Contaminación ambiental por PM10 dentro y fuera del domicilio y capacidad respiratoria en Puerto Nare, Colombia / PM10 environmental pollution in and around housing and respiratory capacity in Puerto Nare, Colombia

Objetivo Explorar la relación entre niveles de PM10 intra y extradomiciliario y la función pulmonar de los habitantes, corregimiento La Sierra, Puerto Nare, Antioquia-Colombia. Materiales y Métodos Mediante encuesta y observación, se determinaron condiciones ambientales y del entorno inmediato de viviendas correspondientes a 124 habitantes a los cuales se había realizado el examen espirométrico; se monitorearon condiciones meteorológicas: temperatura, humedad relativa, precipitación, velocidad del viento y PM10 (24 horas) al interior y exterior de las casas. Resultados En el 50 % de las viviendas el PM10 interior (0,05mg/m³) fue

Objective Exploring the relationship between PM10 intra- and extra-domiciliary levels and the lung function of people living in La Sierra, Antioquia, Colombia. Materials and Methods A survey and field observations were used for determining the environmental conditions and the immediate household environment of 124 people who had taken a spirometric test. Meteorological conditions were monitored: temperature, relative humidity, rainfall, wind speed and PM10 (24 hours) within and outside the houses. Results Indoor PM10 (0.05 mg/m³) in 50 % of the houses was

[PM10 environmental pollution in and around housing and respiratory capacity in Puerto Nare, Colombia]. / Contaminación ambiental por PM10 dentro y fuera del domicilio y capacidad respiratoria en Puerto Nare, Colombia.

OBJECTIVE: Exploring the relationship between PM10 intra- and extra-domiciliary levels and the lung function of people living in La Sierra, Antioquia, Colombia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A survey and field observations were used for determining the environmental conditions and the immediate household environment of 124 people who had taken a spirometric test. Meteorological conditions were monitored: temperature, relative humidity, rainfall, wind speed and PM10 (24 hours) within and outside the houses. RESULTS: Indoor PM10 (0.05 mg/m3) in 50 % of the houses was