Occupational health and safety management case study: Establishment of PM10 Contour map
Department of Occupational Health Safety and Environment, Faculty of Public Health, Western University, Kanchanaburi Campus, Thailand.
Research Article
Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Advances, 2021, 06(01), 010-014.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gjeta.2021.6.1.0126
Publication history:
Received on 25 December 2020; revised on 02 January 2021; accepted on 03 January 2021
Abstract:
Atmospheric dust is a significant air pollution problem. Particulate matter is small solid particles floating in the air. It is caused by objects that have been smashed, hit, crushed, and crushed until they break down into small parts. When blown by the wind, it will spread in the air. And fell to the ground the fall time is slow or fast depending on the dust particles' weight. Dust is divided into large dust, including small dust called PM10 (dust with a diameter from 10 microns down). The stone mill problem has been a long-time problem. Many related government agencies try to fix the problem of dust pollution and health safety.
PM10 disperse from the source to the community nearby the stone mill was measured by the low-cost dust monitoring device. The result found that the 24-hour mean PM10 particulate matter was 0.090 mg/m3, which was also lower than the statutory permissible 24-hour Mean PM10 at no more than 0.12 mg/m3. The PM10 dust contour map can be used for health risk management planning, primarily to mitigate the pollution to the community environment and their health under some usage limitations changes.
Keywords:
Particulate Matter (PM10); PM10 Contour map
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