Assessment of Personal Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution in Different Microenvironments and Traveling by Several Modes of Transportation in Bogota, Colombia: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study (ITHACA).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Air pollution in most countries exceeds the levels recommended by the World Health Organization, causing up to one-third of deaths due to noncommunicable diseases. Fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) and black carbon (BC) from mobile sources are the main contaminants.

Objective

The aim of this study is to assess the relationship of exposure to air pollutants (PM_2.5 and BC) in microenvironments according to respiratory health and physical activity in users traveling by different types of transportation in Bogotá, Colombia.

Methods

A mixed methods study based on a convergent parallel design will be performed with workers and students. The sample will include 350 healthy transport users traveling by different urban transportation modes in thr

SUBMITTER: Malagon-Rojas JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8845014 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature