Assessment of formaldehyde levels in relation to respiratory and allergic symptoms in children from Alba County schools, Romania
| Autor: | Menglan Chen, Carmen Roba, Eugen Gurzau, Iulia A. Neamtiu, Eva Csobod, Shao Lin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences business.industry Public health education Formaldehyde Questionnaire General Medicine Odds ratio 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law 01 natural sciences Pollution chemistry.chemical_compound Indoor air quality chemistry Allergic symptoms Environmental health Medicine Moisture Damage business 0105 earth and related environmental sciences General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 191 |
| ISSN: | 1573-2959 0167-6369 |
| Popis: | Our study assessed the exposure to formaldehyde of Romanian school children in relation to the classroom indoor environment characteristics and respiratory and allergic symptoms reported in a questionnaire survey, using the data collected in the SINPHONIE (Schools Indoor Pollution and Health: Observatory Network in Europe) project. Measurements of formaldehyde and microclimate parameters were conducted in three classrooms per school, in five schools, together with one outdoor measurement at each school. Questionnaires were used to collect information on classroom characteristics and health effects among children. The indoor formaldehyde levels for a school week varied between 15.5 and 66.2 μg/m3, with a median value of 34.8 μg/m3. The adjusted odds ratios for allergy-like, asthma-like, and flu-like symptoms were 3.23 (95% CI 1.31–8.00), 2.69 (95% CI 1.04–6.97), and 2.39 (95% CI 1.04–5.50), respectively, when exposed to higher formaldehyde levels (≥ 35 μg/m3) during a school week, compared to lower formaldehyde level exposure ( |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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