Determinants of personal exposure to PM_2.5 and black carbon in Chinese adults: A repeated-measures study in villages using solid fuel energy.

ABSTRACT: Exposure to air pollution is a leading health risk factor. The variance components and contributions of indoor versus outdoor source determinants of personal exposure to air pollution are poorly understood, especially in settings of household solid fuel use. We conducted a panel study with up to 4 days of repeated measures of integrated gravimetric personal exposure to PM_2.5 and black carbon in 787 men and women (ages 40-79) living in peri-urban villages in northern (Beijing and Shanxi) and southern (Guangxi) China. We simultaneously measured outdoor PM_2.5 and collected questionnaire data on sociodemographic characteristics and indoor pollution sources including tobacco smoking and solid fuel stove use. We obtained over 2000 days of personal exposure monitoring which

SUBMITTER: Lee M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7762838 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature