Personal air pollutant exposure monitoring in South African children in the VHEMBE birth cohort.

ABSTRACT: The burden of disease associated with environmental exposures disproportionately impacts residents of low- and middle-income countries. Children living in rural regions of these countries may experience higher exposure to insecticides from indoor residual spraying used for malaria control and household air pollution. This study evaluated environmental exposures of children living in a rural region of South Africa. Quantifying exposure levels and identifying characteristics that are associated with exposure in this geographic region has been challenging due to limitations with available monitoring techniques. Wearable passive samplers have recently been shown to be a convenient and reliable tool for assessing personal exposures. In this study, a passive sampler wristband, known as Fresh Air

SUBMITTER: DeLay K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9982749 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature