Publication: Association of Ambient Air Quality with Male’s Pulmonary Function in Kolkata City, India
Date
2015
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Kathmandu University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Background
Kolkata is one of the polluted metropolitan cities in India where health effects of air
pollution are raising serious concern.
Objectives
Purpose of the present study was to analyze association between levels of air
pollutants and pulmonary function of adult males living in two different air
pollutant zones of Kolkata.
Methods
Air pollution data of two ambient air quality monitoring stations located at
Rabindrabharati and Victoria Memorial was collected from West Bengal Pollution
Control Board, Kolkata for the period from January to March 2012. Study was
conducted on 200 males (17-22 yrs), subdivided into two groups from living within
3 km radius of that two monitoring stations. They were investigated for their
spirometric lung functions following method and technique recommended by
American Thoracic Society. Results were expressed as mean ± SD and independent
samples T test was conducted to compare between groups.
Results
PM10, SO2 concentrations were significantly higher in Rabindrabharati zone,
whereas no significant differences were noted in NO2 and CO concentrations
though values were higher at Rabindrabharati than Victoria Memorial. FVC, FEV1,
FEF25-75%, MVV were significantly lower in males of Rabindrabharati zone.
Conclusion
Exposure to high air pollutant concentration might be associated with reduced
pulmonary function in adult males.
KEY WORDS
Air pollution, FVC, FEV1, FEF25-75%, MVV
Description
Chatterjee P,1 Das P2
1Office of the Secretary, Faculty Councils for
Postgraduate Studies
2Department of Environmental Science
University of Kalyani
Kalyani- 741235, West Bengal, India
Keywords
Air pollution, FVC, FEV1, FEF25-75%, MVV