التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Determination of Carbon Monoxide Levels in Coffee Shops in Ankara. |
| المؤلفون: |
Tekbaş:, Ömer Faruk, Güleç, Mahir, Odabaśi, Ersin, Vaizoğlu, Songül Acar, Güler, Çağatay |
| المصدر: |
Indoor & Built Environment; Apr2009, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p130-137, 8p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
CARBON monoxide, COFFEE shops, HEALTH risk assessment, INDOOR air quality, HISTORY |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
ANKARA (Turkey), TURKEY |
| مستخلص: |
Indoor environments are where people spend 80-90% of their time. They are at their riskiest in terms of air pollution when smoking is not prohibited and various combustion and/or cooking applications are performed. If such environments are where people live or work, or are recreation facilities open to everybody, experience has shown that pollution levels to which they are exposed can reach levels that are a threat to their health. This study is an investigation of coffee shops, which are such communal environments, identified according to factors such as clientele and physical accommodation. The pollution parameter chosen was the level of carbon monoxide in the air, evaluated according to its compliance to the existing standards and setting forth measures that might be taken against probable health risks. The study was performed in 384 coffee shops selected randomly from amongst those (N=7646) located in five central municipal districts of Ankara province. Most of the environments investigated were observed to have deficiencies in respect of accident risk, hygienic features and accommodation conditions. The mean carbon monoxide level was found to be below the short and long-term threshold values. However, CO levels above long-term threshold levels were observed in 34%of the coffee shops. In conclusion, the environments investigated were found to pose risks in terms of both accommodation conditions and indoor environment air quality. It was concluded that these risks, which could affect the health of workers and clientele, could be eliminated by environmental health measures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
