Long-term effects on health of air pollution

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:6600834

Field studies were conducted under the auspices of the World Health Organization to explore the possible impact of long-term exposure to air pollution on health. A meeting was held in Poland in 1977 to review studies of air pollution and its effect on the health of children, assess methods used in these studies, and suggest ways in which additional studies might be undertaken. Field studies in Czechoslovakia, Denmark, the Netherlands, Greece, Poland, Spain, and Yugoslavia, as well as a coordinated respiratory study of the Commission of European Communities, were reviewed. It was determined that, in three countries, a probable association existed between long-term exposure to air pollution and certain respiratory indexes in children. In the remaining countries, study findings tended to be inconclusive. Support was indicated for continued investigation into the health effects of air pollution on children and for providing financial support to conduct studies focusing on both children and the elderly. Supporting data are provided, and additional information on the studies is appended.

• Research Organization: World Health Organization, Copenhagen (Denmark). Regional Office for Europe
• OSTI ID: 6600834
• Report Number(s): HRP-0030846/0
• 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.
AGE GROUPS
AIR POLLUTION
ANIMALS
CHILDREN
CONTROL
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
DENMARK
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISEASES
EASTERN EUROPE
ELDERLY PEOPLE
EUROPE
GREECE
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
MAMMALS
MAN
MINORITY GROUPS
NETHERLANDS
POLAND
POLLUTION
PRIMATES
QUALITY CONTROL
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES
SCANDINAVIA
SPAIN
VERTEBRATES
WESTERN EUROPE
YUGOSLAVIA