily basis? |
| title | Malaysian traffic police in highly populated areas: is it safe working outdoors on a daily basis? |
| title_full | Malaysian traffic police in highly populated areas: is it safe working outdoors on a daily basis? |
| title_fullStr | Malaysian traffic police in highly populated areas: is it safe working outdoors on a daily basis? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Malaysian traffic police in highly populated areas: is it safe working outdoors on a daily basis? |
| title_short | Malaysian traffic police in highly populated areas: is it safe working outdoors on a daily basis? |
| title_sort | malaysian traffic police in highly populated areas: is it safe working outdoors on a daily basis? |
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