Maintaining Indoor Air Quality in Government Offices with Frontline Services
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https://doi.org/10.54536/ajec.v3i3.3127Keywords:
Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Frontline Services, Government Offices, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), Parts Per Million (PPM)Abstract
This study sought to assess the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) of the Local Government Unit of Matungao, Lanao del Norte Frontline Offices, by measuring the Carbon Dioxide (CO2) level. The study also sought to assess if minor interventions (putting indoor plants and opening of windows and doors on the first hour in the morning) can significantly affect the CO2 level in the offices. The offices involved in the study are those that offer frontline services for the community. Paired T-test was utilized in the study. In the first and second week of the data gathering, the offices were assessed based on their regular operations, and on the third week, the interventions were made for all the offices. The first and second week of the assessment shows that, the Rural Health Unit (RHU) and Human Resource and Management Office (HRMO) are the offices which have average CO2 levels that are close to 1000ppm, which implies that these offices do not have efficient air ventilation. On the third week of assessment, the result still shows the same, with RHU and HRMO, and other offices are still on the normal range. The results shows that even with the interventions made on all of the eight offices, CO2 level didn’t show a significant change.
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