The Dirty Air Have Many Child Asthma Triggers
MARCH 14, 2024, THURSDAY (Health News) -- Based on recent research, children's asthma attacks can be caused by a risky stew of chemicals found in air that is contaminated.
A team from Washington State University in Spokane has found that a child's exposure to these chemicals is also significantly influenced by their living environment, such as being close to factories or freeways.
A team from Washington State University in Spokane has found that a child's exposure to these chemicals is also significantly influenced by their living environment, such as being close to factories or freeways.
Asthma outcomes can be connected to more than one pollutant. According to study lead author Solmaz Amiri, a researcher at the university's college of medicine, "this study examined the variety and combinations of air toxics that may be associated with asthma symptoms."
Previous research on the subject has tended to concentrate on a small number of harmful components of contaminated air, but according to Amiri, her team used artificial intelligence (AI) to examine a wide range of pollutants that children in different Spokane neighborhoods breathe in.
A total of 109 air contaminants' impacts on children with asthma were examined. The Environmental Protection Agency collected samples in the areas around ten elementary schools in the Spokane region.
The health information from each school on symptoms of asthma, including coughing, wheezing, breathing difficulties, and the need for an inhaler, was compared to the data from those samples. Before lockdowns during the epidemic started, in 2019 and 2020, the data was collected.
The health information from each school on symptoms of asthma, including coughing, wheezing, breathing difficulties, and the need for an inhaler, was compared to the data from those samples. Before lockdowns during the epidemic started, in 2019 and 2020, the data was collected.
Three contaminants in particular seemed to be crucial in inducing symptoms of asthma in children: 2, 4, 6 trichlorophenol, 2-nitropropane, and 1, 1, 1 trichloroethane. People use all three of these materials on a daily basis.
For instance, the researchers mentioned that 1,1,1 trichloroethane, a solvent that is currently utilized in industry, was formerly present in glues and home cleaners. The third chemical is an anti-septic and anti-mildew agent that was outlawed in the 1980s but may still be present in the environment. The second chemical is an additive to paints and other finishes.
For instance, the researchers mentioned that 1,1,1 trichloroethane, a solvent that is currently utilized in industry, was formerly present in glues and home cleaners. The third chemical is an anti-septic and anti-mildew agent that was outlawed in the 1980s but may still be present in the environment. The second chemical is an additive to paints and other finishes.
According to Amiri, in a university news release, "some of these air toxics were discontinued in the U.S., but they can still be found in materials that may be in storage or people have in their backyard or garage." "Other air toxics still exist at least in the environment."
The study did not explain why children in one community might be exposed to specific toxins while children in another neighborhood were not. However, Amiri thinks the reason might be the proximity of industrial or highways. Her team observed that these sources of pollution are frequently clustered in lower-class neighborhoods.
The study did not explain why children in one community might be exposed to specific toxins while children in another neighborhood were not. However, Amiri thinks the reason might be the proximity of industrial or highways. Her team observed that these sources of pollution are frequently clustered in lower-class neighborhoods.
