Is A Smoke Free Home Really Smoke Free?

Schachter, E. Neil; Castro, William; Perrino, Charles; Nath, Amit; Grunin, Avi; Habre, Rima; Moshier, Erin; Wolfson, Michael; Rohr, Annette; Godbold, James; Koutrakis, Petros; Kattan, Meyer

doi:10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2011.183.1_meetingabstracts.a4029

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“…Ca can also be emitted from humidifiers (Baxter et al 2007;Highsmith et al 1992). Ca is also associated with cigarette smoke (Ozkaynak et al 1996) and although all of the families studied were composed of non-smokers some of the apartments had high levels of measured nicotine (as discussed by Schachter et al (2011) using the method of Hammond and Leaderer (1987)). This was attributed to visitors to the apartment and smoking in the hallways or infiltration of secondhand smoke from nearby apartments.…”

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Indoor air pollution and respiratory health effects in inner city children with moderate to severe asthma

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Indoor air pollution is increasingly recognized as a significant risk for respiratory illness, particularly in vulnerable populations. Thirty-six children aged 6-14 years with moderate/severe asthma from inner city areas in New York City were studied for 2-week periods (summer and winter) using diaries and spirometry. Seven-day integrated indoor samples of PM 10 , PM 2.5 , trace elements, elemental/organic carbon, black carbon, and criteria gases (NO 2 , SO 2 , and O 3 ) were collected in the subjects' residences. Asthma outcomes included cough and wheeze severity, albuterol use, and pulmonary function. Mixed effects regression models for longitudinal data were used to relate weekly indoor pollutant concentrations to asthma outcomes. Odds ratios (ORs) were calculated for ordinal outcomes. During winter, significant positive associations for average weekly symptom severity scores were seen for NO 2 (OR = 2.83; p = 0.02), calcium (OR = 3.29; p = 0.02), and silicon (OR = 3.64; p = 0.04). In summer, chlorine was associated with average weekly symptom scores (OR = 1.85; p = 0.004). Average albuterol puff use per day in winter was associated with NO 2 (OR = 5.89; p = 0.009), nickel (OR = 2.27; p = 0.05), and silicon (OR = 5.59; p = 0.05). Albuterol use was not associated with indoor pollutants in summer. Asthma severity was associated with specific indoor pollutants. Seasonal differences were observed by pollutant and by clinical index studied.

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