Journal of Pollution Effects & Control
Open Access
ISSN: 2375-4397
ISSN: 2375-4397
Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa
Research Article
A Comparison of the Seasonal Variations of Indoor Air Quality in Urban and Rural Primary School Classrooms in the Eastern Cape
Author(s): Anye Chungag*, Werner Nel, Constance Rufaro Sewani-Rusike and Benedicta Ngwenchi Nkeh-Chungag
In addressing the challenges of indoor air quality, emphasis has frequently been laid on pollutant gases and air borne particles as compromisers and rarely on the prevalent meteorological conditions, known to cushion invading aerosols and enhance their role as certified indoor health hazards. Using classrooms as proxy for indoor environments, this study compared the seasonal effects of indoor air parameters in urban and rural primary schools. Health and comfort data were collected in rural and urban classrooms during winter and summer seasons. The results showed higher concentrations of gaseous pollutants and particulate matter in winter compared to summer. Comfort parameters showed a marked dissimilarity in both seasons, dew point Temperature (Tdp) recorded 8.51°C in winter compared to 16.1°C in summer in the rural schools. In urban schools Tdp was 9.62°C compared to 13.8.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2375-4397.24.12.401