| Title: | Controlling Indoor Air Pollution from Moxibustion |
| Author(s): | Lu CY; Kang SY; Liu SH; Mai CW; Tseng CH; |
| Address: | "School of Post-Baccalaureate Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan. u100030082@cmu.edu.tw. Department of Sport and Health Management, Da-Yeh University, Changhua 515, Taiwan. u100030082@cmu.edu.tw. Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan. jeffrey.kang@msa.hinet.net. Department of Health Care and Social Work, Yu-Da University of Science and Technology, Miaoli 361, Taiwan. liush@ydu.edu.tw. Department of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan. liush@ydu.edu.tw. Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan. t6679010@ntut.edu.tw. Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan. jojeff@ms17.hinet.net" |
| Journal Title: | Int J Environ Res Public Health |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1660-4601 (Electronic) 1661-7827 (Print) 1660-4601 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Indoor air quality (IAQ) control of hospitals plays a critical role in protecting both hospital staffs and patients, particularly those who are highly susceptible to the adverse effects of indoor noxious hazards. However, moxibustion in outpatient departments (OPDs) of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) may be a source of indoor air pollution in hospitals. Some studies have investigated indoor air pollution during moxibustion in Chinese medicine clinics (CMCs) and moxibustion rooms, demonstrating elevated air pollutants that pose a threat to the health of medical staff and patients. Our study investigated the indoor air pollutants of indoor carbon dioxide (CO(2)), carbon monoxide (CO), formaldehyde (HCHO), total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs), airborne particulate matter with a diameter of |
| Keywords: | "Air Pollutants/analysis Air Pollution, Indoor/analysis/*prevention & control Carbon Dioxide/analysis Carbon Monoxide/analysis Environmental Monitoring Formaldehyde/analysis Medicine, Chinese Traditional *Moxibustion *Outpatient Clinics, Hospital Particula;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineLu, Chung-Yen Kang, Sy-Yuan Liu, Shu-Hui Mai, Cheng-Wei Tseng, Chao-Heng eng Switzerland 2016/06/23 Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016 Jun 20; 13(6):612. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13060612" |
