Open AccessTemporal and Spatial Patterns of Ambient Endotoxin Concentrations in Fresno, California
Author(s) -
Ira B. Tager,
Frederick Lurmann,
Thaddeus Haight,
Siana Alcorn,
Bryan Penfold,
S. Katharine Hammond
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.0901602
Subject(s) - particulates , environmental science , pollutant , environmental chemistry , air pollution , air pollutants , asthma , chemistry , ecology , medicine , biology
Endotoxins are found in indoor dust generated by human activity and pets, in soil, and adsorbed onto the surfaces of ambient combustion particles. Endotoxin concentrations have been associated with respiratory symptoms and the risk of atopy and asthma in children.
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