Levels of PM₁₀ and PM_2.5 and Respiratory Health Impacts on School-Going Children in Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The respiratory system of children is vulnerable to exposure to particulate matter (PM) with a diameter of less than 2.5 and 10 μm (PM_2.5 and PM₁₀) or even lower.

Objective

This study assessed PM₁₀ and PM_2.5 levels and respiratory health impacts on children in schools located in an industrialized suburb in Kenya.

Method

The PM₁₀ and PM_2.5 levels were sampled from five public primary schools in Athi River Township and a control school during the wet and dry seasons. Outdoor and classroom samples were collected concurrently on an 8-hour mean during school hours on two consecutive days in each school and analyzed using gravimetric techniques. Five hundred and seventy-eight (n = 578) pupils aged

SUBMITTER: Were FH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7453813 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature