Children's exposure to nitrogen dioxide in Sweden: investigating environmental injustice in an egalitarian country.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

Prior studies have shown that children are particularly sensitive to air pollution. This study examined whether children of low socioeconomic status suffered greater exposure to outdoor nitrogen dioxide than more affluent ones, both at their place of residence and at school, in a country with widespread state intervention for social equity.

Design

Local scale data on outdoor nitrogen dioxide obtained from a validated air pollution model were analysed, along with all school children accurately geocoded to their building of residence and school.

Participants

All 29,133 children in grades one through nine (aged 7 to 15 years) residing and attending school in Malmö, Sweden, in 2001.

Main results

Defining the socioeconomic status of children accordin

SUBMITTER: Chaix B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2465552 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature