The European Respiratory Journal is reporting a study conducted in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France, and Italy that shows a direct correlation between the air quality in a school and a child's respiratory symptoms (wheezing, coughing, and rhinitis). This after an article in Newswise appeared earlier this week reporting a study on the relationship between ear infections and air pollution. The study in Europe also reported an increased incidence of nasal obstruction in schools where ventilation and air quality was poor suggesting that air pollution may be directly linked to a number of ENT disorders.
On a more positive note, the study on ear infections by UCLA and Brigham and Women's Hospital states that the incidence of ear infections has gone down in recent years due to improved air quality. "The results validate the benefits of the revised Clean Air Act of 1990, which gave the Environmental Protection Agency more authority to implement and enforce regulations reducing air-pollutant emissions. It also shows that the improvements may have direct benefit on health-quality measures," states study co-author Dr. Nina Shapiro in the article, suggesting that while air pollution has had a definite impact on the nation's health we are now moving in the right direction. For more information you can read this article on Newswise.com.
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