Rural energy and health impacts
Rural energy and health impacts
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1600-0668.2008.00550.x
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发表时间：
2008-12-01
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影响因子：
5.8
通讯作者：
Seetharaman, P.
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作者：
Kulshreshtha, P.;Khare, M.;Seetharaman, P.
本研究的目的是调查室内空气质量（IAQ）在选定的家庭在城市贫民窟之一，即在印度首都德里的Nizamuddin贫民窟。这项研究包括调查和评估相关的健康影响的居住在设计效率低下，通风不良的房屋。监测室内空气污染物，例如可吸入悬浮颗粒物、二氧化碳、一氧化碳、二氧化硫和二氧化氮，三季如夏季已进行了三个季节（2004年4月至6月）、雨季（2004年7月至9月）和冬季（2004年12月至2005年2月）的试验。此外，还对居住者（特别是妇女和儿童）进行了肺量测定测试，以确定急性呼吸道感染（ARI）的发生率。在研究期间还对住户进行了问卷调查，以了解病态建筑综合征（SBS）。该研究揭示了冬季（2004年12月至2005年2月）家庭室内空气污染物的最大浓度与居住者，特别是女性居住者的咳嗽、痰、喘息和呼吸困难等呼吸系统问题的加重有关。此外，在女性受访者中也观察到由于冬季室内RSPM和CO（2）浓度增加而导致肺功能指数（即FVC和/或FEV（1））下降。该研究的结论是，与其他性别相比，妇女和儿童在室内最容易受到呼吸系统问题的影响。由于通风不足，在这些“城市贫困”家庭中观察到较高的SBS评分。“冬季室内空气中的高污染物与德里城市贫民窟中妇女和儿童的呼吸问题有关。这项工作表明，需要进一步研究发展中国家“城市贫民”的室内空气质量。'.
The present study aims at investigating the indoor air quality (IAQ) in selected households in one of the urban slums i.e. the Nizamuddin slums in Delhi, the capital city of India. The study includes investigations and assessments on associated health effects on the occupants living in inefficiently designed houses having poor ventilation. The monitoring of indoor air pollutants e.g. the respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM), the carbon dioxide (CO(2)), the carbon monoxide (CO), the sulphur dioxide (SO(2)) and the nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)) for all three seasons i.e. summer (April-June 2004), rainy (July-September 2004) and winter (December 2004-February 2005) have been conducted. In addition, the spirometry tests on the occupants, particularly the womenfolk and children have been performed to determine the incidence of acute respiratory infections (ARI). Questionnaire survey has also been conducted in the households during the study period to investigate the sick building syndrome (SBS). The study reveals maximum concentration of indoor air pollutants in households during winters (December 2004-February 2005) associated with aggravated respiratory problems like cough, phlegm, wheezing, and breathlessness among occupants particularly the women occupants. Besides, decrement in lung function indices (i.e. FVC and/or FEV(1)) due to increased concentrations of RSPM and CO(2) indoors during winter period has also been observed in the women respondents. The study concludes that women and children indoors are most vulnerable to respiratory problems compared to other sexes. A high SBS score is observed in these 'urban poor' households because of inadequate ventilation.'High indoor airborne pollutants during winter are associated with respiratory problems for women and children in houses in urban slum in Delhi. The work demonstrated the need of further studies of indoor air quality for the 'urban poor' in developing countries.'.