An update on the Tucson community study of indoor/outdoor air pollution and respiratory responses

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:7000407

Quackenboss, J J; Lebowitz, M D; Boyer-Pfersdorf, P; Lanand, S; Monroe, S; Sells, M; Winburn, J ^[1]; Hayes, C ^[2]; Young, C ^[3]

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1. Univ of Arizona Tucson, AZ (USA)
2. US Environmental Protection Agency Research Triangle Park, NC (USA)
3. Electrical Power Research Institute Palo Alto, CA (USA)

An epidemiological study of respiratory responses to indoor and outdoor exposures to multiple pollutants (0{sub 3}, NO{sub 2}, PM, HCHO) underway in Tucson, Arizona. The objectives are to evaluate respiratory responses of reactive and healthy subjects to total and combined exposures. Of interest are the combinations of pollutants from several sources, including combustion emissions (natural/LP gas, wood burning, environmental tobacco smoke), formaldehyde from building materials and furnishings, outdoor photochemical reactions (ozone), and air toxics from consumer products or outdoor sources (and the sources listed above). Determination of how exposures are influenced by building type and use, size, ventilation, location, and individual activity patterns is an important part of the study. The intereactions of the air pollutants with aero-allergens (pollen and mold), temperature, and humidity, in producing responses are also important.

• OSTI ID: 7000407
• Report Number(s): CONF-880679--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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