Assessing Exposure to Household Air Pollution: A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis of Carbon Monoxide as a Surrogate Measure of Particulate Matter.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Household air pollution from solid fuel burning is a leading contributor to disease burden globally. Fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) is thought to be responsible for many of these health impacts. A co-pollutant, carbon monoxide (CO) has been widely used as a surrogate measure of PM_2.5 in studies of household air pollution.

Objective

The goal was to evaluate the validity of exposure to CO as a surrogate of exposure to PM_2.5 in studies of household air pollution and the consistency of the PM_2.5-CO relationship across different study settings and conditions.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review of studies with exposure and/or cooking area PM_2.5 and CO measurements and assembled 2,048 PM_2.5 a

SUBMITTER: Carter E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5744652 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature