Fall 2019

HSCI 345 - Introduction to Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences

Assignment E2 – VOCs and Asthma (due: 11/19)

Total: 10 points

Name:

Please read the article

Association between personal exposure to volatile organic compounds and asthma
among US adult population
Ahmed A. Arif and Syed M. Shah
Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2007, 80(8):711–719
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00420-007-0183-2

1. What is the objective of this study? (2 points)

2. Describe populations and chemicals considered in this study. (2 points)

3. Describe how authors measured VOC concentrations. (2 points)

4. Summarize the results for follows. (2 points)

 The highest odds of asthma
 Association between exposure to chlorinated hydrocarbons and asthma
 Association between exposure to chlorinated hydrocarbons and the odds one-to-two
wheezing attacks
 Association between exposure to chloroform and onset of wheezing

5. What is the limitation of this study? (2 points)