Effects of air pollution on children's pulmonary function in urban and suburban areas of Wuhan, People's Republic of China.

From: Archives of Environmental Health | Date: November 1, 1993| Author: He Qing-Ci; Lioy, P.J.; Wilson, W.E.; Chapman, R.S. | Copyright information

In May and June of 1988, the spirometric lung function of 604 children, who were aged 7-13 y and who were free of chronic respiratory conditions, was measured in the urban core and a suburb of Wuhan, China. During 1981-1988, ambient total suspended particulate (TSP) levels averaged 481 [micro]g/[m.sup.3]in the urban core and 167 [micro]g/[m.sup.3] in the suburb. In 1988, TSP levles, measured within 500 m of the children's homes, averaged 251 [micro]g/[m.sup.3] in the urban core and 110 [mic...

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