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TAMPA ASTHMATIC CHILDREN'S STUDY (TACS)
Citation:
Stevens, C AND R W. Williams. TAMPA ASTHMATIC CHILDREN'S STUDY (TACS). Presented at National Childrens Study Pilot Study, Atlanta, GA, December 17, 2003.
Impact/Purpose:
Develop simple questionnaires and measures for input into models to classify children's exposures to CRPs, PM, and air toxics.
Quantify personal, indoor air, outdoor and ambient site concentrations for CRP/PM/air toxics for the participants in this pilot study.
Identify and model key factors contributing to the inter- and intra-personal variability between personal measures and corresponding indoor, outdoor, and ambient air concentrations for CRP/PM/air toxics.
Evaluate the contribution of ambient sources to indoor air and personal concentration measurements for CRP/PM/air toxics.
Apply the scientific tools developed and information gained from this pilot in the NCS to assess children's exposures.
Description:
The Tampa Asthmatic Children's Study (TACS) was a pilot research study to assess methodologies and research instruments needed for including asthma as a health outcome in the National Children's Study (NCS). This was one of a series of pilot studies focusing on (a) simple, cost effective methods for assessing environmental exposures relevant to asthma and (b) techniques for the early assessment of asthma-related health outcomes. This research project focused on the development of methods for understanding the factors that contribute to indoor concentrations and exposures to combustion related products (CRPs), particulate matter (PM) and select air toxics. The four-week study was performed in Tampa, FL during the months of October and November, 2002. The study involved repeated daily personal, residential, and ambient air pollution measurements for a cohort of nine asthmatic children, ranging in age from 1-5 years.
This work has been funded wholly by the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Research and Development under contract #68-D-99-012 to the Research Triangle Institute International. It has been subjected to Agency review and approved for publication. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation for use.