INTRODUCTION

Do you know what air pollution is? Where it come from?Air pollution has become a common
scenario nowadays.Our university now involve in this serious issue.So,as a team with 5
members,we have decided to have a survey on Air pollution in University of Tun
Hussien Onn Malaysia(UTHM).
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Air pollution occurs when the air contains gases, dust, fumes or odour in harmful amounts. That
is, amounts which could be harmful to the health or comfort of humans and animals or which
could cause damage to plants and materials. The substances that cause air pollution are called
pollutants. Pollutants that are pumped into our atmosphere and directly pollute the air are called
primary pollutants. Primary pollutant examples include carbon monoxide from car exhausts and
sulfur dioxide from the combustion of coal.The source of air pollution refers to the various
location,activities or factors which are responsible for the realizing of pollutants in
atmosphere.The air pollution has effect to many organism or living things in this
world. Many organizations have done a demonstration to overcome the air pollution
problems. Many of problems of the air pollution are come from people action. From
the International Air statistic, Batu Pahat is the one of the area has contributed the
air pollution. This is because many of industrial and housing areas coming up. In
Parit Raja have many big factories for example Stancodex Sdn. Bhd, Evergreen
Fibreboard Berhad, HPI Resource Berhad and others.Many of the factories close to
UTHM areas. The thing that must be worried is most of the factory in Parit Raja emits
smoke. The smoke that comes from the factory can affect the level of air quality in Parit
Raja. Other than that, the factories also make an unpleasant smell.It will disturbed
resident daily live in UTHM. Many of students in UTHM have sickness that caused
by the pollution.The causes also will affect student learning.Why must there be a
factory by the side of a university which will affect the health and well-being of the
student?Why there is no action taken by the authority towards the factory? What the
effect from the air pollution? What is the opinion of student about the air pollution? This
problem should pay in more attention.T o have answers for these questions our group that
consists of 4 students from UMB 1042,underthe supervision of Miss NoryaniNeni Bte
Ahmab Jamain willcarryouta surveyto find out the answers for all the unanswered
questions regarding the opinions of the students inUTHM on the airpollution in
theUTHM area.
STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS
For the 20 years ago, since the development of UTHM, there was air pollution
around UTHM campus. The pollution actually causes because of the Evergreen factory
near the UTHM area.The factory has produces lumber to export to other country .The factory
has been here before the existence of UTHM, the wasps from the factory increasingly year to
year .This makes the UTHM administration unhappy and unsatisfied. They referred to
theMinistry OfEnvironment, butnoreaction from there. Other factor is from the wasps from the
student, staff vehicle and buses which carried student from the hostel to tcampus.Due
to the student hostel located near the place, there is many affect for the student daily life.
The student s health is affected. The student has infected by the sickness like
eye soreness, asthma and skin infection. The eye soreness is actually caused from
the air pollution. There are feeling vomited because the factory has spread the bad
smell. The smell is too strong and bad making the student s to feel uneasy and uncomfortable
of the surrounding environment.
The student around the factory place was argue with the factory develop.
They want this factory to close. Their life is likely live in a small room. This is
because they had to close the window and door toreducethe smell and wasps fromthefactory and
also from the student s vehicle. The student has reported this to the superior . The
student representative give their memorandum to the vice counsellor .
The student has to limit their outdoor activities. This happened because they had toface
the bad environment. In addition the field or court is already near the factory .There are many
cases that the student suddenly fainted and some student vomited. There assume that the problem
is base on the factory .Many studenthas fix their facew ith mask and also
Due to limited of free land own by UTHM, the authority are forced to
build another hostel and be predicted near the factory because of additional
numbers of residents in UTHM.