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DIFFERING RESPONSE OF ASTHMATICS TO SULFUR DIOXIDE EXPOSURE WITH CONTINUOUS AND INTERMITTENT EXERCISE
Citation:
Kehrl, H., L. Roger, M. Hazucha, AND D. Horstman. DIFFERING RESPONSE OF ASTHMATICS TO SULFUR DIOXIDE EXPOSURE WITH CONTINUOUS AND INTERMITTENT EXERCISE. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-87/026 (NTIS PB87198487), 1986.
Description:
Ten mild asthmatics were initially exposed in an environmental chamber (26 c, 70% RH) to clean air and 1.0 ppm sulfur dioxide while performing three sets of 10 minutes treadmill exercise (ventilation = 41 1/min) and 15 minutes rest. To evaluate the effects of the pattern and duration of exercise on the response to sulfur dioxide exposure, the subjects were then exposed to the same environmental conditions, while exercising continuously for 30 minutes. Specific airways resistance (SRaw) was measured by body plethysmography prior to exposures and after each exercise. All SRaw responses with sulfur dioxide exposure were significantly different than the clean air responses. It appears that asthmatics show an attenuated response to repetitive exercise in a 1.00 ppm sulfur dioxide atmosphere and that the response to sulfur dioxide exposure develops rapidly and is maintained during 30 minutes continuous exercise.