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DOI | 10.1080/15459624.2014.933958 |
Environmental Relative Moldiness Index and Associations with Home Characteristics and Infant Wheeze | |
Rosenbaum, P. F.1; Crawford, J. A.2; Hunt, A.3; Vesper, S. J.4; Abraham, J. L.5 | |
发表日期 | 2015 |
ISSN | 1545-9624 |
卷号 | 12期号:1页码:29-36 |
英文摘要 | Possible relationships between mold contamination, as described by the Environmental Relative Moldiness Index (ERMI), home characteristics, and the development of wheeze in the first year of life were evaluated among a cohort of urban infants (n = 103) in Syracuse, New York. Pregnant women with a history of asthma were recruited in 2001-2002 for the "Assessment of Urban Dwellings for Indoor Toxics" (AUDIT) study. When the infants were approximately 3 months of age, a home inspection was carried out and indoor environmental samples collected, including vacuumed house dust. ERMI levels in the Syracuse cohort homes were higher than the U.S. average, with an overall mean of 11.4. ERMI levels were significantly higher in homes with visible water problems (p = 0.023) and visiblemold (p = 0.023). ERMI levels in apartments were significantly lower than the values measured in houses (p = 0.0003). While infants experiencing wheeze (38%) tended to live in homes with higher ERMI values than those without wheeze (ERMI values of 12.3 and 10.9, respectively), the differences did not reach statistical significance. A subset analysis limited to infants with living room samples who remained in the same home during the study (n = 25) was suggestive of an association between higher ERMI values and wheeze (p = 0.10). In summary, the ERMI is a standardized metric which allows for comparison of moldiness levels in homes across studies and regions in the United States. ERMI levels in Syracuse homes were skewed to the high end of the national scale. Higher ERMI levels were indicators of water problems, mold, and type of housing. |
英文关键词 | ERMI;infants;mold;wheeze |
语种 | 英语 |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000348033600004 |
来源期刊 | JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE |
来源机构 | 美国环保署 |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/60916 |
作者单位 | 1.SUNY Upstate Med Univ, Dept Publ Hlth & Prevent Med, Syracuse, NY 13210 USA; 2.SUNY Coll Environm Sci & Forestry, Grad Program Environm Sci, Syracuse, NY 13210 USA; 3.Univ Texas Arlington, Dept Earth & Environm Sci, Arlington, TX 76019 USA; 4.US EPA, Cincinnati, OH 45268 USA; 5.SUNY Upstate Med Univ, Dept Pathol, Syracuse, NY 13210 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Rosenbaum, P. F.,Crawford, J. A.,Hunt, A.,et al. Environmental Relative Moldiness Index and Associations with Home Characteristics and Infant Wheeze[J]. 美国环保署,2015,12(1):29-36. |
APA | Rosenbaum, P. F.,Crawford, J. A.,Hunt, A.,Vesper, S. J.,&Abraham, J. L..(2015).Environmental Relative Moldiness Index and Associations with Home Characteristics and Infant Wheeze.JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE,12(1),29-36. |
MLA | Rosenbaum, P. F.,et al."Environmental Relative Moldiness Index and Associations with Home Characteristics and Infant Wheeze".JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE 12.1(2015):29-36. |
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