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[PM10 environmental pollution in and around housing and respiratory capacity in Puerto Nare, Colombia]
María L Montoya-Rendon1, Patricia M Zapata-Saldarriaga1, Mauricio A Correa-Ochoa1
1Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia, coordinaciongsa@saludpublica.udea.edu.co.
Objective:
Exploring the relationship between PM10 intra- and extra-domiciliary levels and the lung function of people living in La Sierra, Antioquia, Colombia.
Materials And Methods:
A survey and field observations were used for determining the environmental conditions and the immediate household environment of 124 people who had taken a spirometric test. Meteorological conditions were monitored: temperature, relative humidity, rainfall, wind speed and PM10 (24 hours) within and outside the houses.
Results:
Indoor PM10 (0.05 mg/m3) in 50 % of the houses was
Discussion:
The results suggested that indoor pollution came from automobile emission, industrial combustionand unpaved roads (i.e. producing a lot of dust). PM10 decreased with increasing rain fall, higher relative humidity and increased wind speed.
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