Evaluation of indoor air pollution and its effect on human health in Beijing's rural areas
- Beijing Medical Univ. (China)
Average exposures to SO{sub 2}, NO{sub 2}, CO{sub 2}, CO, Inhalable Particles (IP), common bacteria and streptococci were monitored in 1986 in 24 new and old village households in the northern suburb of Beijing. Four hundred and fifty school children were also measured and observed for chronic and acute respiratory symptoms and illnesses, pulmonary function, immune response, carboxyhemoglobin level and eye response time to signals so as to evaluate the effects of rural indoor air pollution on human health. The results of air monitoring data showed that the new heating systems were effective in reducing the indoor concentrations of the measured pollutants by 23 to 76% in winter, but present concentrations still exceed China's Standard because of inadequate house design. Health outcomes suggested that children in the new village demonstrated signs of improvement for better health. The implications of different factors affecting indoor air pollution are evaluated and discussed.
- OSTI ID:
- 6704847
- Journal Information:
- Environment International; (USA), Vol. 15:1-6; ISSN 0160-4120
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
HEALTH HAZARDS
AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON MONOXIDE
CHILDREN
CHINA
DISEASE INCIDENCE
HEATING SYSTEMS
HOUSES
IMMUNE REACTIONS
LUNGS
MICROORGANISMS
NITROGEN DIOXIDE
PARTICULATES
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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES
RURAL AREAS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
AGE GROUPS
ASIA
BODY
BUILDINGS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CONTROL
DISEASES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
FUNCTIONS
HAZARDS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
ORGANS
OXIDES
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