Active and Uncontrolled Asthma Among Children Exposed to Air Stack Emissions of Sulphur Dioxide from Petroleum Refineries in Montreal, Quebec: A Cross-Sectional Study | Zendy

Leylâ Değer | Zendy; Céline Plante | Zendy; Louis Jacques | Zendy; Sophie Goudreau | Zendy; Stéphane Perron | Zendy; John Hicks | Zendy; Tom Kosatsky | Zendy; Audrey Smargiassi | Zendy

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Active and Uncontrolled Asthma Among Children Exposed to Air Stack Emissions of Sulphur Dioxide from Petroleum Refineries in Montreal, Quebec: A Cross-Sectional Study

Author(s) -

Leylâ Değer,

Céline Plante,

Louis Jacques,

Sophie Goudreau,

Stéphane Perron,

John Hicks,

Tom Kosatsky,

Audrey Smargiassi

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

canadian respiratory journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1916-7245

pISSN - 1198-2241

DOI - 10.1155/2012/218957

Subject(s) - medicine , oil refinery , asthma , cross sectional study , stack (abstract data type) , sulfur dioxide , environmental health , petroleum , waste management , engineering , pathology , ecology , paleontology , computer science , biology , programming language

Little attention has been devoted to the effects on children's respiratory health of exposure to sulphur dioxide (SO2) in ambient air from local industrial emissions. Most studies on the effects of SO(2) have assessed its impact as part of the regional ambient air pollutant mix.

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