Abstract
A sensitive lung function test does not show differences due to air pollution between lifetime residents in a rural area and those in a small industrial town in Connecticut. Also, there is no evidence that higher air pollutant concentrations elsewhere have any marked effects on the lungs. Severe pollution is dangerous and must be avoided, but at present, air pollution control outdoors does not deserve priority as a means of preventing chronic lung diseases.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Hosein, H. R., Mitchell, C. A. & Bouhuys, A. Archs envir. Hlth 32, 4–13 (1977).
Hosein, H. R., Mitchell, C. A. & Bouhuys, A. Archs envir. Hlth 32, 14–21 (1977).
Mitchell, C. A., Schilling, R. S. F. & Bouhuys, A. Am. J. Epidemiol. 103, 212–225 (1976).
Bouhuys, A. Breathing: Physiology, Environment and Lung Disease 307–313, 174–204 (Grune & Stratton, New York, 1974).
Bouhuys, A., Schoenberg, J. B., Beck, G. J. & Schilling, R. S. F. Lung 154, 167–186 (1977).
Grizzle, J. E., Starmer, C. F. & Koch, G. G. Biometrics 25, 489–504 (1969).
Seely, J. E., Zuskin, E. & Bouhuys, A. Science 172, 741–743 (1971).
Bouhuys, A. & van de Woestijne, K. P. J. clin. Invest. 49, 106–118 (1970).
Hazucha, M. & Bates, D. V. Nature 257, 50–51 (1975).
Bouhuys, A., Mitchell, C. A. & Tuttle, R. W. Biosci. Commun. 1, 219–236 (1975).
Bouhuys, A. & Virgulto, J. A. Lung 155, 123–130 (1978).
Schoenberg, J. B., Beck, G. J. & Bouhuys, A. Respiration Physiol. 33, 367–393 (1978).
Health Consequences of Sulfur Oxides: A Report from CHESS, 1970-1971, US Environmental Protection Agency (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Publ. No. EPA 650/1-74-004, 1974).
Bouhuys, A., Schoenberg, J. B. & Beck, G. J. Fedn Proc. 36, 468 (1977).
Fletcher, C., Peto, R., Tinker, C. & Speizer, F. E. The Natural History of Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema (Oxford University Press, 1976).
Nobutomo, K. Lancet i, 523–526 (1978).
Bates, D. V. Am. Rev. resp. Dis. 105, 1–13 (1972).
Wever, A. M. J. thesis, Univ. Groningen (1977).
Lee, R. E. Jr, Science 178, 567–575 (1972).
Binder, R. E., Mitchell, C. A., Hosein, H. R. & Bouhuys, A. Archs envir. Hlth 31, 277–279 (1976).
Schilling, R. S. F. et al. Am. J. Epidemiol. 106, 274–283 (1977).
Lawther, P. J., Waller, R. E. & Henderson, M. Thorax 25, 525–539 (1970).
Comstock, G. W., Stone, R. W., Sakai, Y., Matsuya, T. & Tonascia, J. A. Archs. envir. Hlth 27, 143–150 (1973).
Stebbings, J. H. Jr, Envir. Res. 5, 451–466 (1972).
Stebbings, J. H. Jr, Envir. Res. 6, 147–158 (1973).
Jech, J. & Kaspar, J. Wld Hlth Org. Rep. : Chronic Respiratory Diseases in Children in Relation to Air Pollution, 36–38 (Copenhagen, 1974).
Zapletal, A., Jech, J., Kaspar, J. & Samanek, M. Bull. Eur. Physiopath. Resp. 13, 803–812 (1977).
Cohen, C. A., Hudson, A. R., Clausen, J. L. & Knelson, J. H. Am. Rev. resp. Dis. 105, 251–261 (1972).
Anderson, D. O., Ferris, B. G. Jr & Zickmantel, R. Can. med. Ass. J. 92, 1007–1016 (1965).
Huizinga, J. & Glanville, E. V. S. Afr. J. Sci. 64, 125–133 (1968).
Henry, D. New York Times, Connecticut Weekly, August 6, 1 (1978).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Bouhuys, A., Beck, G. & Schoenberg, J. Do present levels of air pollution outdoors affect respiratory health?. Nature 276, 466–471 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/276466a0
Received:
Accepted:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/276466a0
This article is cited by
-
Long-term air pollution exposure and living close to busy roads are associated with COPD in women
Respiratory Research (2005)
-
Priorities in prevention of chronic lung diseases
Lung (1979)
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.