Exposure to Respirable Particulate Matter and Its Association with Respiratory Outcomes in Beauty Salon Personnel

We aimed to assess exposure to respirable particulate matter (PM) of beauty salon personnel, identify its determinants and ascertain the associated respiratory effects. We collected 122 full-day respirable PM samples from 12 beauty salons (floor area ranging from 24 to 550 m3, staff from 4 to 8) in Almaty, Kazakhstan, taking 10 samples from each place using a portable SidePak AM520 monitor. We also assessed lifestyle (smoking, etc.), respiratory symptoms and health-related quality of life (HRQL) of the personnel using questionnaires. Out of 11,831 5-min data points, daily median respirable PM concentrations were highly variable and ranged from 0.013 to 0.666 mg/m3 with 8.5-times difference in the median concentrations between the venue with the highest median (0.29 mg/m3) and the least median (0.034 mg/m3). In a multivariate linear regression modelling, ambient PM2.5 concentration was the strongest predictor of daily median respirable PM concentration (beta 2.12; 95% CI 1.89; 2.39), and R2 of the model was 0.63. We also found a positive association of the median respirable PM with respiratory symptoms and seasonal allergy, but not with HRQL. Short-term respirable PM levels in the beauty salons may be very high, but the median concentrations are mainly determined by the ambient air pollution.

Authors
Vinnikov Denis 1, 2 , Romanova Zhanna1 , Raushanova Aizhan1 , Beisbekova Arailym1, 3 , Vitale Ermanno4 , Bimuratova Gulnar5 , Rapisarda Venerando4
Publisher
MDPI AG
Number of issue
3
Language
English
Pages
2429
Status
Published
Volume
20
Year
2023
Organizations
  • 1 Environmental Health Laboratory, al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan
  • 2 Occupational Health Risks Laboratory, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow 117198, Russia
  • 3 Department of Nutrition, Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty 050012, Kazakhstan
  • 4 Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Occupational Medicine, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy
  • 5 City Polyclinic #7 of the Public Health Department of Almaty, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan
Date of creation
25.05.2023
Date of change
25.05.2023
Short link
https://repository.rudn.ru/en/records/article/record/93523/
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