Regional and seasonal variations in household and personal exposures to air pollution in one urban and two rural Chinese communities: A pilot study to collect time-resolved data using static and wearable devices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies of the health impact of ambient and household air pollution (AAP/HAP) have chiefly relied on self-reported and/or address-based exposure modelling data. We assessed the feasibility of collecting and integrating detailed personal exposure data in different settings and seasons.

Methods/design

We recruited 477 participants (mean age 58 years, 72% women) from three (two rural [Gansu/Henan] and one urban [Suzhou]) study areas in the China Kadoorie Biobank, based on their previously reported fuel use patterns. A time-resolved monitor (PATS+CO) was used to measure continuously for 120-hour the concentration of fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) at personal and household (kitchen and living room) levels in warm (May-September 2017) and cool (Nove

SUBMITTER: Chan KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7786640 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature