PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Artur Badyda
AU  - Andrzej Chcialowski
AU  - Piotr Dabrowiecki
AU  - Adam Stanczyk
AU  - Anna Gayer
AU  - Dominika Mucha
AU  - Lukasz Adamkiewicz
TI  - Influence of fine particulate matter from household emissions on selected respiratory and cardiovascular diseases – Initial results
AID  - 10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.PA399
DP  - 2016 Sep 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - PA399
VI  - 48
IP  - suppl 60
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/48/suppl_60/PA399.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/48/suppl_60/PA399.full
SO  - Eur Respir J2016 Sep 01; 48
AB  - Background: Due to the widespread use of coal and wood in households for heating purposes, Poland has one of the weakest air quality in the EU. Moreover in East-Central Europe there is still relatively little evidence on the relationship between air pollution, respiratory efficiency and the occurrence of obstructive diseases.Material: 500 people living in a small city in the Warsaw area were surveyed in the ongoing investigation focused on exposure to fine PM originating from the low-stack emission sources. A questionnaire was conducted followed by selected pulmonary, allergy and cardiology examinations (e.g. spirometry, induced sputum, FeNO, SPT, IgE, hemodynamics, vascular endothelial function). Stochastic-exploratory analysis (e.g. ANOVA, GRM or PCA) was conducted.Results: PM2.5 concentration in the city does not meet the EU standards (in 2014 exceeded 31 ug/m3-the highest in the region). Though only 21% of the investigated inhabitants suppose that air quality is low or very low. Significant fraction of never-smokers (56.4% of the whole examined group) demonstrate symptoms typical for people exposed to polluted air, like conjunctivitis (21.5% of the non-smokers), rhinitis (34.2%), larynx inflammation (18.1%) but also breathlessness/tightness and pain behind the breastbone (14.8%). 16.1% of the never-smokers suffer from frequent respiratory infections. Asthma was diagnosed in 8.1%, CHD in 4.7% and COPD in 2% of the group.Conclusion: The initial results may indicate a relationship between continuous exposure to PM2.5 and the prevalence of respiratory and circulatory systems diseases in never smokers. Ongoing research will help to verify this thesis.