[cleanairuk_news] Health Effects of Air Quality and Noise - update May 2016
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* Health Effects of Air Quality and Noise - update May 2016 *
By Barbara Rimmington, Researcher, East End Quality of Life Initiative
(Previous edition - April 2016:
http://cleanairuk.org/pipermail/news_cleanairuk.org/2016-May/000098.html)
(Index for previous issues:
http://www.cleanairuk.org/health-air-pollution.html)
*CONTENTS*
1) Long-term exposure to residential traffic noise and changes in body
weight and waist circumference: A cohort study
2) Environmental noise and incident mental health problems: A
prospective cohort study among school children in Germany
3) Residential Road Traffic Noise and High Depressive Symptoms after
Five Years of Follow-up: Results from the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study
4) Spatial and temporal associations of road traffic noise and air
pollution in London: Implications for epidemiological studies
5) Can air pollution negate the health benefits of cycling and walking?
6) Air pollution in perspective: Health risks of air pollution
expressed in equivalent numbers of passively smoked cigarettes
7) Short term effect of air pollution, noise and heat waves on preterm
births in Madrid (Spain)
8) Small for gestational age and exposure to particulate air pollution
in the early-life environment of twins
9) The associations between birth weight and exposure to fine
particulate matter (PM2.5) and its chemical constituents during
pregnancy: A meta-analysis
10) A national study of the association between traffic-related air
pollution and adverse pregnancy outcomes in Canada, 1999–2008
11) Air Pollution Exposure During Pregnancy and Fetal Markers of
Metabolic function The MIREC Study
12) Prenatal Air Pollution Exposure and Early Cardiovascular
Phenotypes in Young Adults
13) Prenatal Ambient Air Pollution, Placental Mitochondrial DNA
Content, and Birth Weight in the INMA (Spain) and ENVIRONAGE (Belgium)
Birth Cohorts
14) Air pollution exposure and preeclampsia among US women with and
without asthma
15) Early life exposure to ambient air pollution and childhood asthma in China
16) Air pollution-induced placental epigenetic alterations in early
life: a candidate miRNA approach
17) Association between prenatal exposure to ambient diesel
particulate matter and perchloroethylene with children's 3rd grade
standardized test scores
18) Ambient air pollution and adverse birth outcomes: Differences by
maternal comorbidities
19) Pediatric Emergency Visits and Short-Term Changes in PM2.5
Concentrations in the U.S. State of Georgia
20) Traffic-related air pollution and risk for leukaemia of an adult
population
21) Traffic-related air pollution and childhood acute leukemia in Oklahoma
22) Genetic Variants in the Bone Morphogenic Protein Gene Family
Modify the Association between Residential Exposure to Traffic and
Peripheral Arterial Disease
23) Adult air pollution exposure and risk of infertility in the
Nurses' Health Study
II
24) Historic air pollution exposure and long-term mortality risks in
England and Wales: prospective longitudinal cohort study
25) Is long-term exposure to traffic pollution associated with
mortality? A small-area study in London
26) Long-term exposure to traffic pollution and hospital admissions in London
27) COMEAP: long-term exposure to air pollution and chronic bronchitis
28) Fine particulate matter components and mortality in Greater
Houston: Did the risk reduce from 2000 to 2011?
29) Fine Particle Pollution, Alanine Transaminase, and Liver Cancer: A
Taiwanese Prospective Cohort Study (REVEAL-HBV)
30) Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Hospital Emergency Room Visits
for Respiratory Disease in Urban Areas in Beijing, China, in 2013
31) Effects of particulate matter exposure on multiple sclerosis
hospital admission in Lombardy region, Italy
32) Occupational vehicle-related particulate exposure and inflammatory
markers in trucking industry workers
33) On-bicycle exposure to particulate air pollution: Particle number,
black carbon, PM2.5, and particle size
34) The modifying effect of socioeconomic status on the relationship
between traffic, air pollution and respiratory health in elementary
schoolchildren
35) Real-time indoor and outdoor measurements of black carbon at
primary schools
36) Understanding how roadside concentrations of NOx are influenced by
the background levels, traffic density, and meteorological conditions
using Boosted Regression Trees
37) Air quality improvements following implementation of Lisbon's Low
Emission Zone
38) Measuring exposure levels of inhalable airborne particles (PM2.5)
in two socially deprived areas of Nairobi, Kenya
39) Short-term exposure to air pollution and morbidity of COPD and
asthma in East Asian area: A systematic review and meta-analysis
40) Long term exposure to NO2 and diabetes incidence in the Black
Women's Health Study
41) A structured review of panel studies used to investigate
associations between ambient air pollution and heart rate variability
42) Use of Dieselized Farm Equipment and Incident Lung Cancer:
Findings from the Agricultural Health Study Cohort
43) Evaluation of diesel fleet emissions and control policies from
plume chasing measurements of on-road vehicles
44) Impact of trees on pollutant dispersion in street canyons: A
numerical study of the annual average effects in Antwerp, Belgium
45) Passive control potentials of trees and on-street parked cars in
reduction of air pollution exposure in urban street canyons
46) Passive methods for improving air quality in the built
environment: A review of porous and solid barriers
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1) Long-term exposure to residential traffic noise and changes in body
weight and waist circumference: A cohort study
Jeppe S. Christensen, Ole Raaschou-Nielsen, Anne Tjønneland, Rikke B.
Nordsborg, Steen S. Jensen, Thorkild I.A. Sørensen, Mette Sørensen
Traffic noise induce sleep disturbance and stress. Sleep disturbances
and stress may affect the human metabolism and lead to changes in
weight and waist circumference. A nationwide case-control study with
historical, residential modeling of traffic noise. We find small
effects of traffic noise on development of adiposity.
Environmental Research 143, Part A, November 2015, 154–161 - read
abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935115301055)
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2) Environmental noise and incident mental health problems: A
prospective cohort study among school children in Germany
Stefanie Dreger, Nicole Meyer, Hermann Fromme, Gabriele Bolte, for the
Study Group of the GME cohort
Exposure to noise may impair children's mental health. First cohort
study on health impacts of several environmental noise sources at
home. Association of noise exposure with incident children's mental
health problems. Road traffic noise and noise by neighbours play a
major role. Results further strengthen the need to prevent
environmental noise exposure.
Environmental Research 143, Part A, November 2015, 49–54 - read
abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935115300475)
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3) Residential Road Traffic Noise and High Depressive Symptoms after
Five Years of Follow-up: Results from the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study
Ester Orban, Kelsey McDonald, Robynne Sutcliffe, Barbara Hoffmann,
Kateryna B. Fuks, Nico Dragano, Anja Viehmann, Raimund Erbel,
Karl-Heinz Jöckel, Noreen Pundt, Susanne Moebus
Our results suggest that exposure to residential road traffic noise
increases the risk of depressive symptoms.
Environ Health Perspect; DOI:10.1289/ehp.1409400 - read article
(http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/14-09400/)
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4) Spatial and temporal associations of road traffic noise and air
pollution in London: Implications for epidemiological studies
Daniela Fecht, Anna L. Hansell, David Morley, David Dajnak, Danielle
Vienneau, Sean Beevers, Mireille B. Toledano, Frank J. Kelly, H. Ross
Anderson, John Gulliver
Largest study of the relationship of noise and air pollution in space
and time. Correlations of noise and air pollution metrics across
different spatial units. Overall moderate correlations between levels
of noise and air pollution in London. Correlations vary greatly in
magnitude by size of spatial unit. Studies should consider the
variability in co-linearity of noise and air pollution.
Environment International 88, March 2016, 235–242 - read article
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412015301057)
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5) Can air pollution negate the health benefits of cycling and walking?
Marko Tainio, Audrey J. de Nazelle, Thomas Götschi, Sonja Kahlmeier,
David Rojas-Rueda, Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen, Thiago Hérick de Sá, Paul
Kelly, James Woodcock
Air pollution (AP) may reduce the health benefits of active travel
(AT). We compared risk–benefit trade-off of AP and physical activity
(PA) due to AT. In most urban environments benefits of PA outweighed
risks of AP. If cycling replaces driving, the trade-off would be even
more beneficial.
Preventive Medicine May 2016 - read corrected proof article
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091743516000402)
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6) Air pollution in perspective: Health risks of air pollution
expressed in equivalent numbers of passively smoked cigarettes
Saskia C. van der Zee, Paul H. Fischer, Gerard Hoek
A tool was developed to express health risks of air pollution in a
simple manner. Health effects of air pollution are expressed into
passive smoke-equivalents. Based on equivalent health risk for air
pollution and passive smoking. Living near a freeway is equivalent to
10 daily passively smoked cigarettes.
Environmental Research 148, July 2016, 475–483 - read article
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116301268)
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7) Short term effect of air pollution, noise and heat waves on preterm
births in Madrid (Spain)
Virginia Arroyo, Julio Díaz, Cristina Ortiz, Rocío Carmona, Marc Sáez,
Cristina Linares
Epidemiologic studies show elevated risks of PTB with environmental
variables. A time-series analysis was performed to assess the short
term impact. PM2.5 and heat waves at lag 1 and noise at lag 0 are
influencing PTB. Exists an acute effect on PTB of the environmental
variables analyzed.
Environmental Research 145, February 2016, 162–168 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935115301626)
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8) Small for gestational age and exposure to particulate air pollution
in the early-life environment of twins
Esmée M. Bijnens, Catherine Derom, Marij Gielen, Ellen Winckelmans,
Frans Fierens, Robert Vlietinck, Maurice P. Zeegers, Tim S. Nawrot
Exposure to air pollution is associated with restricted fetal growth
in singletons. No studies have investigated the association of air
pollution with birth weight and small for gestational age in twins.
Maternal air pollution (PM10 and NO2) exposure was estimated over
various time windows during pregnancy in 4,760 twins. Air pollution is
associated with small for gestational age and birth weight in moderate
to late preterm born twins. The within-pair difference in birth weight
increases with higher air pollution exposure during the last month of
pregnancy.
Environmental Research 148, July 2016, 39–45 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001393511630086X)
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9) The associations between birth weight and exposure to fine
particulate matter (PM2.5) and its chemical constituents during
pregnancy: A meta-analysis
Xiaoli Sun, Xiping Luo, Chunmei Zhao, Bo Zhang, Jun Tao, Zuyao Yang,
Wenjun Ma, Tao Liu
Effects of prenatal PM2.5 exposure on birth weight were assessed. A
meta-analysis was performed on studies published before March 2015.
PM2.5 exposure during pregnancy might induce lower birth weight. Late
pregnancy might be the critical window of PM2.5 effects. Some specific
PM2.5 constituents may have larger toxic effects on fetal weight.
Environmental Pollution 211, April 2016, 38–47 - read article
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749115302360)
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10) A national study of the association between traffic-related air
pollution and adverse pregnancy outcomes in Canada, 1999–2008
David M. Stieb, Li Chen, Perry Hystad, Bernardo S. Beckerman, Michael
Jerrett, Michael Tjepkema, Daniel L. Crouse, D. Walter Omariba, Paul
A. Peters, Aaron van Donkelaar, Randall V. Martin, Richard T. Burnett,
Shiliang Liu, Marc Smith-Doiron, Rose M. Dugandzic
Study of approximately 2.5 million Canadian births between 1999 and
2008. Employed a national nitrogen dioxide (NO2) exposure model. NO2
associated with small for gestational age (SGA) and reduced term birth
weight. Associations remained significant after adjustment for PM2.5.
Traffic-related air pollution may increase risk of SGA and reduce term
birth weight.
Environmental Research 148, July 2016, 513–526 - read article
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116301487)
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11) Air Pollution Exposure During Pregnancy and Fetal Markers of
Metabolic function The MIREC Study
Eric Lavigne, Jillian Ashley-Martin, Linda Dodds, Tye E. Arbuckle,
Perry Hystad, Markey Johnson, Dan L. Crouse, Adrienne S. Ettinger,
Gabriel D. Shapiro, Mandy Fisher, Anne-Sophie Morisset, Shayne Taback,
Maryse F. Bouchard, Liu Sun, Patricia Monnier, Renée Dallaire, William
D. Fraser
Significant associations were seen between air pollution markers and
cord blood leptin levels in models that adjusted for birth weight z
score but not in models that did not adjust for birth weight z score.
The roles of prenatal exposure to air pollution and fetal metabolic
function in the potential development of childhood obesity should be
further explored.
Am. J. Epidemiol. (2016) 183 (9): 842-851 - read abstract
(http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/183/9/842.abstract?etoc)
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12) Prenatal Air Pollution Exposure and Early Cardiovascular
Phenotypes in Young Adults
Carrie V. Breton , Wendy J. Mack, Jin Yao, Kiros Berhane, Milena
Amadeus, Fred Lurmann, Frank Gilliland, Rob McConnell, Howard N.
Hodis, Nino Künzli, Ed Avol
Prenatal exposure to elevated air pollutants may increase carotid
arterial stiffness in a young adult population of college students.
Efforts aimed at limiting prenatal exposures are important public
health goals.
PlosOne March 2016 - read article
(http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0150825)
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13) Prenatal Ambient Air Pollution, Placental Mitochondrial DNA
Content, and Birth Weight in the INMA (Spain) and ENVIRONAGE (Belgium)
Birth Cohorts
Diana B.P. Clemente, Maribel Casas, Nadia Vilahur, Haizea Begiristain,
Mariona Bustamante, Anne-Elie Carsin, Mariana F. Fernández, Frans
Fierens, Wilfried Gyselaers, Carmen Iñiguez, Bram G. Janssen, Wouter
Lefebvre, Sabrina Llop, Nicolás Olea, Marie Pedersen, Nicky Pieters,
Loreto Santa Marina, Ana Souto, Adonina Tardón, Charlotte Vanpoucke,
Martine Vrijheid, Jordi Sunyer, Tim S. Nawrot
Our results suggest that mtDNA content can be one of the potential
mediators of the association between prenatal air pollution exposure
and birth weight.
Environ Health Perspect; DOI:10.1289/ehp.1408981 - read article
(http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/1408981/)
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14) Air pollution exposure and preeclampsia among US women with and
without asthma
Pauline Mendola, Maeve Wallace, Danping Liu, Candace Robledo, Tuija
Mӓnnistӧ, Katherine L. Grantz
Asthma is common in pregnancy and asthmatic women have increased
preeclampsia risk. Air pollution could differentially increase
preeclampsia risk for asthmatic women. Preeclampsia risk was higher
for asthmatics than non-asthmatics after VOC exposure. Asthmatics also
had higher risk after whole pregnancy exposure to elemental carbon.
Pregnant women with asthma appear to be particularly vulnerable to air
pollutants.
Environmental Research 148, July 2016, 248–255 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116301281)
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15) Early life exposure to ambient air pollution and childhood asthma in China
Qihong Deng, Chan Lu, Dan Norbäck, Carl-Gustaf Bornehag, Yinping
Zhang, Weiwei Liu, Hong Yuan, Jan Sundell
Early life exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with
childhood asthma. Level and source of air pollution act important
roles in the development of asthma. Asthmatic risk of air pollution is
higher for the male and the younger. Combined industrial and traffic
air pollution elevates the asthmatic risk. Asthmatic risk of
industrial air pollution in China cannot be overlooked.
Environmental Research 143, Part A, November 2015, 83–92 - read
abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935115300980)
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16) Air pollution-induced placental epigenetic alterations in early
life: a candidate miRNA approach
Maria Tsamou, Karen Vrijens, Narjes Madhloum, Wouter Lefebvre,
Charlotte Vanpoucke, Tim S Nawrot
Within the framework of the ENVIRONAGE birth cohort, we measured the
expression of six candidate miRNAs in placental tissue from 210
mother-newborn pairs by qRT-PCR.
Epigenetics 10.1080/15592294.2016.1155012 - read abstract
(http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15592294.2016.1155012)
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17) Association between prenatal exposure to ambient diesel
particulate matter and perchloroethylene with children's 3rd grade
standardized test scores
Jeanette A. Stingone, Katharine H. McVeigh, Luz Claudio
We assessed associations between diesel and perchloroethylene on
children's test scores. Greater prenatal exposure to both pollutants
was associated with lower math scores. Combined effects of individual
pollutants may additively impact children's health.
Environmental Research 148, July 2016, 144–153 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116301165)
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18) Ambient air pollution and adverse birth outcomes: Differences by
maternal comorbidities
Eric Lavigne, Abdool S. Yasseen III, David M. Stieb, Perry Hystad,
Aaron van Donkelaar, Randall V. Martin, Jeffrey R. Brook, Daniel L.
Crouse, Richard T. Burnett, Hong Chen, Scott Weichenthal, Markey
Johnson, Paul J. Villeneuve, Mark Walker
Prenatal exposure to air pollution is associated with adverse birth
outcomes. Effects of PM2.5 and NO2 on preterm birth are higher among
diabetic mothers. Effects of ozone on preterm birth are higher among
mothers with asthma.
Environmental Research 148, July 2016, 457–466 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116301517)
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19) Pediatric Emergency Visits and Short-Term Changes in PM2.5
Concentrations in the U.S. State of Georgia
Matthew J. Strickland, Hua Hao,1 Xuefei Hu, Howard H. Chang, Lyndsey
A. Darrow, Yang Liu
Pediatric ED visits for asthma or wheeze and for upper respiratory
infections were associated with PM2.5 concentrations in Georgia.
Environ Health Perspect; DOI:10.1289/ehp.1509856 - read article
(http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/15-09856/)
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20) Traffic-related air pollution and risk for leukaemia of an adult
population
Ole Raaschou-Nielsen, Matthias Ketzel, Aslak Harbo Poulsen, Mette Sørensen
This study indicates an association between long-term exposure to
traffic-related air pollution and acute myeloid leukaemia in the
general population, but not for other subtypes of leukaemia.
International Journal of Cancer 138,5 1111–1117, 1 March 2016 - read
abstract (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ijc.29867/abstract)
21) Traffic-related air pollution and childhood acute leukemia in Oklahoma
Amanda E. Janitz, Janis E. Campbell, Sheryl Magzamen, Anne Pate, Julie
A. Stoner, Jennifer D. Peck
Association between traffic-related air pollution and childhood
leukemia. Novel measurement of nitrogen dioxide using satellite-based
model. First to observe association between nitrogen dioxide and acute
myeloid leukemia.
Environmental Research 148, July 2016, 102–111 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116301177)
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22) Genetic Variants in the Bone Morphogenic Protein Gene Family
Modify the Association between Residential Exposure to Traffic and
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Cavin K. Ward-Caviness, Lucas M. Neas, Colette Blach, Carol S. Haynes,
Karen LaRocque-Abramson, Elizabeth Grass, Elaine Dowdy, Robert B.
Devlin, David Diaz-Sanchez, Wayne E. Cascio, Marie Lynn Miranda, Simon
G. Gregory, Svati H. Shah, William E. Kraus, Elizabeth R. Hauser
These results reveal a novel gene, and possibly gene family,
associated with PAD via an interaction with traffic air pollution
exposure. These results also highlight the potential for interactions
studies, particularly at the genome scale, to reveal novel biology
linking environmental exposures to clinical outcomes.
PlosOne April 2016 - read article
(http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0152670)
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23) Adult air pollution exposure and risk of infertility in the
Nurses' Health Study II
S. Mahalingaiah, J.E Hart, F. Laden, L.V. Farland, M.M. Hewlett, J.
Chavarro, A. Aschengrau, S.A Missmer
We observed an association between all size fractions of PM exposure,
as well as traffic-related air pollution, and incidence of
infertility. Of note, the strongest association was observed between
cumulative average exposures over the course of follow-up and the risk
of infertility, suggesting that chronic exposures may be of greater
importance than short-term exposures.
Hum. Reprod. (2016) 31 (3): 638-647 - read abstract
(http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/content/31/3/638.abstract)
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24) Historic air pollution exposure and long-term mortality risks in
England and Wales: prospective longitudinal cohort study
Anna Hansell, Rebecca E Ghosh, Marta Blangiardo, Chloe Perkins,
Danielle Vienneau, Kayoung Goffe, David Briggs, John Gulliver
This large national study suggests that air pollution exposure has
long-term effects on mortality that persist decades after exposure,
and that historic air pollution exposures influence current estimates
of associations between air pollution and mortality.
Thorax 2016;71:330-338 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207111 - read
article
(http://thorax.bmj.com/content/71/4/330.full?sid=f14e9649-5c9f-46c8-979d-6d2381bfd147)
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25) Is long-term exposure to traffic pollution associated with
mortality? A small-area study in London
Jaana I. Halonen, Marta Blangiardo, Mireille B. Toledano, Daniela
Fecht, John Gulliver, Rebecca Ghosh, H. Ross Anderson, Sean D.
Beevers, David Dajnak, Frank J. Kelly, Paul Wilkinson, Cathryn Tonne
Evidence of association between primary traffic pollutants and
mortality is scarce. We examined this in a large city using most
recent small-area statistical methods. Overall, there was only weak
evidence of positive associations with mortality.
Environmental Pollution 208, Part A, January 2016, 25–32 - read
article (http://
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749115003292)
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26) Long-term exposure to traffic pollution and hospital admissions in London
Jaana I. Halonen, Marta Blangiardo, Mireille B. Toledano, Daniela
Fecht, John Gulliver, H. Ross Anderson, Sean D. Beevers, David Dajnak,
Frank J. Kelly, Cathryn Tonne
Evidence concerning associations between traffic pollutants and
morbidity is scarce. We addressed this using state of the art
small-area statistical methods. There was no convincing evidence of
positive linear associations with admissions.
Environmental Pollution 208, Part A, January 2016, 48–57 - read
article
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749115300993)
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27) COMEAP: long-term exposure to air pollution and chronic bronchitis
This report presents an assessment of the evidence on long-term
exposure to ambient air pollutants and chronic bronchitis and
respiratory symptoms. The Committee found some evidence of an
association between chronic bronchitis and long-term exposure to air
pollution (mainly particulate air pollution).
Public Health England, April 2016 - read report
(https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/comeap-long-term-exposure-to-air-pollution-and-chronic-bronchitis)
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28) Fine particulate matter components and mortality in Greater
Houston: Did the risk reduce from 2000 to 2011?
Suyang Liu, Kai Zhang
PM2.5 concentrations were associated with increased mortality risk. A
few major PM2.5 components were associated with increased mortality
risk. Associations were generally strongest in winter in Greater
Houston. Effect estimates of PM2.5 mass had reduced from 2000–2005 to
2006–2011.
Science of The Total Environment 538, 15 December 2015, 162–168 - read
abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969715305404)
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29) Fine Particle Pollution, Alanine Transaminase, and Liver Cancer: A
Taiwanese Prospective Cohort Study (REVEAL-HBV)
Wen-Chi Pan, Chih-Da Wu, Mu-Jean Chen, Yen-Tsung Huang, Chien-Jen
Chen, Huey-Jen Su and Hwai-I Yang
Long-term PM2.5 exposure increased the risk for liver cancer, and
chronic inflammation of the liver may underlie the pathogenesis.
J Natl Cancer Inst (2016) 108 (3): djv341 - read abstract
(http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/content/108/3/djv341.abstract)
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30) Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Hospital Emergency Room Visits
for Respiratory Disease in Urban Areas in Beijing, China, in 2013
Qin Xu, Xia Li, Shuo Wang, Chao Wang, Fangfang Huang, Qi Gao, Lijuan
Wu, Lixin Tao, Jin Guo, Wei Wang , Xiuhua Guo
PM2.5 was significantly associated with respiratory ERV, particularly
for URTI, LRTI and AECOPD in Beijing. The susceptibility to PM2.5
pollution varied by gender and age.
PlosOne April 2016 - read article
(http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0153099)
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31) Effects of particulate matter exposure on multiple sclerosis
hospital admission in Lombardy region, Italy
Laura Angelici, Mirko Piola, Tommaso Cavalleri, Giorgia Randi,
Francesca Cortini, Roberto Bergamaschi, Andrea A Baccarelli, Pier
Alberto Bertazzi, Angela Cecilia Pesatori, Valentina Bollati
We investigated the association between exposure to PM10 and risk of
MS hospitalization. Increasing in PM10 exposure was associated with
higher RR of hospitalization for MS. The maximum effect was found for
Pm10 exposure between days 0 and 7. Air pollution may have a role in
determining MS occurrence and relapses.
Environmental Research 145, February 2016, 68–73 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935115301456)
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32) Occupational vehicle-related particulate exposure and inflammatory
markers in trucking industry workers
Yueh-Hsiu Mathilda Chiu, Eric Garshick, Jaime E. Hart, Donna
Spiegelman, Douglas W. Dockery, Thomas J. Smith, Francine Laden
Associations between vehicular air pollutants and inflammatory markers
were examined. We focused on non-drivers of truck terminal workers as
literature is mainly in drivers. Short-term exposure to OC and EC may
be associated with increased sICAM-1.
Environmental Research 148, July 2016, 310–317 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116301323)
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33) On-bicycle exposure to particulate air pollution: Particle number,
black carbon, PM2.5, and particle size
Steve Hankey, Julian D. Marshall
Monitored particulate air pollution for 85 h (1426 km) in a city while
cycling. ∼50% of Black Carbon (BC) and Particle Number (PN)
concentrations were from near-traffic emissions. BC and PN were
correlated with street type and declined short distances from major
roads. Presence of nearby trucks was associated with highly elevated
concentrations of particulates.
Atmospheric Environment 122, December 2015, 65–73 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231015303678)
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34) The modifying effect of socioeconomic status on the relationship
between traffic, air pollution and respiratory health in elementary
schoolchildren
Sabit Cakmak, Christopher Hebbern, Jasmine D. Cakmak, Jennifer Vanos
We studied the modification of traffic and air pollution effects on
respiratory health by SES in children. The risk of developing
respiratory conditions was increased (exacerbated) in low income and
education groups. Lung function declined with traffic and pollutant
exposure in low income groups. Traffic and air pollution present
higher health risks in lower socioeconomic groups.
Journal of Environmental Management 177, 15 July 2016, 1–8 - read
article
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479716301566)
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35) Real-time indoor and outdoor measurements of black carbon at
primary schools
C. Reche, I. Rivas, M. Pandolfi, M. Viana, L. Bouso, M.
Àlvarez-Pedrerol, A. Alastuey, J. Sunyer, X. Querol
Indoor and outdoor Equivalent Black Carbon (EBC) measured at 39
primary schools. Indoor exposures greatly determined by outdoor
concentrations. Strong dependency of indoor and outdoor EBC levels on
the distance to traffic. Mean EBC at different districts related with
the surface area used for road network. Indoor/outdoor ratios >1 at
nights maybe linked to the airtightness of the classroom.
Atmospheric Environment 120, November 2015, 417–426 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231015302892)
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36) Understanding how roadside concentrations of NOx are influenced by
the background levels, traffic density, and meteorological conditions
using Boosted Regression Trees
Arwa Sayeg, James E. Tat, Karl Ropkins
Air quality at urban, motorway, and tunnel sites has been studied and
compared. New method has been developed for splitting traffic data to
four traffic states. Deriving traffic influence on roadside NOx
depends on the quality of background NOx. Different traffic states
have been shown to have different influence on roadside NOx. Roadside
NOx appears to reach a minimum at around 22 °C of ambient air
temperature.
Atmospheric Environment 127, February 2016, 163–175 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231015305914)
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37) Air quality improvements following implementation of Lisbon's Low
Emission Zone
F. Ferreira, P. Gomes, H. Tente, A.C. Carvalho, P. Pereira, J. Monjardino
PM10 and NO2 levels in Lisbon have been exceeding the legal limit
values since 2001. An action plan was developed with a set of measures
including a LEZ in Lisbon. We assessed air quality and traffic data
before and after LEZ full implementation. Results show positive
evolution between 2011 (before LEZ) and 2013 (after LEZ). Stricter
restrictions and enforcement are fundamental in future stages of the
LEZ.
Atmospheric Environment 122, December 2015, 373–381 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231015304064)
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38) Measuring exposure levels of inhalable airborne particles (PM2.5)
in two socially deprived areas of Nairobi, Kenya
Thaddaeus Egondi, Kanyiva Muindi, Catherine Kyobutungi, Michael
Gatari, Joacim Rocklöv
Air pollution in urban poor residential areas remain a health burden.
The level of PM2.5 concentration in urban slum of Nairobi exhibit
temporal variation. The level of PM2.5 concentration in Nairobi slums
exceeds WHO recommended limits.
Environmental Research 148, July 2016, 500–506 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116300974)
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39) Short-term exposure to air pollution and morbidity of COPD and
asthma in East Asian area: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Siqi Zhang, Guoxing Li, Lin Tian, Qun Guo, Xiaochuan Pan
Evidence was found that short-term exposure to air pollution was
associated with increasing risk of hospital utilization for COPD and
asthma in the whole population, the elderly and children, but not in
people aged 15–64. Children tended to be more susceptible to the
effect of air pollution on asthma morbidity.
Environmental Research 148, July 2016, 15–23 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116300883)
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40) Long term exposure to NO2 and diabetes incidence in the Black
Women's Health Study
Patricia F. Coogan, Laura F. White, Jeffrey Yu, Richard T. Burnett,
Julian D. Marshall, Edmund Seto, Robert D. Brook, Julie R. Palmer,
Lynn Rosenberg, Michael Jerrett
Assessed association of NO2 levels and diabetes incidence in the Black
Women's Health Study cohort. NO2 levels estimated from a land use
regression model and from a dispersion model. No association between
NO2 levels and diabetes risk in 22 years of follow-up.
Environmental Research 148, July 2016, 360–366 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116301463)
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41) A structured review of panel studies used to investigate
associations between ambient air pollution and heart rate variability
Stephane Buteau, Mark S. Goldberg
We were not persuaded by the results that there was an association
between PM2.5 and any of the four indices of heart rate variability.
For NO2 and O3 the number of high-quality studies was insufficient to
draw any definite conclusions. Further panel studies with improved
design and methodologies are needed to help establish or refute an
association between ambient exposure to air pollution and heart rate
variability.
Environmental Research 148, July 2016, 207–247 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116300925)
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42) Use of Dieselized Farm Equipment and Incident Lung Cancer:
Findings from the Agricultural Health Study Cohort
Séverine Tual, Debra T. Silverman, Stella Koutros, Aaron Blair, Dale
P. Sandler, Pierre Lebailly, Gabriella Andreotti, Jane A. Hoppin,
Laura E. Beane Freeman
This study provides preliminary evidence of an increased risk of lung
adenocarcinoma among daily drivers of diesel tractors and suggests
that exposure to endotoxins may modify the impact of diesel exposure
on lung cancer risk. Confirmation of these findings with more exposed
cases and more detailed exposure information is warranted.
Environ Health Perspect; DOI:10.1289/ehp.1409238 - read article
(http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/14-09238/)
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43) Evaluation of diesel fleet emissions and control policies from
plume chasing measurements of on-road vehicles
Chui Fong Lau, Agata Rakowska, Thomas Townsend, Peter Brimblecombe,
Tat Leung Chan, Yat Shing Yam, Griša Močnik, Zhi Ning
Gini coefficient was used to quantify the inequality of emission
within fleets. Multi-pollutant control strategy needs to control
vehicle emissions. There exist high emitters even in newer vehicle
fleets. Identification and removal of high emitters is a
cost-effective emission control.
Atmospheric Environment 122, December 2015, 171–182 - read article
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231015303903)
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44) Impact of trees on pollutant dispersion in street canyons: A
numerical study of the annual average effects in Antwerp, Belgium
Stijn Vranckx, Peter Vos, Bino Maiheu, Stijn Janssen
Simulation of annual average effects of street canyon trees on local
air quality. Concentration increases of 0.2% to 2.6% for PM10 and 1%
to 13% for EC. Annual average effects are considerably smaller than
earlier estimates. Extensive validation of CFD results against wind
tunnel data.
Science of The Total Environment 532, 1 November 2015, 474–483 - read
abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004896971530228X)
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45) Passive control potentials of trees and on-street parked cars in
reduction of air pollution exposure in urban street canyons
K.V. Abhijith, Sharad Gokhale
Trees and on-street parked cars can manipulate pollutant levels in
street canyons. Low stand density trees with 0° or 90° car parking
reduce pedestrian exposure. Trees with medium crown, high porosity,
low stand density reduce pollutant levels.
Environmental Pollution 204, September 2015, 99–108 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026974911500202X)
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46) Passive methods for improving air quality in the built
environment: A review of porous and solid barriers
John Gallagher, Richard Baldauf, Christina H. Fuller, Prashant Kumar,
Laurence W. Gill, Aonghus McNabola
Porous and solid barriers can act as passive methods for improving air
quality. Experimental or modelling studies don't capture all
complexities of dispersion. Passive barriers offer other benefits
(shading, noise reduction, aesthetics, eco-system service). These
passive barriers can be implemented as new or retrofitted from
existing systems. Developing design guidelines is required before it
is adopted by urban planners.
Atmospheric Environment 120, November 2015, 61–70 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231015303204)
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