Overview on particulate matter emissions at construction site: story in Malaysia

Ismail, Fatthir Iftiaz and Abu Samah, Mohd Armi and Mohd Aris, Mohd Shukri and Mohd Yatim, Siti Rohana (2022) Overview on particulate matter emissions at construction site: story in Malaysia. In: Environmental management and sustainable development case studies and solutions from Malaysia. Springer Nature, Switzerland, pp. 53-68. ISBN 978-3-030-93931-1

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Abstract

Deterioration of air quality especially in Malaysia has now become an issue in the global environment. The increase of construction projects in Malaysia is due to the growth of population, and rapid urbanization is the main factor contributing to the highest industrial air pollution sources by the state from the year 2010 to 2015. One of the pollutants involved in the cause of air pollution especially in Malaysia is from particulate matter (PM) emission. The emission of PM in Malaysia comes from three primary sources, which are mobile, stationary, and open burning sources. In the year 2000–2015, the estimated percentage of annual PM emission accumulated in Malaysia is 7% for every year of air pollution sources. Consequently, this distribution of PM in the atmosphere produced by human activities can cause serious problems such as radiation balance of the Earth, change in the cloud formation, contribution to global warming, reduced visibility, and worst affect the human health, especially the construction workers and public due to the inhalation of small particles that induces an inflammatory reaction in the airways and subsequent induction of systemic inflammation and coagulation disturbances.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Air pollution, Construction, Particulate matter, Particulate pollution
Subjects:	T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Science
Depositing User:	Dr Mohd Armi Abu Samah
Date Deposited:	04 Jun 2026 14:47
Last Modified:	04 Jun 2026 14:47
Queue Number:	2026-05-Q3532
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/129078

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