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Rural PM10 and respiratory health.

Sack CS; Kaufman JD

Ann Am Thorac Soc 2018 Aug; 15(8):915-916

https://doi.org/10.1513/AnnalsATS.201806-363ED

20055241

In this issue of AnnalsATS, James and colleagues (pp. 947-954) present a retrospective cohort study demonstrating that higher levels of particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter of less than 10 µm (PM10) are associated with increased healthcare use for respiratory disorders. This is not a new finding and a large body of evidence shows that ambient air pollution exposure causes significant respiratory morbidity and mortality, including exacerbations of asthma and chronic lung disease. However, the bulk of studies have focused on the urban environment, where pollutant levels are highest and are dominated by combustion-derived pollutants with well-understood pulmonary effects. Here, the authors have turned their attention to an understudied population and pollution source, determining health effects in a rural community in the San Luis Valley of Colorado.

Particulates; Air pollution; Lung disease; Respiratory diseases; Respiratory irritants

PATSBB

20180801

Other

Grant

2018

Grant-Number-T42-OH-008433

8

2329-6933

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

WA

University of Washington