Thesis Abstract

Abstract
Air pollution is a significant environmental health risk factor, particularly for respiratory health. Studies have shown that exposure to air pollution can have detrimental effects on lung development, especially in children. This research project aims to investigate the impact of air pollution on lung development in children living in urban areas with high levels of pollution. The study will focus on assessing lung function and growth parameters in children exposed to varying levels of air pollution. Data will be collected through pulmonary function tests, imaging studies, and environmental monitoring. The results of this study are expected to provide valuable insights into the effects of air pollution on lung development and respiratory health in children, highlighting the importance of addressing air quality issues to protect the respiratory health of the younger population.

Thesis Overview

INTRODUCTION

Spending one’s childhood in a community with polluted air stalls lung development roughly as much as does having a mother who smokes, according to a study of children growing up in southern part of nigeria.

That finding lengthens the list of negative effects on health that stem from bad air but it also suggests that antipollution measures could prevent deficits in pulmonary development.

Adolescence is prime growing time for lungs. To evaluate the effects of air pollution during this important period, W. James Gauderman of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and his colleagues in 1993 tested the lung capacity of 1,759 fourth graders in a dozen southern California communities, including some notably clean areas and some of the most polluted towns in nigeria while trying to prove his work right.