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American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Vol 177. pp. 557, (2008)
© 2008 American Thoracic Society

Correspondence

Measuring Airborne Particulates with a Light Scattering Monitor

From the Authors:

Dr. Kuschner points out that the calibration factor we used in our article investigating the relationship of health status to indoor fine particle levels (1) may have been appropriate for the studies we referenced, but may not have been correct for our sources. We have realized that the reference numbers are incorrect in the METHODS of the main paper, and this section should refer to the references cited herein (2, 3), which are those in the online METHODS supplement. This may in part answer Dr. Kuschner's concern. More generally, use of a different calibration factor would not influence the relationship between increasing PM2.5 concentration and decreasing health status. The studies we quote for calibration were undertaken in indoor environments, and we think it is reasonable to believe that sources of particles are similar to those present in the homes we monitored.

Liesl M. Osman and Jon G. Ayres

Liberty Safe Work Research Centre
Aberdeen, United Kingdom

FOOTNOTES

Conflict of Interest Statement: Neither author has a financial relationship with a commercial entity that has an interest in the subject of this manuscript.

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  1. Osman LM, Douglas JG, Garden C, Reglitz K, Lyon J, Gordon S, Ayres JG. Indoor air quality in homes of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007;176:465–472.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
  2. Chung A, Chang DP, Kleeman MJ, Perry KD, Cahill TA, Dutcher D, McDougall EM, Stroud K. Comparison of real-time instruments used to monitor airborne particulate matter. J Air Waste Manag Assoc 2001;51:109–120.[Medline]
  3. Jenkins RA, Ilgner RH, Tomkins BA, Peters DW. Development and application of protocols for the determination of response of real-time particle monitors to common indoor aerosols. J Air Waste Manag Assoc 2004;54:229–241.[Medline]




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