WIT Press

Effect Of Volatile Organic Compounds In- And Outdoors On Allergies

Price

Free (open access)

Volume

28

Pages

10

Published

1998

Size

808 kb

Paper DOI

10.2495/AIR980601

Copyright

WIT Press

Author(s)

O. Herbarth, G. Fritz, U. Diez, M. Rehwagen, M. Borte, R. Schulz, M. Richter, P. Krumbiegel & A. Millie

Abstract

Major factors able to influence allergies are airborne exposures. Eczema infantum was selected as one health effect as it may be regarded as an early manifestation of atopy. Considering the time spend indoors by young children, the influence of indoor pollutants on allergies cannot be ruled out. Comparing measured outdoor and indoor pollutant concentration levels, the data show that t

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