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JOINT MODELS OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN COMMUNITY-AVERAGE POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS AND LUNG-FUNCTION II. EFFETS PROINFLAMMATOIRES DES PARTICULES FINES


CULEA CĂTĂLINA MIHAELA 1, CULEA GEORGE 1
1. “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău, Calea Mărăşeşti 156, Bacău, 600115, Romania

Issue:

PLUMEE, Number 1, Volume V

Section:

Issue No.1 - Volume 5 (2015)

Abstract:

These studies continue to evaluate the prevalence of allergies and the severity of asthma and to identify the risk factors associated with the proximity of traffic in Bacău’s region. Our results sustained a very recent hypothesis that changes in allergies prevalence observed last decade might be related to the interactions between allergens and traffic-related pollution. It was employed an semi-individual design to report individual data on allergy and asthma - 318 school children (10,4 0,5 years), attending 8 randomly chosen schools in Bacău region - the concentrations of NO2 and PM2,5 assessed in proximity of their homes. The protocol includes medical tests for skin examination like skin prick test (SPT) to common allergens, test for flexural dermatitis, exercise-induced bronchial (EIB) reactivity and a standardised health questionnaire. Further longitudinal investigations are needed to corroborate our findings.

Keywords:

fine particules, PM2, 5, SPTs, EIB reactivity, NO2.

Code [ID]:

PLUMEE201501V05S01A0005 [0004244]

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