Indoor exposures to air pollutants and allergens in the homes of asthmatic children in inner-city Baltimore

Patrick N. Breysse; Timothy J. Buckley; D'Ann Williams; Christopher M. Beck; Seong Joon Jo; Barry Merriman; Sukon Kanchanaraksa; Lee J. Swartz; Karen A. Callahan; Arlene M. Butz; Cynthia S. Rand; Gregory B. Diette; Jerry A. Krishnan; Adrian M. Moseley; Jean Curtin-Brosnan; Nowella B. Durkin; Peyton A Eggleston

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2004.07.018

Indoor exposures to air pollutants and allergens in the homes of asthmatic children in inner-city Baltimore

Patrick N. Breysse, Timothy J. Buckley, D'Ann Williams, Christopher M. Beck, Seong Joon Jo, Barry Merriman, Sukon Kanchanaraksa, Lee J. Swartz, Karen A. Callahan, Arlene M. Butz, Cynthia S. Rand, Gregory B. Diette, Jerry A. Krishnan, Adrian M. Moseley, Jean Curtin-Brosnan, Nowella B. Durkin, Peyton A Eggleston

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This paper presents indoor air pollutant concentrations and allergen levels collected from the homes of 100 Baltimore city asthmatic children participating in an asthma intervention trial. Particulate matter (PM), NO₂, and O₃ samples were collected over 72 h in the child's sleeping room. Time-resolved PM was also assessed using a portable direct-reading nephelometer. Dust allergen samples were collected from the child's bedroom, the family room, and the kitchen. The mean PM₁₀ concentration, 56.5±40.7 μg/m³, is 25% higher than the PM_2.5 concentration (N=90), 45.1±37.5 μg/m³. PM concentrations measured using a nephelometer are consistent and highly correlated with gravimetric estimates. Smoking households' average PM_2.5 and PM₁₀ concentrations are 33-54 μg/m³ greater than those of nonsmoking houses, with each cigarette smoked adding 1.0 μm/m³ to indoor PM_2.5 and PM₁₀ concentrations. Large percentages of NO₂ and O ₃ samples, 25% and 75%, respectively, were below the limit of detection. The mean NO₂ indoor concentration is 31.6±40.2 ppb, while the mean indoor O₃ concentration in the ozone season was 3.3±7.7 ppb. The levels of allergens are similar to those found in other inner cities. Results presented in this paper indicate that asthmatic children in Baltimore are exposed to elevated allergens and indoor air pollutants. Understanding this combined insult may help to explain the differential asthma burden between inner-city and non-inner-city children.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	167-176
Number of pages	10
Journal	Environmental research
Volume	98
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2004.07.018
State	Published - Jun 2005

Keywords

Allergens
Childhood asthma
Indoor air pollution
Nitrogen dioxide
Ozone
PM
PM
Particulate matter

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Biochemistry
Environmental Science(all)

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Breysse, P. N., Buckley, T. J., Williams, DA., Beck, C. M., Jo, S. J., Merriman, B., Kanchanaraksa, S., Swartz, L. J., Callahan, K. A., Butz, A. M., Rand, C. S., Diette, G. B., Krishnan, J. A., Moseley, A. M., Curtin-Brosnan, J., Durkin, N. B., & Eggleston, P. A. (2005). Indoor exposures to air pollutants and allergens in the homes of asthmatic children in inner-city Baltimore. Environmental research, 98(2), 167-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2004.07.018

Breysse, PN, Buckley, TJ, Williams, DA, Beck, CM, Jo, SJ, Merriman, B, Kanchanaraksa, S, Swartz, LJ, Callahan, KA, Butz, AM, Rand, CS, Diette, GB, Krishnan, JA, Moseley, AM, Curtin-Brosnan, J, Durkin, NB & Eggleston, PA 2005, 'Indoor exposures to air pollutants and allergens in the homes of asthmatic children in inner-city Baltimore', Environmental research, vol. 98, no. 2, pp. 167-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2004.07.018

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