[Effect of environmental factors on pulmonary function. Screening study of flow-volume in children from urban and rural areas].

It was intended to investigate the influence of environmental factors with regard to the long-term effect of air pollution by means of pulmonary function. 3,482 pupils from places of different environmental loading were examined by screening with flow-volume. According to the emission values to SO2 and dust especially the MEF 50 and MEF 25 values showed well correlating restraints. Cough, dyspnea and passive smoking could be well coordinated. Beyond the objectivation of the significance of the environmental situation the recommendation may be deduced to do such investigation in the frame of an enlarged school medical programme for detecting patients with bronchopulmonary risk.