Development of an environmental health tool linking chemical exposures, physical location and lung function.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A challenge in environmental health research is collecting robust data sets to facilitate comparisons between personal chemical exposures, the environment and health outcomes. To address this challenge, the Exposure, Location and lung Function (ELF) tool was designed in collaboration with communities that share environmental health concerns. These concerns centered on respiratory health and ambient air quality. The ELF collects exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), given their association with diminished lung function. Here, we describe the ELF as a novel environmental health assessment tool.

Methods

The ELF tool collects chemical exposure for 62 PAHs using passive sampling silicone wristbands, geospatial location data and respiratory lung function

SUBMITTER: Rohlman D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6604385 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature