Hygiena 2013, 58(2):67-69 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a0966

Exhaled Nitric Oxide Values in Children Exposed to Traffic Emissions

Josef Richter¹, Vladimír Svozil², Josef Mašláň², Rudolf Odehnal², Ludovít Filo², Miloš Verner², Vlastimil Král¹

¹ Zdravotní ústav se sídlem v Ústí nad Labem, Centrum imunologie a mikrobiologie, Ústí nad Labem

² Sanatorium EDEL, s. r. o., Zlaté Hory

Exhalation values of nitric oxide (eNO) were recorded in a cohort of 117 children with diagnosed respiratory diseases, as defined by the exposure components of traffic emissions prior to, and after, in-patient therapy. A significant increase of eNO values was recorded in exposed children. Following in-patient therapy there was a statistically significant reduction associated findings. We consider this non-invasive method of measuring eNO values to be very beneficial for the evaluation of exposure to environmental pollutants.

Keywords: exposure to traffic emissions, climatotherapy, health impact assessment, children

Received: June 2012; Accepted: November 20, 2012; Published: June 1, 2013  Show citation