2017
No
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29019007/
Xu, H
Asia
Review
Students
Middle/Jr High (6-8)
Ventilation rates
Temperature
Humidity
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Particulate Matter (PM)
Respiratory symptoms
BC and PAHS
Cancer risks
Feno
Health assessment
Northwestern china
Particulate matter (PM)
The incremental lifetime cancer risks associated with PAHs were estimated and were 1.62 × 10−6 and 2.34 × 10−6, respectively, for indoor and outdoor fine PMs. Both the values exceeded the threshold value of 1 × 10−6, demonstrating that the carcinogenic PAHs are a health threat to the students. Respiratory inflammatory responses of 50 students who studied in the sample classroom were examined with a fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) test, with the aid of health questionnaires. The average FeNO concentration was 17.4 ± 8.5 ppb, which was slightly lower than the recommended level of 20 ppb established by the American Thoracic Society for children. However, a wide distribution and 6% of the values were > 35 ppb, suggesting that the potentials were still high for eosinophilic inflammation and responsiveness to corticosteroids. A preliminary interpretation of the relationship between air toxins and respiratory inflammatory response demonstrated the high exposure cancer risks and inflammatory responses of the students to PMs in the city.