[PDF] air pollution and children's lung function

Air Pollution Limits Lung Growth in Children Tracking 1,759 children who were between ages 10 and 18 from 1993 to 2001, researchers found that those who grew up in more polluted areas face the increased risk of having reduced lung growth, which may never recover to their full capacity.
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  • How does air pollution affect children's lungs?

    If your child breathes in high levels of air pollution over a long period of time, they might be at risk of: their lungs not working as well as they grow older. developing asthma during childhood or as an adult - and if they have asthma already, air pollution can make it worse. wheezing.

  • How does air pollution affect lung function?

    Studies have linked particle pollution exposure to a variety of respiratory health effects, including: Respiratory symptoms including cough, phlegm, and wheeze. Acute, reversible decrement in pulmonary function. Inflammation of the airways and lung (this is acute and neutrophilic).

  • Does air pollution exposure impairs lung function in infants?

    Air pollution exposure early in life was associated with impaired infant lung function measures related to both airway calibre and lung volume. The role of pre? vs postnatal exposure could not be disentangled because of high correlations in exposure between the two periods.
  • Tracking 3,515 children aged 9-12, the study found an association between exposure to air pollutants in the womb and their early years of life to alterations in white matter structural connectivity in the brain.
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