TY - JOUR
T1 - The evaluation of the effect of air pollution on the health status of children in Zonguldak City, Turkey
AU - Tecer, Lokman Hakan
AU - Tomaç, Nazan
AU - Karaca, Ferhat
AU - Kaplan, Ayşe
AU - Tunçer, Tunç
AU - Aydin, Hamit
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PY - 2009/9/1
Y1 - 2009/9/1
N2 - Air pollution affects human health, particularly sensitive groups such as children, pregnant women, elderly people and patients with chronic respiratory diseases in many ways, including reduced lung function, increased morbidity and infant mortality. Many epidemiological studies have shown positive association between respiratory health and ambient air pollution. This study tries to assess the associations between Occurrence of Respiratory Symptoms and Diseases (ORSD) and those parameters: Particulate Matter (PM), sulphur dioxide (SO2), pollen and meteorological variables in the mining city of Zonguldak, Turkey. The finding of the study shows significant association between ORSD, and ambient level of PM, SO2 and pollen.
AB - Air pollution affects human health, particularly sensitive groups such as children, pregnant women, elderly people and patients with chronic respiratory diseases in many ways, including reduced lung function, increased morbidity and infant mortality. Many epidemiological studies have shown positive association between respiratory health and ambient air pollution. This study tries to assess the associations between Occurrence of Respiratory Symptoms and Diseases (ORSD) and those parameters: Particulate Matter (PM), sulphur dioxide (SO2), pollen and meteorological variables in the mining city of Zonguldak, Turkey. The finding of the study shows significant association between ORSD, and ambient level of PM, SO2 and pollen.
KW - Air pollution
KW - Children
KW - Respiratory disease
KW - Zonguldak
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U2 - 10.1504/IJEP.2009.028697
DO - 10.1504/IJEP.2009.028697
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:70349556445
VL - 39
SP - 352
EP - 364
JO - International Journal of Environment and Pollution
JF - International Journal of Environment and Pollution
SN - 0957-4352
IS - 3-4
ER -