| Abstrakt: |
A recent study conducted by investigators at the University of Montana examined the impact of portable filtration units and education interventions on the health of Native American elders who use wood stoves for heating. The study found that despite a significant reduction in PM2.5 exposure with the use of filtration units, neither the filtration units nor the education interventions resulted in improvements in blood pressure or pulmonary function among the participants. The study did not find any significant differences in outcomes based on sex, residential smoking, chronic disease history, or study area. The research was supported by the NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and has been peer-reviewed. [Extracted from the article] |
