Paper
A Review on Health Effects of Ambient Air Pollution on Children
- Authors:
- Nisarg Patel; Louis Hemple; Ralph Tripp
- Abstract
- Children seem to be particularly vulnerable to harmful effects of ambient pollution due to higher inhalation ratio than adults as well as due to their lungs not having a fully developed defense system against ambient pollution. Increased prevalence of respiratory track symptoms, allergen sensitization, worsening of asthma, and increased use of anti-asthma medications has been linked to high ambient air pollution episodes. Lung growth and development has also been shown to be impaired in children due to high exposures. The harmful effects of ambient pollution can be seen in fetuses from the exposures of their mothers. A study has even linked neonatal morbidity to the concentration of pollutants in the atmosphere.
- Keywords
- Ambient Air Pollution; Children; Health; Development
- StartPage
- 31
- EndPage
- 35
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