Indoor Air Pollution and Asthma in Children

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• Personal Author:
  Breysse PN ; Butz AM ; Diette GB ; Hansel NN ; Matsui EC ; McCormack MC
• Description:
  The purpose of this article is to review indoor air pollution factors that can modify asthma severity, particularly in inner-city environments. While there is a large literature linking ambient air pollution and asthma morbidity, less is known about the impact of indoor air pollution on asthma. Concentrating on the indoor environments is particularly important for children, since they can spend as much as 90% of their time indoors. This review focuses on studies conducted by the Johns Hopkins Center for Childhood Asthma in the Urban Environment as well as other relevant epidemiologic studies. Analysis of exposure outcome relationships in the published literature demonstrates the importance of evaluating indoor home environmental air pollution sources as risk factors for asthma morbidity. Important indoor air pollution determinants of asthma morbidity in urban environments include particulate matter (particularly the coarse fraction), nitrogen dioxide, and airborne mouse allergen exposure. Avoidance of harmful environmental exposures is a key component of national and international guideline recommendations for management of asthma. This literature suggests that modifying the indoor environment to reduce particulate matter, NO2, and mouse allergen may be an important asthma management strategy. More research documenting effectiveness of interventions to reduce those exposures and improve asthma outcomes is needed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution Air Pollution, Indoor Asthma Asthma, Occupational Environmental Exposure Hypersensitivity Morbidity Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety

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• Keywords:
  Air Pollution Allergens Author Keywords: Particulate Matter Bronchial Hyperreactivity Children Environmental Exposure IAQ Indoor Air Quality Morbidity Rates Particulates Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Urban

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• ISSN:
  1546-3222
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  102-106
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062745
• Citation:
  Proc Am Thorac Soc 2010 May; 7(2):102-106
• Contact Point Address:
  Patrick N. Breysse, Ph.D., M.H.S., Department of Environmental Heath Sciences, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205
• Email:
  pbreysse@jhsph.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  Johns Hopkins University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225936/cdc_225936_DS1.pdf
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