The respiratory health of school children in smelter communities

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · Am. J. Ind. Med.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.4700010312· OSTI ID:7053800

Dodge, R

This study compares the pulmonary function and prevalence of respiratory symptoms and disorders among school children living in smelter towns and other communities of Arizona. The rate of asthma was found to be significantly higher in whites than Mexican-Americans, although differences in related problems, such as wheezing, were not significant. When the subjects were grouped by area of residence, the children living in areas with relatively high particulate levels had significantly lower pulmonary function than children living in areas with low particulate levels. No relation between symptoms or pulmonary function and sulfur dioxide levels was observed.

• Research Organization: Division of Respiratory Sciences, Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson
• OSTI ID: 7053800
• Journal Information: Am. J. Ind. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. J. Ind. Med.; (United States) Vol. 1:3-4; ISSN AJIMD
• 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
ASTHMA
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHILDREN
COLLOIDS
DISEASES
DISPERSIONS
DYNAMIC FUNCTION STUDIES
EDUCATION
EPIDEMIOLOGY
EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HUMAN POPULATIONS
METALLURGY
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POPULATIONS
PYROMETALLURGY
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES
SMELTING
SOLS
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES