ArticleIndoor air2012
Assessment of airborne exposures and health in flooded homes undergoing renovation.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Global change, climate change, and asthma in children: Direct and indirect effects - A WAO Pediatric Asthma Committee Report.The World Allergy Organization journal · 2024Review
- Characterization of Indoor Molds after Ajka Red Mud Spill, Hungary.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Assessment of mold contamination in hurricane-damaged homes in Houston, Texas after sanitization by volunteers.Annals of civil and environmental engineering · 2022Article
- Pediatric Emergency Departments and Urgent Care Visits in Houston after Hurricane Harvey.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2021Article
- Houston hurricane Harvey health (Houston-3H) study: assessment of allergic symptoms and stress after hurricane Harvey flooding.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2021Observational
- The home air in agriculture pediatric intervention (HAPI) trial: Rationale and methods.Contemporary clinical trials · 2020Article
- Household endotoxin reduction in the Louisa Environmental Intervention Project for rural childhood asthma.Indoor air · 2020Article
- The position paper of the Polish Society of Allergology on climate changes, natural disasters and allergy and asthma.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2018Review
- NIAID, NIEHS, NHLBI, and MCAN Workshop Report: The indoor environment and childhood asthma-implications for home environmental intervention in asthma prevention and management.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2017Article
- Effect of deployment time on endotoxin and allergen exposure assessment using electrostatic dust collectors.The Annals of occupational hygiene · 2015Article
- Review of health hazards and prevention measures for response and recovery workers and volunteers after natural disasters, flooding, and water damage: mold and dampness.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2014Review
- Procedures to Assist Health Care Providers to Determine When Home Assessments for Potential Mold Exposure Are Warranted.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practiceReview
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Abstract
unlabelledIn June 2008, the Cedar River crested flooding more than 5000 Cedar Rapids homes. Residents whose homes were flooded were invited to participate in this study. Household assessments and resident interviews were conducted between November 2008 and April 2009. We characterized exposures and symptoms experienced by individuals inhabiting 73 flood-damaged homes. Active air sampling and passive electrostatic dust collectors were used to assess exposures to culturable mold, culturable bacteria, fungal spores, inhalable particulate matter (iPM), endotoxin, glucans, allergens, lead, asbestos, radon, carbon dioxide, and carbon monoxide. Wall moisture levels and relative humidity were also measured. Exposures and questionnaire-based health assessments were compared at two levels of remediation, in-progress and completed. Homes with remediation in-progress (N = 24), as compared to the completed homes (N = 49), had significantly higher airborne concentrations of mold, bacteria, iPM, endotoxin, and glucan. Residents of in-progress homes had a significantly higher prevalence of doctor-diagnosed allergies (adjusted OR = 3.08; 95% CI: 1.05, 9.02) and all residents had elevated prevalence of self-reported wheeze (adjusted OR = 3.77; 95% CI: 2.06, 6.92) and prescription medication use for breathing problems (adjusted OR = 1.38; 95% CI: 1.01, 1.88) after the flood as compared to before. Proper post-flood remediation led to improved air quality and lower exposures among residents living in flooded homes. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: The number and severity of floods is on the rise, and health departments need evidence-based information to advise homeowners on recovery after such disasters. Our study suggests that proper remediation of flood-damaged homes can reduce bioaerosols to acceptable levels but exposures are significantly increased while remediation is in-progress leading to an increased burden of allergy and allergic rhinitis.
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