The effect of industry-related air pollution on lung function and respiratory symptoms in school children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heavy industry emits many potentially hazardous pollutants into the air which can affect health. However, the effects of air pollution from heavy industry on lung function and respiratory symptoms have been investigated scarcely. Our aim was to investigate the associations of long-term air pollution from heavy industry with lung function and respiratory symptoms in school children.

Methods

A cross-sectional lung function study was conducted among school children (7-13 years) in the vicinity of an area with heavy industry. Lung function measurements were conducted during school hours. Parents of the children were asked to complete a questionnaire about the health of their children. A dispersion model was used to characterize the additional individual-level exposure

SUBMITTER: Bergstra AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5872550 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature