The Impact of Air Pollution and Haze on Hospital Admission for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases
Abstract
Air pollution has been widely known to have an influence on the general population particularly affecting the health. Air pollution can result from natural causes, human activities and transboundary air pollution. Weather and climate play crucial  roles in determining the patterns of air quality. In recent years, air pollution and recuurent episodes of haze has become a major concern in Malaysia. Surveillance data on concentrations of main air pollutants such carbon dioxide, CO2, Nitrous Dioxide NO2, Ozone O3, sulphur dioxide ,SO2 and particulate matter (PM10) were found to be higher during the haze days and this may have an impact on the health of the community as reflected by an increase in hospital admissions particularly the respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.
Key words: air pollution, haze in Malaysia, hospital admissions, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases
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