Evaluation of respiratory functions of residents around the Orhaneli thermal power plant in Turkey.
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the health and respiratory function of residents around the Orhaneli thermal power plant in Turkey. The study was conducted using face-to-face interviews, and respiratory functions were measured with a spirometer. The respiratory functions of 2350 residents, 15 years and older, living in communities near the coal-fired Orhaneli thermal power plant in Turkey were measured. The control group consisted of 469 persons from similar communities without a nearby power plant. The FEV1 (forced expiratory volume after 1 s) and FVC (forced vital capacity) values of the study participants were significantly lower than those of the control group, and residents directly downwind of the plant's smokestack showed greater impairment of respiratory functions compared with residents upwind.
Pala
Kayihan
K
1Uludag University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey.
Türkkan
Alpaslan
A
Gerçek
Harika
H
Osman
Erdinc
E
Aytekin
Hamdi
H
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003031:Coal; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume / Q000502:physiology; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011210:Power Plants; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013147:Spirometry; D014421:Turkey; D014797:Vital Capacity / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult
D000393:Air Pollutants; D003031:Coal