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Canadian First Nations houses in remote and isolated northern communities have strikingly high levels of CO2, mold damage and endotoxins, which could explain the high levels of respiratory illness in these communities

11.22.23 | PLOS

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Indoor air quality in remote first nations communities in Ontario, Canada
Sunset in a Sioux Lookout Zone community. Credit: Gary Mallach, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Canadian First Nations houses in remote and isolated northern communities have strikingly high levels of CO2, mold damage and endotoxins, which could explain the high levels of respiratory illness in these communities

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0294040

Article Title: Indoor air quality in remote first nations communities in Ontario, Canada

Author Countries: Canada

Funding: Funding for this study was provided by Health Canada. JDM SYN 479724-15 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/index_eng.asp The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0294040

Indoor air quality in remote first nations communities in Ontario, Canada

22-Nov-2023

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Air Quality Carbon Emissions Endotoxins Health and Medicine Human Health Public Health Respiration Social Sciences

Article Information

Journal
PLOS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0294040
Article Publication Date
2023-11-22
Article Title
Indoor air quality in remote first nations communities in Ontario, Canada
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2023, November 22). Canadian First Nations houses in remote and isolated northern communities have strikingly high levels of CO2, mold damage and endotoxins, which could explain the high levels of respiratory illness in these communities. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LN2NW9M1/canadian-first-nations-houses-in-remote-and-isolated-northern-communities-have-strikingly-high-levels-of-co2-mold-damage-and-endotoxins-which-could-explain-the-high-levels-of-respiratory-illness-in-th.html
MLA:
"Canadian First Nations houses in remote and isolated northern communities have strikingly high levels of CO2, mold damage and endotoxins, which could explain the high levels of respiratory illness in these communities." Brightsurf News, Nov. 22 2023, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LN2NW9M1/canadian-first-nations-houses-in-remote-and-isolated-northern-communities-have-strikingly-high-levels-of-co2-mold-damage-and-endotoxins-which-could-explain-the-high-levels-of-respiratory-illness-in-th.html.