The evaluation of the effect of air pollution on the health status of children in Zonguldak City, Turkey

Lokman Hakan Tecer; Nazan Tomaç; Ferhat Karaca; Ayşe Kaplan; Tunç Tunçer; Hamit Aydin

doi:10.1504/IJEP.2009.028697

The evaluation of the effect of air pollution on the health status of children in Zonguldak City, Turkey

Lokman Hakan Tecer, Nazan Tomaç, Ferhat Karaca, Ayşe Kaplan, Tunç Tunçer, Hamit Aydin

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	352-364
Number of pages	13
Journal	International Journal of Environment and Pollution
Volume	39
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEP.2009.028697
Publication status	Published - Sep 1 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Air pollution
Children
Respiratory disease
Zonguldak

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pollution
Waste Management and Disposal
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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The evaluation of the effect of air pollution on the health status of children in Zonguldak City, Turkey. / Tecer, Lokman Hakan; Tomaç, Nazan; Karaca, Ferhat; Kaplan, Ayşe; Tunçer, Tunç; Aydin, Hamit.

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