Open Access6401 Published By: Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering & Sciences Publication Retrieval Number C5611098319/2019©BEIESP DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.C5611.098319 Journal Website: www.ijrte.org Pollution Hazard Caused by Anti-Disease Drugs in Hospital Environments Near Chennai
Author(s) -
A. John Presin Kumar,
Gnanadurai Ravikumar Solomon,
S. Sivakumar,
S. Sathish,
S. A. Harikrishnan,
R.Sathish Babu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of recent technology and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2277-3878
DOI - 10.35940/ijrte.c5611.098319
Subject(s) - environmental health , pollution , medicine , hazard , air pollution , health hazard , air quality index , disease , human health , environmental science , toxicology , medical emergency , geography , meteorology , pathology , ecology , chemistry , organic chemistry , biology
This work focuses on the effect of various possible air pollutants emitted in hospital environments due to usage of antidisease drugs to counteract various human disorders. Quantitative pollution survey was conducted for the area consisting of tuberculosis related hospitals and pharmaceutical areas near Chennai. In general, all these drugs may have adverse bad effects on the well health of human community. These antidisease drugs could be thus named as toxic polluting gases. Healthcare workers and nurses in hospitals are directly inhaling these toxic polluting gases at a slower rate and could possibly suffer with various health complexities. Experimental statistical survey was done to observe the severity of pollution around the place. Time bound study and observation was conducted to know the pollution effect. Pollution survey was conducted for the time period of four consecutive months from January 2019 to April 2019 in three thoracic units each with three selected sites as general ward, special ward and common area. Air quality index (AQI) was calculated and remedial measures were suggested