Measurement of Indoor Air Quality in Visitor Areas of a Medical Faculty Hospital and Mapping with Geographic Information System (GIS)
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Objective: This study aimed to map the hospital's indoor air quality data using GIS.
Material and methods: This study is a descriptive study that includes indoor air quality data of a medical faculty hospital. GIS technology was used in the analysis.
Results: In summer, indoor air quality PM10 values of the hospital performed in the basement floor of the hospital include gastroenterology polyclinic; gynecology and obstetrics polyclinic on the ground floor; eye polyclinic secretariat, cardiology polyclinic, gynecology and obstetrics entrance areas on the first floor: in autumn, basement floor of the hospital include endoscopy and kidney stone crushing unit; brain and nerve surgery polyclinic on the ground floor; cardiology polyclinic, eye polyclinic secretariat, X-ray, ear nose and throat polyclinic secretariat areas on the first floor: in winter, basement floor of the hospital include gastroenterology polyclinic, endocrinology and metabolic diseases outpatient clinic, plastic reconstructive and aesthetic surgery polyclinic, endoscopy and kidney stone crushing unit; brain and nerve surgery polyclinic on the ground floor; eye polyclinic secretariat, ear nose and throat polyclinic secretariat, cardiology polyclinic, gynecology and obstetrics entrance areas on the first floor: in the spring, the PM value increases in the endoscopy and kidney stone crushing unit on the basement floor; pregnant polyclinic, brain and nerve surgery polyclinic on the ground floor; the ear nose and throat polyclinic secretariat areas on the first floor.
Conclusion: It was observed that a few of the indoor air quality parameters in the hospital did not comply with the standards.
Anahtar Kelimeler
GIS technology, Hospital, Indoor air quality, Particulate matter
Destekleyen Kurum
None
Proje Numarası
None
Etik Beyan
Necmettin Erbakan University Drug and Non-Medical Device Research Ethics Committee's approval was obtained on September 15, 2023, decision no: 2023/4525. Later, due to the addition, subtraction and title change of researchers, ethics committee approval was obtained from Necmettin Erbakan University Pharmaceutical and Non-Medical Device Research Ethics Committee on July 19, 2024, decision no: 2024/5120.
Teşekkür
Particle Counter PCE-PCO1 (particulate matter meter measuring device) was provided by Prof. Dr. Şükrü DURSUN, Lecturer of Environmental Engineering at Konya Technical University and we would like to thank him.
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