Impact of weather and climate change with indoor and outdoor air quality in asthma: a work group report of the AAAAI Environmental Exposure and Respiratory Health Committee.

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• Personal Author:
  Barnes CS ; Bernstein JA ; Codina R ; Cohn JR ; Demain JG ; Fogelbach GG ; Kagen S ; Levetin E ; Nel AE ; Padukudru MA ; Poole JA ; Portnoy JM ; Sheehan WJ ; Wedner J
• Description:
  Weather and climate change are constant and ever-changing processes that affect allergy and asthma. The purpose of this report is to provide information since the last climate change review with a focus on asthmatic disease. PubMed and Internet searches for topics included climate and weather change, air pollution, particulates, greenhouse gasses, traffic, insect habitat, and mitigation in addition to references contributed by the individual authors. Changes in patterns of outdoor aeroallergens caused by increasing temperatures and amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are major factors linked to increased duration of pollen seasons, increased pollen production, and possibly increased allergenicity of pollen. Indoor air pollution threats anticipated from climate changes include microbial and mold growth secondary to flooding, resulting in displacement of persons and need for respiratory protection of exposed workers. Air pollution from indoor burning of mosquito repellants is a potential anticipatory result of an increase in habitat regions. Air pollution from fossil fuel burning and traffic-related emissions can alter respiratory defense mechanisms and work synergistically with specific allergens to enhance immunogenicity to worsen asthma in susceptible subjects. Community efforts can significantly reduce air pollution, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emission and improving air quality. The allergist's approach to weather pattern changes should be integrated and anticipatory to protect at-risk patients. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution Air Pollution, Indoor Asthma Asthma, Occupational Climate Change Fungi Hypersensitivity Immune System Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Weather; Climate; Allergy; Asthma; Pollution; Pollen Climate Change; Climatic Conditions; Indoor Air Quality; IAQ; Outdoors; Allergens; Allergies; Asthma; Molds; Occupational Exposure; Immune System; Air Pollution;
• ISSN:
  0091-6749
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska ; California ; District of Columbia ; Florida ; Missouri ; Nebraska ; North Carolina ; Ohio ; Oklahoma ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 7 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Pennsylvania ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  143
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065187
• Citation:
  J Allergy Clin Immunol 2019 May; 143(5):1702-1710
• Contact Point Address:
  Jill A. Poole, MD, 985900 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198
• Email:
  japoole@unmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Nebraska Medical Center - Omaha
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
• End Date:
  20270831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/249363/cdc_249363_DS1.pdf
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