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Anna Stapleton, Maribel Casas, Judith Garcia, Raquel Garcia, Jordi Sunyer, Stefano Guerra, Alicia Abellan, Iris Lavi, Carlota Dobano, Marta Vidal, Mireia Gascon
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Henry Lee, Christian P. Andersen, Peter A. Beedlow, David T. Tingey, Seiji Koike, Jean -Jacques Dubois, S. Douglas Kaylor, Kristopher Novak, R. Byron Rice, Howard S. Neufeld, Jeffrey D. Herrick
Summary: This study examines the biomass response of 16 tree species native to western and eastern North America to elevated levels of ambient O3. The results provide a reference set of parameters for assessing the risk of biomass loss due to O3 exposure and can aid in estimating biomass losses in North America. The study highlights the sensitivity of certain species to O3 exposure and emphasizes the ecological importance of these species.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Anna-Maria Ntarladima, Derek Karssenberg, Ilonca Vaartjes, Diederick E. Grobbee, Oliver Schmitz, Meng Lu, Jolanda Boer, Gerard Koppelman, Judith Vonk, Roel Vermeulen, Gerard Hoek, Ulrike Gehring
Summary: This study compared exposure assessment methodologies that utilize children's time-activity patterns with residence-based exposure assessment methods, finding high correlations between the two approaches and similar associations with decreases in lung function, indicating that residential exposures sufficiently capture annual average air pollution exposures for 8-year-old children in the Netherlands.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
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Environmental Sciences
Johanna Lepeule, Isabelle Pin, Anne Boudier, Joane Quentin, Sarah Lyon-Caen, Karine Supernant, Emie Seyve, Ryan Chartier, Remy Slama, Valerie Siroux, SEPAGES Study Grp
Summary: This study found that exposure of pregnant women to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution is associated with lower lung volumes in female newborns, but not in males. These results suggest that the effects of air pollution on fetal lung health can occur in utero.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Ingrid Nordeide Kuiper, Cecilie Svanes, Iana Markevych, Simone Accordini, Randi J. Bertelsen, Lennart Braback, Jesper Heile Christensen, Bertil Forsberg, Thomas Halvorsen, Joachim Heinrich, Ole Hertel, Gerard Hoek, Mathias Holm, Kees de Hoogh, Christer Janson, Andrei Malinovschi, Alessandro Marcon, Roy Miodini Nilsen, Torben Sigsgaard, Ane Johannessen
Summary: The study found that childhood, adolescence, and adult exposure to air pollution were associated with an increased risk of asthma attacks, rhinitis, and low lung function in adulthood. Greenness was not associated with asthma or rhinitis, but was a risk factor for decreased lung function.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Barbara Baesso Moura, Cecilia Brunetti, Marcela Regina Gonsalves da Silva Engela, Yasutomo Hoshika, Elena Paoletti, Francesco Ferrini
Summary: The study evaluated the sensitivity of different M. oleifera ecotypes to ozone risk, with high stomatal conductance being identified as a possible reason for the species' sensitivity to ozone.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Ulla Arthur Hvidtfeldt, Jie Chen, Sophia Rodopoulou, Maciej Strak, Kees de Hoogh, Tom Bellander, J. orgen Brandt, Francesco Forastiere, Boel Brynedal, Ole Hertel, Barbara Hoffmann, Klea Katsouyanni, Matthias Ketzel, Karin Leander, Patrik K. E. Magnusson, Gabriele Nagel, Goran Pershagen, Debora Rizzuto, Evangelia Samoli, Rina So, Massimo Stafoggia, Anne Tj Onneland, Gudrun Weinmayr, Kathrin Wolf, Emanuel Zitt, Bert Brunekreef, Gerard Hoek, Ole Raaschou-Nielsen
Summary: This study assessed the association between residential exposure to air pollution and multiple myeloma. The results showed no significant association between long-term ambient air pollution exposure and the incidence of multiple myeloma.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Peien Zhou, Wangjian Zhang, Yu-Jie Xu, Ru-Qing Liu, Zhengmin Qian, Stephen Edward McMillin, Elizabeth Bingheim, Li-Zi Lin, Xiao-Wen Zeng, Bo-Yi Yang, Li-Wen Hu, Wen Chen, Gongbo Chen, Yunjiang Yu, Guang-Hui Dong
Summary: The study found that long-term exposure to ozone may be associated with an increased risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children. After adjusting for covariates, each increase in ozone concentration was linked to a higher risk of ADHD, ADHD-T, and ADHP. Furthermore, longer exercise time and breastfeeding may reduce the risk of ADHD.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Baoming Wang, Yik-Lung Chan, Gerard Li, Kin Fai Ho, Ayad G. Anwer, Bradford J. Smith, Hai Guo, Bin Jalaludin, Cristan Herbert, Paul S. Thomas, Jiayan Liao, David G. Chapman, Paul S. Foster, Sonia Saad, Hui Chen, Brian G. Oliver
Summary: Chronic maternal exposure to low-level traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) can lead to transgenerational impairment on offspring lung health, with effects including airways hyper-responsiveness, increased inflammation, and mitochondrial dysfunction. Mitochondria-targeted antioxidant MitoQ has shown potential in reversing mitochondrial dysfunction caused by PM stimulation.
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Engineering, Environmental
Bruna Marmett, Roseana Boek Carvalho, Ramiro Barcos Nunes, Claudia Ramos Rhoden
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of gaseous air pollutants ozone (O-3) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) on cardiorespiratory fitness, lipid accumulation, and environmental health risk in physically active adults. The results showed that physically active individuals may have a lower risk of developing cardiovascular and metabolic diseases despite exposure to higher O-3 concentrations, and exercise during air pollution exposure did not pose an additional health risk.
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH
(2022)
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Oncology
Jun Wang, Wenshuai Xu, Xinlun Tian, Yanli Yang, Shao-Ting Wang, Kai-Feng Xu
Summary: The study found that air pollution has a negative impact on the lung function of adults with asthma. Exposure to carbon monoxide and particles less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter is associated with decreased large airway function. Chronic exposure to sulfur dioxide is associated with reduced lung function, particularly in patients with severe asthma.
FRONTIERS OF MEDICINE
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Roohollah Rostami, Mehdi Fazlzadeh, Amin Babaei-Pouya, Malek Abazari, Leila Rastgho, Roohollah Ghasemi, Behzad Saranjam
Summary: The study in Ardabil city of Iran investigated BTEX concentrations in printing and copying centers (PCCs) and found that the levels were lower than the occupational exposure limits. Factors such as type of printer, number of devices, and ventilation system significantly influenced BTEX concentrations. The study also revealed potential health risks associated with exposure to certain compounds in the indoor air of PCCs with inkjet printers.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Emeline Lequy, Mohammad Javad Zare Sakhvidi, Danielle Vienneau, Kees de Hoogh, Jie Chen, Jean-Francois Dupuy, Valerie Gares, Emilie Burte, Olivier Bouaziz, Alain Le Tertre, Verene Wagner, Ole Hertel, Jesper Heile Christensen, Sergey Zhivin, Jack Siemiatycki, Marcel Goldberg, Marie Zins, Benedicte Jacquemin
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between long-term exposure to PM2.5 and cancer risk using two different exposure assessment methods. The findings confirm the association between air pollution and cancer risk.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
William B. Patterson, Elizabeth Holzhausen, Bridget Chalifour, Jesse Goodrich, Elizabeth Costello, Frederick Lurmann, David V. Conti, Zhanghua Chen, Lida Chatzi, Tanya L. Alderete
Summary: This study found that exposure to ambient air pollution may contribute to abnormal lipid profiles and increased risk of NAFLD among young adults through altered expression of microRNAs.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jingjing Teng, Jie Li, Tongjin Yang, Jie Cui, Xin Xia, Guoping Chen, Siyu Zheng, Junhui Bao, Ting Wang, Meili Shen, Xiao Zhang, Can Meng, Zhiqiang Wang, Tongjun Wu, Yanlong Xu, Yan Wang, Gang Ding, Huawei Duan, Weidong Li
Summary: This study found that long-term exposure to relatively high levels of air pollution in children in Anhui province, China, was associated with impaired lung function. The negative associations were more pronounced among younger children, girls, those not exposed to secondhand smoke, non-overweight individuals, physically inactive individuals, or those deficient in vitamin D.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)