Acta Medica Medianae
Vol. 43
Number 4, Octobar, 2004
UDK 61
YU ISSN 0365-4478

 

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AIR POLLUTION FROM TRAFFICAND RESPIRATORY HEALTH

Dragana Nikić, Dušica Stojanović, Aleksandra Stanković and Maja Nikolić

Institute for Public Health, Niš

    Air pollution has very important influence on human health. Earlier investigations were not employed with estimation of influence of air pollution, wich spring from traffic, on people health who live near busy cross – road.

    The aime of this paper was to determine how living near busy cross – road influences on appearance of respiratory symptoms and illness.

400 adult people between 18-76 age who live five year least on this location at took a parte in investigation. One group (200) live in Nis near the busiest cross-road, another group live in Niska Banja near cross-road eith the smallest concentration of pollutants in last five years.

    We determineade that examines, who live near busy cross – road had statistical signify greater prevalence of all respiratory symptoms and pneumonia.

    Our investigation showed that living near busy cross road present risk factor for appearance of respiratory symptoms and pneumonia. Acta Medica Medianae 2004; 43(4): 9–12.

    Key words: Air pollution, traffic, respiratory symptoms, respirators diseases