Open AccessIndoor air quality levels in a University Hospital in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Mahmoud Fathy ElSharkawy,
Mohamed E H Noweir
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of family and community medicine/maǧalaẗ ṭib al-usraẗ wa al-muǧtamaʼ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-340X
pISSN - 1319-1683
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8229.128778
Subject(s) - indoor air quality , environmental health , air quality index , environmental science , pollutant , indoor air , medicine , air pollution , particulates , toxicology , environmental engineering , geography , meteorology , ecology , chemistry , organic chemistry , biology
The complex hospital environment requires special attention to ensure a healthy indoor air quality (IAQ) to protect patients and healthcare workers against hospital-acquired infections and occupational diseases. Poor hospital IAQ may cause outbreaks of building-related illness such as headaches, fatigue, eye, and skin irritations, and other symptoms. The general objective for this study was to assess IAQ inside a large University hospital at Al-Khobar City in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.