Effects of air pollution on respiratory parameters during the wheat-residue burning in Patiala

被引：22
作者：
Agarwal R. [1 ]
Awasthi A. [1 ]
Mittal S. [1 ]
Singh N. [1 ]
Gupta P.K. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Thapar University, Patiala-147004, Punjab
[2] National Physical Laboratory
来源：
Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology | 2010年 / 34卷 / 01期
关键词：
PFTs; PM[!sub]10[!/sub; PM[!sub]2.5[!/sub; SPM; Wheat residue burning;
D O I：
10.3109/03091900903261258
中图分类号：
学科分类号：
摘要：
Effects of pollution produced by wheat-residue burning on respiratory parameters of healthy inhabitants were investigated for two consecutive wheat cultivation periods (FebruaryJuly in 2007 and 2008) at Patiala city of Punjab, India. A total of 51 selected subjects of the age group 13-53 were selected from five sites of Patiala for pulmonary function tests (PFTs), including force vital capacity (FVC), force expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), peak expiratory flow (PEF) and force expiratory flow between 25 to 75% of FVC (FEF25-75%) using a spirometer. High volume samplers (HVS) and an Andersen cascade impactor were also used to measure the concentration of suspended particulate matter (SPM) and particulate matter (PM) of size less than 10 μm. PFTs show significant decrease and particulate matter shows a significant increase during the burning period of wheat residue. Decrease in FVC and FEV1 did not recover even after completion of the exhaustive burning period this is a more serious concern then PEF and FEF25-75%. The results showed that the public exposure to relatively high levels of pollutants during the exhaustive burning period of wheat residue influences the PFTs of even healthy inhabitants. © 2009 Informa UK Ltd.
引用
收藏
页码：23 / 28
页数：5
相关论文
共 29 条
  • [1] Nicod L.P., Pulmonary defense mechanisms, Respiration, 66, pp. 2-11, (1999)
  • [2] Olivieri D., Scoditti E., Impact of environmental factors on lung defences, European Respiratory Journal, 14, pp. 51-56, (2005)
  • [3] Agarwal R., Jayaraman G., Anand S., Marimuthu P., Assessing respiratory morbidity through pollution status and meteorological conditions for Delhi, Environment Monitoring and Assessment, 114, pp. 489-504, (2006)
  • [4] Mazzola M., Johnson T.E., Cook R.J., Influence of field burning and soil treatments on growth of wheat after Kentucky bluegrass, and effect of Rhizoctonia cerealis on bluegrass emergence and growth, Plant Pathology, 46, pp. 708-715, (1997)
  • [5] Badarinath K.V.S., Kiran Chand T.R., Prasad V.K., Agriculture crop residue burning in the Indo-Gangetic Plains - A study using IRS-P6 AWiFS satellite data, Current Science, 91, pp. 1085-1089, (2006)
  • [6] Sahai S., Sharma C., Singh D.P., Dixita C.K., Singh N., Sharma P., Singh K., Bhatta S., Ghude S., Gupta V., Gupta R.K., Tiwari M.K., Garg S.C., Mitra A.P., Gupta P.K., A study for development of emission factors for trace gases and carbonaceous particulate species from in situ burning of wheat straw in agricultural fields in India, Atmospheric Environment, 41, pp. 9173-9186, (2007)
  • [7] Aekplakorn W., Loomis D., Vichit-Vandakan N., Bangdiwala S., Heteroginity of daily pulmonary function in response to air polution among asthamatic children, Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health, 35, pp. 990-998, (2004)
  • [8] Chew F.T., Goh D., Ooi B.C., Saharom R., Hui J.K.S., Lee B.W., Association of ambient air- Pollution levels with acute asthma exacerbation among children in Singapore, Allergy, 54, pp. 320-329, (1999)
  • [9] He Q.C., Lioy P.J., Wilson W., Chapman R.S., Effects of air pollution on children's pulmonary function in urban and suburban areas of Wuhan, People's Republic of China, Archives of Environment Health, 48, pp. 382-391, (1993)
  • [10] Kuo H.W., Lai J.S., Lee M.C., Respiratory effects of air pollution among asthmatics in central Taiwan, Archives of Environmental Health, 57, pp. 194-200, (2002)
123