| Title: | High total volatile organic compounds pollution in a hospital dental department |
| Author(s): | Liu MH; Tung TH; Chung FF; Chuang LC; Wan GH; |
| Address: | "Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China. Department of Medical Research and Education, Cheng-Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China. Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Linkuo Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China. Department of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China. ghwan@mail.cgu.edu.tw. Department of Respiratory Therapy, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Chiayi, Taiwan, Republic of China. ghwan@mail.cgu.edu.tw. Department of Neurosurgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China. ghwan@mail.cgu.edu.tw" |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10661-017-6265-z |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1573-2959 (Electronic) 0167-6369 (Print) 0167-6369 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Bioaerosols produced by dental procedures may affect indoor air quality and cause infections in dental healthcare workers. To provide air quality data that can be used to protect dental healthcare workers, this study evaluated the air quality and its influencing factors in the dental department of the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan. The study was a cross-sectional study design. Indoor air quality (IAQ) evaluations were conducted in six locations: pediatric dentistry, craniofacial orthodontic dentistry, periodontal dentistry, and general practice dentistry, instrument washing room, and patient waiting area. The measured air quality parameters included temperature, relative humidity, and concentrations of CO(2), total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs), suspended particulate matter (PM), and bacteria. TVOCs concentrations at all six sampling stations were found to exceed the indoor air quality standards prescribed by the Taiwan Environmental Protection Agency. The highest concentrations of atmospheric PM(10), PM(2.5), and PM(1) were found in the periodontal dentistry department, while the lowest concentrations occurred in the patient waiting area. The detection rate for Gram-positive bacteria was highest in the pediatric department (25%) and lowest in the instrument washing room (9%). Micrococcus luteus and Bacillus cereus were the primary pathogens detected. The dental departments of the hospital had a serious TVOCs pollution. The air quality of dental departments deserves long-term surveillance and attention" |
| Keywords: | "Air Pollutants/*analysis Air Pollution Air Pollution, Indoor/*analysis/statistics & numerical data Child Cross-Sectional Studies *Dental Service, Hospital *Environmental Monitoring Humans Particulate Matter/analysis Taiwan United States United States Envi;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineLiu, Ming-Hui Tung, Tao-Hsin Chung, Fen-Fang Chuang, Li-Chuan Wan, Gwo-Hwa eng Netherlands 2017/10/19 Environ Monit Assess. 2017 Oct 18; 189(11):571. doi: 10.1007/s10661-017-6265-z" |
