| Title: | Residential exposure to volatile organic compounds and lung function: results from a population-based cross-sectional survey |
| Author(s): | Cakmak S; Dales RE; Liu L; Kauri LM; Lemieux CL; Hebbern C; Zhu J; |
| Address: | "Population Studies Division, Environmental Health Science & Research Bureau, Health Canada, 50 Columbine Driveway, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada. Electronic address: sabit.cakmak@hc-sc.gc.ca. University of Ottawa, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L6, Canada; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Canada; Population Studies Division, Environmental Health Science & Research Bureau, Health Canada, 200 Eglantine Driveway, AL 1915B, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada. Electronic address: rdales@ohri.ca. Population Studies Division, Environmental Health Science & Research Bureau, Health Canada, 200 Eglantine Driveway, AL 1915B, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada. Electronic address: ling.liu@hc-sc.gc.ca. Population Studies Division, Environmental Health Science & Research Bureau, Health Canada, 200 Eglantine Driveway, AL 1915B, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada. Electronic address: Lisa.Marie.Kauri@hc-sc.gc.ca. Air Health Science Division, Water and Air Quality Bureau, Health Canada, 269 Laurier Avenue W, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada. Electronic address: Christine.Lemieux@hc-sc.gc.ca. Population Studies Division, Environmental Health Science & Research Bureau, Health Canada, 50 Columbine Driveway, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada. Electronic address: christopher.hebbern@hc-sc.gc.ca. Exposure and Biomonitoring Division, Environmental Health Science & Research Bureau, Health Canada, 50 Colombine Driveway, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada. Electronic address: jiping.zhu@hc-sc.gc.ca" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.07.020 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1873-6424 (Electronic) 0269-7491 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Exposure to residential volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is ubiquitous in homes, and may influence respiratory health with important public health implications. To investigate the association between VOCs measured in residential indoor air and lung function in the Canadian population Cycle 2 of the Canadian Health Measures Survey - a population based cross-sectional survey designed to be representative of the Canadian population - was carried out between 2009 and 2011. Of the 84 VOCs measured, 47 were detectable in at least 50% of homes and ten were negatively associated with lung function: decanal, 2-furancarboxaldehyde, hexanal, nonanal, octanal, benzene, styrene, alpha-pinene, 2-methyl-1,2-butadiene and naphthalene. Differences were observed between males and females, as well as by age, and significant associations were most frequent in those under 17 years. These results provide evidence that some VOCs measured indoors are negatively associated with lung function in the Canadian population" |
| Keywords: | "Air Pollutants/*analysis Air Pollution, Indoor/analysis/statistics & numerical data Canada/epidemiology Cross-Sectional Studies Female Housing/statistics & numerical data Humans Inhalation Exposure/analysis/*statistics & numerical data Male Respiratory Fu;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineCakmak, Sabit Dales, Robert E Liu, Ling Kauri, Lisa Marie Lemieux, Christine L Hebbern, Christopher Zhu, Jiping eng England 2014/08/12 Environ Pollut. 2014 Nov; 194:145-151. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.07.020. Epub 2014 Aug 8" |
