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Environmental Sciences
Li Chen, Shuang Liang, Xiaoli Li, Jian Mao, Shuang Gao, Hui Zhang, Yanling Sun, Sverre Vedal, Zhipeng Bai, Zhenxing Ma, Haiyu, Merched Azzi
Summary: By integrating land use regression with Bayesian maximum entropy and incorporating national area variability LUR model and incomplete O-3 monitoring data, a hybrid LUR/BME model was developed for accurate predictions of O3 concentrations in mainland China with high spatio-temporal resolution.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Yue Niu, Yuchang Zhou, Renjie Chen, Peng Yin, Xia Meng, Weidong Wang, Cong Liu, John S. Ji, Yang Qiu, Haidong Kan, Maigeng Zhou
Summary: This study provides evidence that long-term exposure to ozone increases the risk of cardiovascular mortality, particularly from ischaemic heart disease, in a middle-income setting. The exposure-response relationship between ozone and cardiovascular mortality is almost linear.
LANCET PLANETARY HEALTH
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Isabell Katharina Rumrich, Julian Lin, Antti Korhonen, Lise Marie Frohn, Camilla Geels, Jorgen Brandt, Sirpa Hartikainen, Otto Hanninen, Anna-Maija Tolppanen
Summary: This study conducted a nested case-control study in Finland and found that low-level particulate matter air pollution was not significantly associated with an increased risk of incident PD. However, weak inverse associations were observed with specific particle components, indicating the need for further investigation.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Thomas Cole-Hunter, Jiawei Zhang, Rina So, Evangelia Samoli, Shuo Liu, Jie Chen, Maciej Strak, Kathrin Wolf, Gudrun Weinmayr, Sophia Rodopolou, Elizabeth Remfry, Kees de Hoogh, Tom Bellander, Jorgen Brandt, Hans Concin, Emanuel Zitt, Daniela Fecht, Francesco Forastiere, John Gulliver, Barbara Hoffmann, Ulla A. Hvidtfeldt, Karl-Heinz Jockel, Laust H. Mortensen, Matthias Ketzel, Diego Yacaman Mendez, Karin Leander, Petter Ljungman, Elodie Faure, Pei-Chen Lee, Alexis Elbaz, Patrik K. E. Magnusson, Gabriele Nagel, Goran Pershagen, Annette Peters, Debora Rizzuto, Roel C. H. Vermeulen, Sara Schramm, Massimo Stafoggia, Klea Katsouyanni, Bert Brunekreef, Gerard Hoek, Youn-Hee Lim, Zorana J. Andersen
Summary: In this study, the link between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution, specifically PM2.5, and mortality from Parkinson's Disease (PD) was investigated in seven European cohorts. The results suggest that long-term exposure to PM2.5 may contribute to PD mortality, even at levels below current EU air pollution limits.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Neil Wright, Katherine Newell, Ka Hung Chan, Simon Gilbert, Alex Hacker, Yan Lu, Yu Guo, Pei Pei, Canqing Yu, Jun Lv, Junshi Chen, Liming Li, Om Kurmi, Zhengming Chen, Kin Bong Hubert Lam, Christiana Kartsonaki
Summary: Existing evidence on long-term ambient air pollution exposure and risk of cardio-respiratory diseases in China is mainly based on area average concentrations and fixed-site monitors, leading to uncertainty. This study used predicted local levels of air pollution to examine the relationship between exposure and risk.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Fu-Rong Li, Ke-Yi Wu, Wei-Dong Fan, Guo-Chong Chen, Haili Tian, Xian-Bo Wu
Summary: The study found that long-term exposure to various air pollutants was associated with the risk of incident ulcerative colitis but not Crohn's disease. Smoking status and sex appeared to modify the associations between some air pollutants and the risk of inflammatory bowel diseases.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Zhi-Hao Li, Wei-Qi Song, Cheng-Shen Qiu, Hong-Min Li, Xu-Lian Tang, Dong Shen, Pei-Dong Zhang, Xi-Ru Zhang, Jiao-Jiao Ren, Jian Gao, Wen-Fang Zhong, Dan Liu, Pei-Liang Chen, Qing-Mei Huang, Xiao-Meng Wang, Fang-Fei You, Qi Fu, Chuan Li, Jia-Xuan Xiang, Zi-Ting Chen, Chen Mao
Summary: Both air pollution and physical inactivity contribute to the increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Higher exposure to air pollutants during exercise can further amplify the detrimental effects of air pollution. This study analyzed data from nearly 368,000 participants and found that high levels of air pollutants (PM2.5, PM10, NO2, and NOX) increased the risk of CKD, while moderate and high physical activity reduced the risk. The findings suggest that increasing physical activity may help prevent CKD regardless of air pollution levels.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Sarah Goria, Mathilde Pascal, Magali Corso, Alain Le Tertre
Summary: Recent research suggests a significant short-term association between PM10, PM2.5, and NO2 and hospital admissions for Parkinson's disease, while the influence of ozone is smaller but still present. This indicates that air pollutants may have an impact on the occurrence of PD.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Construction & Building Technology
Vidhiben Patel, Andrew Foster, Alison Salem, Amit Kumar, Vineet Kumar, Biplab Biswas, Mehdi Mirsaeidi, Naresh Kumar
Summary: Increased exposure to solid fuel is associated with a higher likelihood of active TB history, as well as significant associations with TB for subjects using solid fuel and kerosene for heating and cooking. Smokers and solid fuel-exposed individuals are four times more likely to have a history of active TB compared to non-smokers and unexposed subjects.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Samantha Catalano, Joshua Moyer, Anne Weaver, Qian Di, Joel D. Schwartz, Michael Catalano, Cavin K. Ward-Caviness
Summary: By studying hospital procedures in heart failure patients, we found that long-term exposure to PM2.5 air pollution is associated with an increased need for diagnostic testing.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
S. Cheng, Y. Jin, Y. Dou, Y. Zhao, Y. Duan, H. Pei, P. Lyu
Summary: This study analysed the association between particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) and dementia, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD). The results showed that long-term exposure to PM2.5 may increase the risk of dementia, including AD and VaD. These findings emphasize the need for further research on the detrimental impact of PM2.5 and strategies to reduce air pollution.
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Environmental Sciences
Karl Kilbo Edlund, Gerd Sallsten, Peter Molnar, Eva M. Andersson, Mikael Ogren, David Segersson, Erika Fagman, Bjorn Fagerberg, Lars Barregard, Goran Bergstrom, Leo Stockfelt
Summary: Long-term exposure to low levels of air pollution, particularly traffic-related pollutants, is positively associated with larger carotid artery plaque area, indicating the role of atherosclerosis as a main pathway between air pollution and cardiovascular disease. These associations are stronger in men and participants with cardiovascular risk factors.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
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Clinical Neurology
Dankang Li, Lulin Wang, Yingping Yang, Yonghua Hu, Youjie Wang, Yaohua Tian, Feng Wang
Summary: This study aimed to assess the relationship between ambient air pollution and road traffic noise with overall sleep health. The results showed that long-term ambient air pollution is associated with overall sleep health, while road traffic noise itself has a weak association with overall sleep health.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jae Min Lee, Tae-Hee Lee, Soontae Kim, Minkyo Song, Sanghyuk Bae
Summary: This study found a positive association between long-term exposure to PM2.5 and childhood cancer, providing evidence for exploring the relationship between particulate matter and childhood cancer.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yiyi Xu, Eva M. Andersson, Hanne Krage Carlsen, Peter Molnar, Susanna Gustafsson, Sandra Johannesson, Anna Oudin, Gunnar Engstrom, Anders Christensson, Leo Stockfelt
Summary: This study investigated the association between low-level air pollution and clinical CKD, and found that residential exposure to outdoor air pollution was associated with an increased risk of incident CKD, especially with long-term average exposure.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Thomas Behrens, Calvin Ge, Roel Vermeulen, Benjamin Kendzia, Ann Olsson, Joachim Schuez, Hans Kromhout, Beate Pesch, Susan Peters, Luetzen Portengen, Per Gustavsson, Dario Mirabelli, Pascal Guenel, Daniele Luce, Dario Consonni, Neil E. Caporaso, Maria Teresa Landi, John K. Field, Stefan Karrasch, Heinz-Erich Wichmann, Jack Siemiatycki, Marie-Elise Parent, Lorenzo Richiardi, Lorenzo Simonato, Karl-Heinz Joeckel, Wolfgang Ahrens, Hermann Pohlabeln, Guillermo Fernandez-Tardon, David Zaridze, John R. McLaughlin, Paul A. Demers, Beata Swiatkowska, Jolanta Lissowska, Tamas Pandics, Eleonora Fabianova, Dana Mates, Vladimir Bencko, Lenka Foretova, Vladimir Janout, Paolo Boffetta, Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita, Francesco Forastiere, Kurt Straif, Thomas Bruening
Summary: Limited evidence exists regarding the exposure-effect relationship between lung-cancer risk and hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) or nickel. This study found that occupational exposure to Cr(VI) and nickel was associated with lung-cancer risks, particularly in men. In men, the highest quartile of cumulative exposure to CR(VI) and nickel were both significantly associated with increased odds ratios for lung cancer.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hilde Ridderseth, Dagrun Slettebo Daltveit, Bjorg Eli Hollund, Jorunn Kirkeleit, Hans Kromhout, Kirsti Kruger, Kari Aasbo, Magne Bratveit
Summary: This study aimed to assess short-term benzene exposure from common work tasks on offshore installations in Norway and identify determinants of exposure. The highest exposure was observed during pipeline inspection gauge (PIG) operation, and task-based benzene exposure declined annually from 2002 to 2018.
ANNALS OF WORK EXPOSURES AND HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Pauline Kiss, Myrna M. T. de Rooij, Gerard H. Koppelman, Jolanda Boer, Judith M. Vonk, Roel Vermeulen, Lenny Hogerwerf, Hendrika A. M. Sterk, Anke Huss, Lidwien A. M. Smit, Ulrike Gehring
Summary: This study found that adolescents living closer to livestock farms had lower lung function compared to those living farther away. There is an association between closer proximity to farms and poorer lung function.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Somayeh Bazdar, Anastasia K. A. L. Kwee, Laura Houweling, Yolanda de Wit-van Wijck, Firdaus A. A. Mohamed Hoesein, George S. Downward, Esther J. Nossent, Anke H. Maitland-van der Zee
Summary: Long COVID refers to the persistence of COVID-19 symptoms after the initial infection, and it is associated with lung damage. This systematic review focuses on lung imaging and its findings in patients with long COVID. The study identified 31 articles that reported imaging findings of 342 long COVID patients, with computed tomography (CT) being the most common modality used. Various types of lung abnormalities were observed, but a significant proportion of patients had normal CT findings. Further research is needed to understand the role of lung and organ damage in long COVID.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2023)
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Oncology
Batel Blechter, Jason Y. Y. Wong, Wei Hu, Richard Cawthon, George S. Downward, Lutzen Portengen, Yongliang Zhang, Bofu Ning, Mohammad L. Rahman, Bu-Tian Ji, Jihua Li, Kaiyun Yang, H. Dean Hosgood, Debra T. Silverman, Yunchao Huang, Nathaniel Rothman, Roel Vermeulen, Qing Lan
Summary: Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), particularly 5-methylchrysene, due to indoor smoky coal combustion, is associated with increased Alu retroelement copy number in never-smoking women in Xuanwei, China. Household air pollution (HAP) from indoor combustion of solid fuel is a global health burden that has been linked to multiple diseases including lung cancer. Rating: 8 out of 10.
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Oncology
Russell C. Cattley, Hans Kromhout, Meng Sun, Erik J. Tokar, Mohamed A-E Abdallah, Alison K. Bauer, Kendra R. Broadwater, Laura Campo, Emanuela Corsini, Keith A. Houck, Gaku Ichihara, Michiharu Matsumoto, Simone Morais, Jaroslav Mraz, Tetsuo Nomiyama, Kristen Ryan, Huizhong Shen, Takeshi Toyoda, Kirsi Vahakangas, Marianna G. Yakubovskaya, Il Je Yu, Nathan L. DeBono, Aline de Conti, Fatiha El Ghissassi, Federica Madia, Heidi Mattock, Elisa Pasqual, Eero Suonio, Roland Wedekind, Lamia Benbrahim-Tallaa, Mary K. Schubauer-Berigan
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ioannis Basinas, Tuula Liukkonen, Torben Sigsgaard, Nils T. Andersen, Jesper M. Vestergaard, Karen S. Galea, Martie van Tongeren, Ruth Wiggans, Barbara Savary, Wijnand Eduard, Henrik A. Kolstad, Anne Vested, Hans Kromhout, Vivi Schluenssen
Summary: The study aimed to develop a multinational Job Exposure Matrix (JEM) for wood dust exposure in Northern and Central European countries. The results showed an annual decline of approximately 8% in wood dust exposure and significant differences in exposure levels between countries, with the highest levels in the United Kingdom. The jobs with the highest predicted exposure were floor layers and tile setters, wood-products machine operators, and building construction labourers.
ANNALS OF WORK EXPOSURES AND HEALTH
(2023)
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Respiratory System
Johanna Feary, Valentina Quintero-Santofimio, James Potts, Roel Vermeulen, Hans Kromhout, Ben Knox-Brown, Andre F. S. Amaral
Summary: This study examined the association between small airways obstruction (SAO) and occupational exposures using data from the UK Biobank. The results showed a relationship between SAO and occupational exposures.
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Oncology
Joanne Kim, Maria E. Leon, Leah H. Schinasi, Isabelle Baldi, Pierre Lebailly, Laura E. Beane Freeman, Karl-Christian Nordby, Gilles Ferro, Alain Monnereau, Maartje Brouwer, Kristina Kjaerheim, Jonathan N. Hofmann, Kurt Straif, Hans Kromhout, Joachim Schuz, Kayo Togawa
Summary: This study aimed to examine the association between pesticide use and Hodgkin lymphoma. The results from the analysis of data from three agricultural cohorts showed no significant association between any of the active ingredients or chemical groups studied and Hodgkin lymphoma incidence.
CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Mariana Simoes, Roel Vermeulen, Luetzen Portengen, Nicole Janssen, Anke Huss
Summary: This study found that maternal residential exposure to certain pesticides, such as fluroxypyr-meptyl, linuron, glufosinate-ammonium, vinclozolin, and picoxystrobin, in rural areas of the Netherlands is associated with adverse birth outcomes, including longer gestational age, lower birth weight, and higher risk of being large for gestational age.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Maxime Turuban, Hans Kromhout, Javier Vila, Miquel Vallbona-Vistos, Isabelle Baldi, Michelle C. Turner
Summary: Personal RF-EMF measurements were conducted among workers in various occupations in Spain and France. Overall, RF-EMF exposure exceeding 1% of the ICNIRP standards was infrequent, although intermittent exposures exceeding 100% were observed among workers in some occupations.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Daniella van de Langenberg, Jelle Vlaanderen, Nina Berentzen, Hans Kromhout, Roel Vermeulen
Summary: Night-shift work is associated with an increased risk of using sleep medication and melatonin, but not with suboptimal sleep duration and quality.
ANNALS OF WORK EXPOSURES AND HEALTH
(2023)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Nadia Baalbaki, Jelle M. Blankestijn, Mahmoud I. Abdel-Aziz, Jan de Backer, Somayeh Bazdar, Ines Beekers, Rosanne J. H. C. G. Beijers, Joop P. van den Bergh, Lizan D. Bloemsma, Harm Jan Bogaard, Job J. M. H. van Bragt, Vera van den Brink, Jean Paul Charbonnier, Merel E. B. Cornelissen, Yennece Dagelet, Elin Haf Davies, Anne M. van der Does, George S. Downward, Cornelis M. van Drunen, Debbie Gach, J. J. Miranda Geelhoed, Jorrit Glastra, Kornel Golebski, Irene H. Heijink, Judith C. S. Holtjer, Sebastiaan Holverda, Laura Houweling, John J. L. Jacobs, Renee Jonker, Renate Kos, Ramon C. J. Langen, Ivo van der Lee, Asabi Leliveld, Firdaus A. A. Mohamed Hoesein, Anne H. Neerincx, Lieke Noij, Johan Olsson, Marianne van de Pol, Simon D. Pouwels, Emiel Rolink, Michael Rutgers, Havva Sahin, Daphne Schaminee, Annemie M. W. J. Schols, Lisanne Schuurman, Gitte Slingers, Olie Smeenk, Brigitte Sondermeijer, Paul J. Skipp, Marisca Tamarit, Inge Verkouter, Roel Vermeulen, Rianne de Vries, Els J. M. Weersink, Marco van de Werken, Yolanda de Wit-van Wijck, Stewart Young, Esther J. Nossent, Anke H. van der Zee
Summary: The P4O2 COVID-19 study aims to identify long COVID patients at risk for developing chronic lung disease and to find personalized therapeutic strategies. The study showed persistent symptoms and abnormalities in post-COVID patients, with the most commonly reported symptoms being respiratory and neurological symptoms.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Eartha Weber, George S. Downward, Kristie L. Ebi, Paul L. Lucas, Detlef van Vuuren
Summary: Environmental risks play a significant role in the current disease burden and are expected to become even more important in the future. Model-based scenario analysis is widely used in environmental sciences to predict the potential impact of human activities on the environment. This review analyzes literature on scenarios modeling environmental effects on health and identifies key findings, commonly used methods, and research gaps.
LANCET PLANETARY HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Somayeh Bazdar, Sarah van den Berg, Niels W. Rutjes, Lizan D. Bloemsma, George S. Downward, Letty A. De Weger, Suzanne W. J. Terheggen-Lagro, Yolanda van Wijck, Anke H. Maitland van der Zee, Berber Kapitein
Summary: It is largely unknown the incidence of severe asthma exacerbations requiring a pediatric intensive care unit admission during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study in Amsterdam found a decrease in admissions during periods of more stringent restrictions and an increase in admissions following the lifting of restrictions. The peak incidence of admissions in late 2021 was hypothesized to be due to an increase in clinically diagnosed viral infections rather than air pollution or pollen concentrations.
PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY
(2023)