TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationship between the composition of fine dust particles in the air and lung function in school children
AU - van Schayck, C.P.
AU - Hogervorst, J.G.F.
AU - de Kok, T.M.C.M.
AU - Briede, J.J.
AU - Wesseling, G.J.
AU - Kleinjans, J.C.S.
PY - 2006/1/1
Y1 - 2006/1/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To determine whether or not there is a relationship between the lung function of school children and the ability of fine dust particles in the air to generate radicals. DESIGN: Descriptive. METHOD: Six primary schools in locations with different traffic volumes were selected in Maastricht, the Netherlands. Air samples were taken in these schools over a period of 4 days; the concentration of fine dust was measured in the 6 pooled samples. Lung function tests were performed in children in the age of 8-13 and their parents filled out a questionnaire on the state of their children's health. RESULTS: An average of 66% of the children (184 girls and 158 boys, with an average age of 10 years (range: 8-13 years)) participated. The average FEV1 for the children from the 6 schools was not related with the total amount of fine dust particles in the air. However, a lower average FEV1 was associated with a higher radical-generating capacity in the air samples. No direct association was observed between the radical-generating capacity of the dust and the traffic intensity. CONCLUSION: There was a clear relationship between lung function and the radical-generating capacity of fine dust in the air. On the basis of these findings future guidelines could be based on chemical properties of the fine dust particles and not exclusively on the quantity of fine dust. AD - Universiteit Maastricht, Postbus 616, 6200 MD Maastricht. FAU - van Schayck, C P AU - van Schayck CP FAU - Hogervorst, J G F AU - Hogervorst JG FAU - de Kok, T M C M AU - de Kok TM FAU - Briede, J J AU - Briede JJ FAU - Wesseling, G AU - Wesseling G FAU - Kleinjans, J C S AU - Kleinjans JC LA - dut PT - Journal Article TT - Relatie tussen de samenstelling van fijn stofin de lucht en de longfunctie van schoolkinderen.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To determine whether or not there is a relationship between the lung function of school children and the ability of fine dust particles in the air to generate radicals. DESIGN: Descriptive. METHOD: Six primary schools in locations with different traffic volumes were selected in Maastricht, the Netherlands. Air samples were taken in these schools over a period of 4 days; the concentration of fine dust was measured in the 6 pooled samples. Lung function tests were performed in children in the age of 8-13 and their parents filled out a questionnaire on the state of their children's health. RESULTS: An average of 66% of the children (184 girls and 158 boys, with an average age of 10 years (range: 8-13 years)) participated. The average FEV1 for the children from the 6 schools was not related with the total amount of fine dust particles in the air. However, a lower average FEV1 was associated with a higher radical-generating capacity in the air samples. No direct association was observed between the radical-generating capacity of the dust and the traffic intensity. CONCLUSION: There was a clear relationship between lung function and the radical-generating capacity of fine dust in the air. On the basis of these findings future guidelines could be based on chemical properties of the fine dust particles and not exclusively on the quantity of fine dust. AD - Universiteit Maastricht, Postbus 616, 6200 MD Maastricht. FAU - van Schayck, C P AU - van Schayck CP FAU - Hogervorst, J G F AU - Hogervorst JG FAU - de Kok, T M C M AU - de Kok TM FAU - Briede, J J AU - Briede JJ FAU - Wesseling, G AU - Wesseling G FAU - Kleinjans, J C S AU - Kleinjans JC LA - dut PT - Journal Article TT - Relatie tussen de samenstelling van fijn stofin de lucht en de longfunctie van schoolkinderen.
M3 - Article
SN - 0028-2162
VL - 150
SP - 735
EP - 740
JO - Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
JF - Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
IS - 13
ER -