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TRAINING FOR THE HEALTH SECTOR
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INDOOR AIR POLLUTION

Children's Health and the Environment
WHO Training Package for the Health Sector
World Health Organization www.who.int/ceh July 2008 version

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Indoor Air Pollution
Indoor

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
LEARNING
TO UNDERSTAND, RECOGNIZE AND KNOW:
Hazards of indoor air pollution to children’s health
Different toxicants in indoor air, according to sources, settings and activities
Characteristics and issues relating to indoor air pollution in industrialized and developing countries
How to recognize, assess and address health effects
How to prevent exposure to indoor air contaminants
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Indoor Air Pollution
Indoor

OUTLINE
OUTLINE
Scope of the problem of indoor air pollution
Particulate matter
Particulate
Carbon monoxide
Carbon
Secondhand tobacco smoke
Secondhand
Pesticides
Pesticides
Solvents
Solvents
Volatile organic compounds
Volatile
Biological pollutants
Biological
- Mites
- Allergens
- Moulds
Built environment
Built
Radon
Asbestos
Asbestos
Occupation-related contaminants
Occupation
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The indoor contaminants addressed in this module include:
•Particulate matter
•Carbon monoxide
•Secondhand tobacco smoke
•Pesticides
•Solvents
•Volatile organic compounds
•Biological pollutants
- Mites
- Allergens
- Moulds
•Built environment
•Radon
•Asbestos
•Occupation-related contaminants

Indoor Air Pollution
Indoor

CHILDREN’S UNIQUE VULNERABILITY
CHILDREN
Inhale more pollutants per kilogram of body weight than do adults do Because airways are narrower, irritation can result in proportionately greater airway obstruction proportionately WHO

Infants and young children have a higher resting metabolic rate and rate of oxygen consumption per unit body weight than adults because they have a larger surface area per unit body weight and because they are growing rapidly. Therefore,
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