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HERO ID
43191
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Effect of ambient winter air pollution on respiratory health of children with chronic respiratory symptoms
Author(s)
Roemer, W; Hoek, G; Brunekreef, B
Year
1993
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
ISSN:
1073-449X
EISSN:
1535-4970
Volume
147
Issue
1
Page Numbers
118-124
Language
English
PMID
8420404
DOI
10.1164/ajrccm/147.1.118
Web of Science Id
WOS:A1993KG84600021
Abstract
#The acute respiratory effects of ambient air pollution were studied in a panel of 73 children with chronic respiratory symptoms in the winter of 1990 to 1991. The participating children were selected from all children aged 6 to 12 yr in Wageningen and Bennekom, two small, nonindustrial towns in the east of the Netherlands. Peak flow was measured twice daily with MiniWright« meters. A diary was used to register the occurrence of acute respiratory symptoms and medication use by the children. Exposure to air pollution was characterized by the ambient concentrations of sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), black smoke (BS), and particulate matter less than 10 Ám (PM10). Associations between air pollution concentrations and health outcomes were analyzed using time series analysis. During the study period an air pollution episode occurred, with moderately elevated concentrations of PM10 and SO2. There were 6 days with 24-h average PM10 concentrations in excess of the WHO suggested lowest observed effect level of 110 Ág/m3. After adjustment for ambient temperature, there were small but statistically significant negative associations of PM10, BS, and 802 with both morning and evening PER There was a consistent positive association between PM10, BS, and SO2 with the prevalence of wheeze and bronchodilator use. Overall, the observed associations suggest a mild to moderate response to these moderately elevated levels of air pollution in a group of potentially sensitive children.
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