AN ASSESSMENT OF INDOOR PM2.5 CONCENTRATIONS AT A MEDICAL FACULTY IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY

Abstract

Indoor PM2.5 levels have been measured in the Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty during the autumn of 2007 between September and December. PM2.5 was measured for a period of 8 h during the workday (8.30 a.m.-4.30 p.m.). The maximum PM2.5 level equal to 388.5 mu g/m(3) was found at the administrative building. The highest average PM2.5 was 160.1 mu g/m(3) measured at the waiting room of central laboratory.