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HARVARD'S INDOOR AIR POLLUTION/HEALTH STUDY
Citation:
Spengler, J., M. Reed, E. Leberet, B. Chang, AND J. Ware. HARVARD'S INDOOR AIR POLLUTION/HEALTH STUDY. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/D-86/121 (NTIS PB86217064), 1986.
Description:
An indoor air pollution/acute respiratory health study is being conducted by researchers at the Harvard University School of Public Health. Upper and lower respiratory symptoms of 300 children living in Watertown, Massachusetts, have been recorded on a daily diary by a parent. Every two weeks the parent is called for the illness/wellness history. At the end of the month the calendar is returned by mail. Families participated in the survey from the time of induction (after September 1, 1984) to August 31, 1985. Coincident with the symptom survey, indoor air pollution measurements are made in each home and in the elementary schools of the participating student.