Levels of PM10 and PM2.5 and Respiratory Health Impacts on School-Going Children in Kenya
| Autor: | Timothy Kamanu, C.B. Lukorito, Faridah Hussein Were, Godfrey A. Wafula |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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particulate matter
business.industry respiratory diseases Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis education school children Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lung function Particulates Pollution complex mixtures lcsh:TD1-1066 school environment Indoor air quality kenya Environmental health Medicine School environment Respiratory system lcsh:Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering business Respiratory health Lung function indoor air quality |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Health and Pollution, Vol 10, Iss 27, Pp 1-19 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2156-9614 |
| DOI: | 10.5696/2156-9614-10-27-200912 |
| Popis: | Background.The respiratory system of children is vulnerable to exposure to particulate matter (PM) with a diameter of less than 2.5 and 10 μm (PM2.5 and PM10) or even lower.Objective.This study assessed PM10 and PM2.5 levels and respiratory health impacts on children in schools located in an industrialized suburb in Kenya.Method.The PM10 and PM2.5 levels were sampled from five public primary schools in Athi River Township and a control school during the wet and dry seasons. Outdoor and classroom samples were collected concurrently on an 8-hour mean during school hours on two consecutive days in each school and analyzed using gravimetric techniques. Five hundred and seventy-eight (n = 578) pupils aged 9–14 years from these schools were also evaluated for symptoms of respiratory illnesses and lung function using a questionnaire and spirometric method, respectively, during the same periods.Results.Indoor median PM10 levels (μg/m3) ranged from 60.8–269.1 and 52.8–232.3 and PM2.5 values (μg/m3) of 17.7–52.4 and 28.5–75.5 during the dry and wet seasons, respectively. The control classrooms had significantly (p Conclusions.The study calls for effective indoor air management programs in school environments to reduce PM exposure and respiratory health impacts.Participant Consent.Obtained.Ethics Approval.The research permit and approvals were obtained from the University of Nairobi/Kenyatta National Hospital Ethics and Research Committee (KNH-UoN ERC Reference: P599/08/2016) and the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (Reference: NACOSTI/P/18/4268/25724).Competing Interests.The authors declare no competing financial interests. |
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