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There has been little discussion to date on air pollution and its potential relationship with health in Makassar, Indonesia. This study aims to create a starting point for this discussion by investigating existing data points and the potential correlation between ambient air pollution and health in Makassar, Indonesia. Six months of air quality data (July-December, 2018) on CO, SO2, NO2, O3, PM10, and PM2.5 were provided by the city and were analyzed alongside tuberculosis and pneumonia data provided by the hospital and community health centers in Makassar. Data were analyzed using principal component analysis, dendrogram, and some GIS mapping. Quantitative data from the USAID-funded Building Health Cities project were also used to help explain some of the quantitative findings. Results show that principal component analysis (PCA) gave three statistics factors having eigenvalues exceeding one, which account for 83% of the total variance in the dataset. The three factors accounted for a strong impact by CO, O3, SO2, PM10, and PM2.5 attributed to the incomplete combustion of fuel from automobiles, bush burning, and industrial emission. Air pollution-related illnesses such as tuberculosis and pneumonia are found to prevail in the area. Real-time air quality monitoring is required to benchmark the health impact of extreme conditions. This study also encourages urgent intervention by decision-makers to tackle the level of tuberculosis and pneumonia occurrence that may be favored by the poor air quality in Makassar.

Oneof the important aspects in reducing Tsunami Risk is understanding Natural Hazards. The loss of INA TEWS equipment worth hundreds of billions of rupiah and the occurrence of the Tsunami in Aceh and other parts of Indonesia are warnings that our society needs the help of effective early warning tools at affordable prices. Using this device will make it easier for the community to monitor natural events from the field and reduce disaster risk. Currently the government has purchased hundreds of units of JRC-UNESCO products, namely IDSL (Inexpensive Device for Sea Level), but this device takes 21 minutes of information to reach the community. Therefore, a new device that has been prepared is needed. (FIDELA EARLY WARNING SYSTEM/FEWS) is a tool that involves the Equipment sector, Operations sector and Community sector. The results shows that this device is that the time for sending information to the public is only 5 minutes.

The aim of this research was to assess noise pollution trends and to examine the relationship between noise levels and blood pressure (systolic and diastolic), pulse rate and the students’ performance at several Palestinian preparatory and secondary schools. Noise levels were monitored at 41 preparatory and secondary schools in Gaza, Palestine. Trends were compared among schools and with the world health organization (WHO) standards as well. Student’s blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) and pulse rate were recorded for (432) students, (184 male /248 female). The readings were taken before and after exposure to noise at schools’ environment for at least four hours, where the age of these students were between (13-17) years. In order to investigate the effect of noise on the student’s blood pressure, pulse rate and performance, an experiment was conducted on two groups of students, the first was controlled group and the second was trial. In this study, two devices were used, the sound level meter, and the mercurial pressure device. T-test was performed to investigate correlation among the variables. The results show that the noise levels range from 49.0 to 67.5 dB, where Bashir Rayes Secondary Girls School had the highest level of noise while Kafr Qasim Secondary Girls School had the lowest level of noise. The results showed also that there is a positive correlation between noise exposure and the students blood pressure, pulse rate and achievement.

Red algae-derived activated carbon was evaluated for its ability to remove lead (Pb) from synthetic aqueous solution. The activated carbon was prepared at a constant temperature of 300°C for 1 hour using a muffle furnace. Effect of pH contact time, initial ions concentration, and activated carbon dosage as important operating variables on the reaction process were also investigated. The batch experiment was conducted for adsorption experiment. The maximum lead uptake capacity was obtained at pH 6 and operation time of 30 min. the maximum uptake capacity of Pb (II) was found to be 0.1 mg/g. This work confirms the potential use of red algae Gracilaria changii for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater.