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ArticleEnvironmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.)2026

Particulate matter levels and children's lung function in a rural cohort near a drying saline lake.

Fangqi Guo, Elizabeth M Kamai, Sandrah P Eckel, Dayane Duenas Barahona, Luis Olmedo, Esther Bejarano, Christian Torres, Christopher Zuidema, Edmund Seto, Shohreh F Farzan and 1 more

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Article in Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Fangqi GuoDepartment of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6553-9328
Elizabeth M KamaiDepartment of Environmental & Occupational Health, University of California, Irvine, California.
Sandrah P EckelDepartment of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
Dayane Duenas BarahonaDepartment of Environmental & Occupational Health, University of California, Irvine, California.
Luis OlmedoComite Civico del Valle, Brawley, California.
Esther BejaranoComite Civico del Valle, Brawley, California.
Christian TorresComite Civico del Valle, Brawley, California.
Christopher ZuidemaDepartment of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Edmund SetoDepartment of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Shohreh F FarzanDepartment of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9897-3692
Jill E JohnstonDepartment of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4530-0555

Funding

Translation CoreP2CES033433 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Jill E Johnston, Elizabeth Mary Kamai · 2022 to 2026
$4.9M
The Salton Sea and Children's Health: Assessing Imperial Valley Respiratory Health and the EnvironmentR01ES029598 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI FARZAN, SHOHREH F, JOHNSTON, JILL E · 2018 to 2022
$3.3M
NIEHS NIH HHS P2C ES033433NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES029598
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The drying Salton Sea in California is a growing source of wind-blown dust, raising particulate matter (PM) levels in surrounding areas. The impacts of these exposures on children's lung function remain poorly understood. We examined the relationship between PM levels and lung function in children near the Salton Sea. Methods: We enrolled 491 children (mean age: 10.2 years), who were followed over ~1.5 years, contributing 1,269 lung function assessments. Forced expiratory volume in the first second of exhalation (FEV Measurements and Results: Each 1 µg/m³ increase in average PM Conclusion: PM exposure near the Salton Sea is related to reduced lung function of pediatric residents.

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ChildrenDrying lakeFEV1FVCLung functionParticulate matter PM2.5 PM10Salton SeaSpirometry

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PMID41522885
PMCPMC12788894

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