Rural PM10 and Respiratory Health

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• Personal Author:
  Kaufman JD ; Sack CS
• Description:
  In this issue of AnnalsATS, James and colleagues (pp. 947-954) present a retrospective cohort study demonstrating that higher levels of particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter of less than 10 µm (PM10) are associated with increased healthcare use for respiratory disorders. This is not a new finding and a large body of evidence shows that ambient air pollution exposure causes significant respiratory morbidity and mortality, including exacerbations of asthma and chronic lung disease. However, the bulk of studies have focused on the urban environment, where pollutant levels are highest and are dominated by combustion-derived pollutants with well-understood pulmonary effects. Here, the authors have turned their attention to an understudied population and pollution source, determining health effects in a rural community in the San Luis Valley of Colorado. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution Lung Diseases Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Air Pollution Lung Disease Particulates Respiratory Diseases Respiratory Irritants
• ISSN:
  2329-6933
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20055241
• Citation:
  Ann Am Thorac Soc 2018 Aug; 15(8):915-916
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Annals of the American Thoracic Society
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7e7add0e4b4dd9b0a4952f652cd44259fa33e15328db3109612b6c91cf94e7660fe182c47777fb02bd9f56c20a32d6efb591e3bde7ab5579d248612dd0053013
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217587/cdc_217587_DS1.pdf
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