Journal article
Carbon monoxide exposure in households in Ciudad Juárez, México
International journal of hygiene and environmental health, v 211(1)
2008
PMID: 17336583
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Abstract
This study assessed exposure to carbon monoxide from gas and wood heater emissions in a sample of 64 households in peri-urban residential areas in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México. Indoor and outdoor carbon monoxide concentrations and temperatures were monitored for a continuous period of 1 week at 1 and 6-min intervals, respectively. The moving average carbon monoxide concentrations were compared to the World Health Organization (WHO) standards for carbon monoxide. Sixty-seven percent of households with gas heaters and 60% of households with wood heaters exceeded a health-based standard at some point during the monitoring. The difference between indoor and outdoor temperatures was modestly correlated with average carbon monoxide exposure (
r=0.35,
p-value <0.01). Heater type may be a stronger determinant of exposure, as households with a particular heater model (the El Sol FM-210) were significantly more likely to be among the more highly exposed households (odds ratio of 4.8,
p-value of 0.02). A variety of health effects were pooled and found at elevated frequency in the households that exceeded the 8-h standard of 9
ppm (odds ratio=5.1,
p-value=0.031). These results highlight the need for further efforts to identify and mitigate potentially hazardous carbon monoxide exposures, particularly in moderate-income countries with cooler climates.
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- Title
- Carbon monoxide exposure in households in Ciudad Juárez, México
- Creators
- Teresa Montoya - Center for Environmental Resource Management, University of Texas at El Paso, USAPatrick L Gurian - Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USAGilberto Velázquez-Angulo - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, MéxicoVerónica Corella-Barud - Center for Environmental Resource Management, University of Texas at El Paso, USAAnalila Rojo - Center for Environmental Resource Management, University of Texas at El Paso, USAJay P Graham - Division of Environmental Health Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
- Publication Details
- International journal of hygiene and environmental health, v 211(1)
- Publisher
- Elsevier GmbH
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000254304100003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-39049143780
- Other Identifier
- 991014878148604721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Infectious Diseases
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health