Traffic related air pollution and its impact on respiratory health among children

Exposure to traffic related air pollution (TRAP) is a public health concern particularly in children, who are one of the most susceptible groups of the population. Children are more vulnerable to such exposure by virtue of their increased susceptibility and the higher doses received. The materials f...

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Main Authors: Hisamuddin, Nur Hazirah, Jalaludin, Juliana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82425/
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author Hisamuddin, Nur Hazirah
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description Exposure to traffic related air pollution (TRAP) is a public health concern particularly in children, who are one of the most susceptible groups of the population. Children are more vulnerable to such exposure by virtue of their increased susceptibility and the higher doses received. The materials for this review was obtained from several online databases ; PubMed, Proquest, Scopus, Springerlink and Science Direct (year 1990 to 2018). In this review, we emphasized several relevant studies on respiratory health effects among children living in the proximity to heavy traffic area and focus on the factors, which contributed to the severity of the health outcomes. Short term TRAP exposure reduces lung function, increases respiratory symptoms and incidence of asthma and allergic diseases especially for those who living within 75 m from the heavy traffic area. Preventive measures must be taken in order to protect children from exposure to traffic air pollutants.
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spelling upm-824252020-09-15T07:20:36Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82425/ Traffic related air pollution and its impact on respiratory health among children Hisamuddin, Nur Hazirah Jalaludin, Juliana Exposure to traffic related air pollution (TRAP) is a public health concern particularly in children, who are one of the most susceptible groups of the population. Children are more vulnerable to such exposure by virtue of their increased susceptibility and the higher doses received. The materials for this review was obtained from several online databases ; PubMed, Proquest, Scopus, Springerlink and Science Direct (year 1990 to 2018). In this review, we emphasized several relevant studies on respiratory health effects among children living in the proximity to heavy traffic area and focus on the factors, which contributed to the severity of the health outcomes. Short term TRAP exposure reduces lung function, increases respiratory symptoms and incidence of asthma and allergic diseases especially for those who living within 75 m from the heavy traffic area. Preventive measures must be taken in order to protect children from exposure to traffic air pollutants. Universiti Putra Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82425/1/Traffic%20related%20air%20pollution%20and%20its%20impact%20on%20respiratory%20health%20among%20children.pdf Hisamuddin, Nur Hazirah and Jalaludin, Juliana (2019) Traffic related air pollution and its impact on respiratory health among children. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 13 (suppl. 3). pp. 103-106. ISSN 1675-8544; ESSN: 2636-9346 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338384427_Traffic_Related_Air_Pollution_and_Its_Impact_on_Respiratory_Health_among_Children
spellingShingle Hisamuddin, Nur Hazirah
Jalaludin, Juliana
Traffic related air pollution and its impact on respiratory health among children
title Traffic related air pollution and its impact on respiratory health among children
title_full Traffic related air pollution and its impact on respiratory health among children
title_fullStr Traffic related air pollution and its impact on respiratory health among children
title_full_unstemmed Traffic related air pollution and its impact on respiratory health among children
title_short Traffic related air pollution and its impact on respiratory health among children
title_sort traffic related air pollution and its impact on respiratory health among children
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