title: [Health impact of indoor mineral particle pollution].
abstract: Mineral particle air pollution consists of both atmospheric pollution and indoor pollution. Indoor pollution comes from household products, cosmetics, combustion used to heat homes or cook food, smoking, hobbies or odd jobs. There is strong evidence that acute respiratory infections in children and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in women are associated with indoor biomass smoke. Detailed questioning is essential to identify at risk activities and sampling of airborne particles may help with the identification of pollution risks. Particle elimination depends on the standard of ventilation of the indoor environment. Five per cent of French homes have levels of pollution greater than 180 μg/m³ for PM 10 and 2% for PM 2.5. The principal mineral particle air pollutants are probably silica, talc, asbestos and carbon, whereas tobacco smoke leads to exposure to various ultrafine particles. The toxicity of these particles could be more related to surface exchange than to density. Tissue measurements by electron microscopy and microanalysis of particle samples may identify an uptake of particles similar to those in the environmental sample.
authors.affiliation: Service de pneumologie, centre hospitalier Saint-Joseph et Saint-Luc, 20, quai Claude-Bernard, Lyon 69007, France. mvincent@ch-stjoseph-stluc-lyon.fr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chemarin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D004391:Dust; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D019016:Mineral Fibers / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D017640:Silicates / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects; D014691:Ventilation
chemical_list: D004391:Dust; D019016:Mineral Fibers; D017640:Silicates; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution; D001194:Asbestos; D012822:Silicon Dioxide