Wood smoke air pollution and changes in pulmonary function among children

Conference · · Archives of Environmental Health; (United States)

OSTI ID:5885716

Heumann, M; Gordon, J; Foster, L; Kelly, L; Johnson, L; Kowalczyk, J; Vollmer, L; Buist, S

Klamath Falls, Oregon, has experienced extraordinary episodes of respirable air pollution resulting from residential wood burning for heat. The relationship between episodes of such air pollution and pulmonary function among elementary school children was investigated in the community. In a pilot study, during episodes when the 24-h level for respirable particulate matter (PM{sub 10}) exceeded the US Environmental Protection Agency standards, forced vital capacity and forced expiratory volume at 1 s and at .5 s respectively were measured on 450 children in grades 3 through 6 from area schools. These results are compared with baseline lung functions measurements from the same children taken prior to the heating season and with post-exposure measurements taken after the end of the heating season. This presentation also describes methods used to assess possible effect modification and confounding due to indoor exposure to wood smoke, environmental tobacco smoke, natural gas combustion, and other pollutants.

• OSTI ID: 5885716
• Report Number(s): CONF-9008208--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Archives of Environmental Health; (United States) Journal Volume: 46:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AEROSOLS
AGE GROUPS
AIR POLLUTION
BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS
BODY
CHILDREN
COLLOIDS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DISPERSIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
FEDERAL REGION X
FUELS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
LUNGS
NORTH AMERICA
OREGON
ORGANS
PARTICLES
PARTICULATES
POLLUTION
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
REGULATIONS
RESIDUES
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
SMOKES
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