Unit Environmental Hygiene and Human Biological Monitoring, Department of Health Protection, Laboratoire National de Santé (LNS), 1 Rue Louis Rech, L-3555 Dudelange, Luxembourg.
Microbiology Department, Laboratoire National de Santé (LNS), 1 Rue Louis Rech, L-3555 Dudelange, Luxembourg.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 30;19(9):5467. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095467.
Exposure to air pollution is a well-known health risk. For instance, volatile and very volatile organic compounds (VOCs and VVOCs) are known to cause respiratory, haematologic or immune diseases, and even cancer. Based on the Luxembourgish indoor pollution surveillance program, we performed an exploratory analysis for the period 2014-2019, in order (1) to evaluate the prevalence of VOCs and VVOCs in households, and (2) to estimate the risks of lifelong exposure to selected VOCs on the health of the adult population. The database included 715 indoor air samples from 159 different households. Observed VOC and VVOC levels were similar to those in neighbouring countries. Our health impact assessment identified some health risks associated with the observed concentrations in Luxembourg. Furthermore, this study shows the major public health importance of having a national indoor pollution surveillance system in place. Highlights: (1) This study provides an overview of the domestic indoor pollution in Luxembourg. (2) (V)VOCs levels in Luxembourg were similar to those in neighbouring countries. (3) The results clearly show the importance of having a surveillance system in place.
暴露于空气污染是众所周知的健康风险。例如，挥发性和非常挥发性有机化合物（VOC 和 VVOC）已知会导致呼吸道、血液或免疫系统疾病，甚至癌症。基于卢森堡室内污染监测计划，我们对 2014-2019 年期间进行了探索性分析，目的是：（1）评估家庭中 VOC 和 VVOC 的流行率；（2）评估选定 VOC 对成年人口健康的终生暴露风险。该数据库包含了来自 159 个不同家庭的 715 个室内空气样本。观察到的 VOC 和 VVOC 水平与邻国相似。我们的健康影响评估确定了与卢森堡观察到的浓度相关的一些健康风险。此外，这项研究表明，建立国家室内污染监测系统具有重要的公共卫生意义。亮点：（1）本研究提供了卢森堡家庭室内污染的概述。（2）（V）VOC 水平在卢森堡与邻国相似。（3）结果清楚地表明了建立监测系统的重要性。
