Environmental Factors on the Impact of Young People with Asthma in Northern Taiwan Coastal and Metropolitan Areas

Abstract:

Keywords：CO、PM10、SO₂ Abstract: This research is about environmental factors on the impact of young people with asthma in northern Taiwan coastal and metropolitan areas, study object and scope is base on the member and the environment of The Taipei Chenyuan high school junior high 52 asthma students and New Taipei City Tamshui Junior High School 75 asthma students. And base on the meteorological data published by the Central Weather Bureau of Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation, capture the average temperature and pressure of the accumulated month of this study required. Data Collection and statistical analysis utilize the Zulliger Z Test and paired T-test. Research results the following conclusions: 1. School students in Taiwan coastal metropolitan areas are suffering from asthma is higher than the metropolitan areas of the students. 2. Environmental factors like CO, PM10 and SO₂ in northern Taiwan coastal metropolitan areas, students are live in, is higher than the students of the Taipei metropolitan areas in which environmental factors.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 518-523)
• Pages: 1027-1032
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.518-523.1027
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Hsuan Chun Tsai, Wei Chin Hong, Chang Tsang Yeh
• Keywords: Co, PM₁₀, SO₂

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