AN ENVIRONMENTAL-STRESS INFORMATION-SYSTEM

This paper reports on the development of an environmental stress information system (ESIS) for the purpose of storing, updating and analysing environmental stress data related to noise, heat, improper illumination and air contaminants. The information system (ESIS) consists of a set of programs as well as a set of data base files for the purpose of efficient data processing. The system is user-friendly and, once started, guides the user with the help of menu-driven options. All data related to noise, heat, illumination and air contaminants can be entered, updated, displayed or printed in certain specified formals. Finally, the use of the ESIS in evaluating air contaminants such as total suspended particles, certain specified metals and inorganic gases in the Jeddah Industrial estate is also reported.