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THE TAMPA ASTHMATIC CHILDREN'S STUDY (TACS)
Citation:
Stevens, C, R W. Williams, F L. Chen, R L. Seila, A F. Vette, W E. Amos, L S. Sheldon, K W. Leovic, C. E. Rodes, AND J. Thornburg. THE TAMPA ASTHMATIC CHILDREN'S STUDY (TACS). Presented at NCS Pilot Study Review, Research Triangle Park, NC, November 21, 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:
Conduct field monitoring studies with asthmatic children to identify and quantify factors that effect personal exposures in real-world environments and use the results of these studies to develop simple questions and/or measurements for classifying exposure in large studies as the National Children's Study.
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.