Abstract
Already in the 1960s a lot of cross-sectional studies were conducted to determine the effects of air-pollution on respiratory diseases or symptoms of children. According to the then dominating type of air-pollution, effects of SO{sub 2} and TSP were mainly studied. Usually SO{sub 2} and TSP were highly correlated and their effects could not be separated satisfactorily. Such a high correlation was not seen when comparing annual mean concentrations in different towns of East and West Germany in 1989. The range of SO{sub 2} values was from 20 to 310 g/m{sup 3} whereas the range of TSP was narrower, from 65 to 123 {mu}g/m{sup 3} In 1991 therefore a study was started to compare the effects of different types and amounts of air pollution on children`s health. The results of the first cross-sectional study, in 1991, were presented at the 9{sup th} World Clean Air Congress. It was found that airway diseases and respiratory symptoms were clearly related to the SO{sub 2} pollution load. This was not true for allergic manifestations. Since 1990 there is a considerable reduction of SO{sub 2} pollution in East Germany. The aim of this presentation is to show that the associations which had been found
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Kraemer, U;
Schlipkoeter, H W;
Dolgner, R;
[1]
Willer, H M
[2]
- Medical Inst. of Environmental Hygiene, Duesseldorf (Germany)
- State Inst. of Hygiene, Magdeburg (Germany)
Citation Formats
Kraemer, U, Schlipkoeter, H W, Dolgner, R, and Willer, H M.
Changes in air pollution and children`s health in East Germany between 1991 and 1994.
Finland: N. p.,
1995.
Web.
Kraemer, U, Schlipkoeter, H W, Dolgner, R, & Willer, H M.
Changes in air pollution and children`s health in East Germany between 1991 and 1994.
Finland.
Kraemer, U, Schlipkoeter, H W, Dolgner, R, and Willer, H M.
1995.
"Changes in air pollution and children`s health in East Germany between 1991 and 1994."
Finland.
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title = {Changes in air pollution and children`s health in East Germany between 1991 and 1994}
author = {Kraemer, U, Schlipkoeter, H W, Dolgner, R, and Willer, H M}
abstractNote = {Already in the 1960s a lot of cross-sectional studies were conducted to determine the effects of air-pollution on respiratory diseases or symptoms of children. According to the then dominating type of air-pollution, effects of SO{sub 2} and TSP were mainly studied. Usually SO{sub 2} and TSP were highly correlated and their effects could not be separated satisfactorily. Such a high correlation was not seen when comparing annual mean concentrations in different towns of East and West Germany in 1989. The range of SO{sub 2} values was from 20 to 310 g/m{sup 3} whereas the range of TSP was narrower, from 65 to 123 {mu}g/m{sup 3} In 1991 therefore a study was started to compare the effects of different types and amounts of air pollution on children`s health. The results of the first cross-sectional study, in 1991, were presented at the 9{sup th} World Clean Air Congress. It was found that airway diseases and respiratory symptoms were clearly related to the SO{sub 2} pollution load. This was not true for allergic manifestations. Since 1990 there is a considerable reduction of SO{sub 2} pollution in East Germany. The aim of this presentation is to show that the associations which had been found on an spatial scale can be seen on an temporal scale, too. (author)}
place = {Finland}
year = {1995}
month = {Dec}
}
title = {Changes in air pollution and children`s health in East Germany between 1991 and 1994}
author = {Kraemer, U, Schlipkoeter, H W, Dolgner, R, and Willer, H M}
abstractNote = {Already in the 1960s a lot of cross-sectional studies were conducted to determine the effects of air-pollution on respiratory diseases or symptoms of children. According to the then dominating type of air-pollution, effects of SO{sub 2} and TSP were mainly studied. Usually SO{sub 2} and TSP were highly correlated and their effects could not be separated satisfactorily. Such a high correlation was not seen when comparing annual mean concentrations in different towns of East and West Germany in 1989. The range of SO{sub 2} values was from 20 to 310 g/m{sup 3} whereas the range of TSP was narrower, from 65 to 123 {mu}g/m{sup 3} In 1991 therefore a study was started to compare the effects of different types and amounts of air pollution on children`s health. The results of the first cross-sectional study, in 1991, were presented at the 9{sup th} World Clean Air Congress. It was found that airway diseases and respiratory symptoms were clearly related to the SO{sub 2} pollution load. This was not true for allergic manifestations. Since 1990 there is a considerable reduction of SO{sub 2} pollution in East Germany. The aim of this presentation is to show that the associations which had been found on an spatial scale can be seen on an temporal scale, too. (author)}
place = {Finland}
year = {1995}
month = {Dec}
}