Open AccessAmbient Ammonia Exposures in an Agricultural Community and Pediatric Asthma Morbidity
Author(s) -
Christine T. Loftus,
Michael G. Yost,
Paul D. Sampson,
Elizabeth Torres,
Griselda Arias,
Victoria Breckwich Vásquez,
Kris Hartin,
Jenna L. Armstrong,
Maria Tchong-French,
Sverre Vedal,
Parveen Bhatti,
Catherine J. Karr
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0000000000000368
Subject(s) - asthma , environmental health , agriculture , medicine , geography , archaeology
Large-scale animal feeding operations compromise regional air quality in the rural US through emission of pollutants, such as ammonia gas. Exposure to airborne pollution from animal feeding operations may cause pediatric asthma exacerbations in surrounding communities.