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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA |
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4218.0: Tuesday, December 13, 2005: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM | |||
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| Poor air quality is a significant public health issue. This session features a range of studies that have used various methods to monitor and assess the human health impact of poor air quality as well as research predictors of air contaminant levels. We will hear about innovative research to examine home exposure to pesticides and persistent organic pollutants (POPs); determine ammonia levels to develop a spatial model of atmospheric NH3 levels near CAFOs and human populations; determine the prevalence of bacteria and fungi in schools through descriptive and analytical data collection analyzes; and evaluate household dust levels and their impact on children living near intense agriculture. | |||
| Learning Objectives: 1. Describe purpose, methods, and results of four studies conducted to examine home exposure to pesticides and persistent organic pollutants (POPs), ammonia levels near CAFOs and human populations, prevalence of bacteria and fungi in schools and household dust near intense agriculture. 2. Identify assessment mechanisms to measure impacts of various toxicants, including ammonia, phthalates, POPs and particulate matter on indoor and outdoor air quality. 3. Articulate the use of appropriate assessment models in minimizing and protecting environmental public health. | |||
| Aditi Vaidya | |||
| Leon F. Vinci, MPH | |||
| Investigating spatial and demographic trends in pesticide exposure in North Carolina Marie Lynn Miranda, PhD, Brack W. Hale, PhD, M. Alicia Overstreet Galeano, Wayne R. Thomann, Dr PH, David E. Camann, MS | |||
| Environmental monitoring and spatial assessment of atmospheric ammonia levels near hog CAFOs and human populations in Eastern North Carolina and policy implications Sacoby Wilson | |||
Indoor Air Quality in a South Central Kentucky School: Prevalence of Bacteria and Fungi ![[ Recorded presentation ]](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif){kind=small} Monica Rodriguez, MPH student, Emmanuel Afam Iyiegbuniwe, PhD | |||
| Predictors of pesticide levels in household dust in an area with intense agriculture Martha Harnly, MPH, Asa Bradman, PhD, Marcia Nishioka, Robert McLaughlin, MS, Meredith Anderson, MPH, Brenda Eskenazi, PhD | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Environment | ||
| Endorsed by: | Epidemiology; Statistics | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||
The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA