[cleanairuk_news] Health Effects of Air Quality and Noise - update June 2016
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* Health Effects of Air Quality and Noise - update June 2016 *
By Barbara Rimmington, Researcher, East End Quality of Life Initiative
(Previous edition - May 2016:
http://cleanairuk.org/pipermail/news_cleanairuk.org/2016-June/000099.html)
(Index for previous issues:
http://www.cleanairuk.org/health-air-pollution.html)
*CONTENTS*
1) Maternal Occupational Exposure to Noise during Pregnancy and
Hearing Dysfunction in Children: A Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study
in Sweden
2) Influence of solid noise barriers on near-road and on-road air quality
3) Global burden of stroke and risk factors in 188 countries, during
1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease
Study 2013
4) Health Impact Assessment of a Predicted Air Quality Change by
Moving Traffic from an Urban Ring Road into a Tunnel. The Case of
Antwerp, Belgium
5) Cancer Mortality Risks from Long-term Exposure to Ambient Fine Particle
6) Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality and Long-Term Exposure to
Source-Related Components of U.S. Fine Particle Air Pollution
7) Association between satellite-based estimates of long-term PM2.5
exposure and coronary artery disease
8) Air Pollution and Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Nested Case–Control
Study among Members of a Northern California Health Plan
9) A Time-Stratified Case-Crossover Study of Ambient Ozone Exposure
and Emergency Department Visits for Specific Respiratory Diagnoses in
California (2005–2008)
10) Does total antioxidant capacity modify adverse cardiac responses
associated with ambient ultrafine, accumulation mode, and fine
particles in patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation?
11) Air pollution exposure increases the risk of rheumatoid arthritis:
A longitudinal and nationwide study
12) Neurodevelopmental Deceleration by Urban Fine Particles from
Different Emission Sources: A Longitudinal Observational Study
13) Intrauterine Inflammation and Maternal Exposure to Ambient PM2.5
during Preconception and Specific Periods of Pregnancy: The Boston
Birth Cohort
14) Perinatal air pollution exposure and development of asthma from
birth to age 10 years
15) Prenatal ambient air pollution exposure and the risk of
stillbirth: systematic review and meta-analysis of the empirical
evidence
16) Air Pollution and Preterm Birth in the U.S. State of Georgia
(2002–2006): Associations with Concentrations of 11 Ambient Air
Pollutants Estimated by Combining Community Multiscale Air Quality
Model (CMAQ) Simulations with Stationary Monitor Measurements
17) Multi-pollutant exposure profiles associated with term low birth
weight in Los Angeles County
18) Schoolchildren's antioxidation genotypes are susceptible factors
for reduced lung function and airway inflammation caused by air
pollution
19) Identification of PM10 characteristics involved in cellular
responses in human bronchial epithelial cells (Beas-2B)
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1) Maternal Occupational Exposure to Noise during Pregnancy and
Hearing Dysfunction in Children: A Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study
in Sweden
Jenny Selander, Maria Albin, Ulf Rosenhall, Lars Rylander, Marie
Lewné, Per Gustavsson
This study showed an association between occupational noise exposure
during pregnancy and hearing dysfunction in children. In view of
mechanistic evidence and earlier indicative epidemiological and
experimental findings, the results support that pregnant women should
not be exposed to high levels of noise at work.
Environ Health Perspect; DOI:10.1289/ehp.1509874 - read article
(http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/15-09874/)
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2) Influence of solid noise barriers on near-road and on-road air quality
Richard W. Baldauf, Vlad Isakov, Parikshit Deshmukh, Akula Venkatram,
Bo Yang, K. Max Zhang
Mobile monitoring measured near-road air quality impacts of a solid,
noise barrier. Downwind concentration reductions of up to 50% occurred
behind the barrier. Downwind reductions were highest within the first
50 m from the road. Reductions extended as far as 300 m from the road.
On-road levels did not increase in front of barrier, contrary to model
predictions.
Atmospheric Environment 129, March 2016, 265–276 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231016300358)
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3) Global burden of stroke and risk factors in 188 countries, during
1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease
Study 2013
Valery L Feigin, Gregory A Roth, Mohsen Naghavi, Priya Parmar, Rita
Krishnamurthi, Sumeet Chugh, George A Mensah, Bo Norrving, Ivy Shiue,
Marie Ng, Kara Estep, Kelly Cercy, Christopher J L Murray, Prof
Mohammad H Forouzanfar
Our results suggest that more than 90% of the stroke burden is
attributable to modifiable risk factors, and achieving control of
behavioural and metabolic risk factors could avert more than
three-quarters of the global stroke burden. Air pollution has emerged
as a significant contributor to global stroke burden, especially in
low-income and middle-income countries, and therefore reducing
exposure to air pollution should be one of the main priorities to
reduce stroke burden in these countries.
The Lancet Neurology DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(16)30073-4 - read abstract
(http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(16)30073-4/abstract)
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4) Health Impact Assessment of a Predicted Air Quality Change by
Moving Traffic from an Urban Ring Road into a Tunnel. The Case of
Antwerp, Belgium
Daan Van Brusselen, Wouter Arrazola de Oñate, Bino Maiheu, Stijn
Vranckx, Wouter Lefebvre, Stijn Janssen, Tim S Nawrot, Ben Nemery,
Dirk Avonts
The expected change in PM2,5 and NO2 by covering the entire urban ring
road in Antwerp is associated with considerable health gains for the
approximate 352,000 inhabitants living in a 1,500 meter perimeter
around the current open air ring road.
PlosONE May 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154052 - read
article
(http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0154052)
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5) Cancer Mortality Risks from Long-term Exposure to Ambient Fine Particle
Chit Ming Wong, Hilda Tsang, Hak Kan Lai, G. Neil Thomas, Kin Bong
Lam, King Pan Chan, Qishi Zheng, Jon G. Ayres, Siu Yin Lee, Tai Hing
Lam, Thuan Quoc Thach
Long-term exposures to PM2.5 are associated with elevated risks of
cancer in various organs.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 25(5); 839–45 - read abstract
(http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/content/25/5/839.abstract)
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6) Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality and Long-Term Exposure to
Source-Related Components of U.S. Fine Particle Air Pollution
George D. Thurston, Richard T. Burnett, Michelle C. Turner, Yuanli
Shi, Daniel Krewski, Ramona Lall, Kazuhiko Ito, Michael Jerrett, Susan
M. Gapstur, W. Ryan Diver, C. Arden Pope III
Long-term PM2.5 exposures from fossil fuel combustion, especially coal
burning but also from diesel traffic, were associated with increases
in IHD mortality in this nationwide population. Results suggest that
PM2.5–mortality associations can vary greatly by source, and that the
largest IHD health benefits per microgram/cubic meter from PM2.5 air
pollution control may be achieved via reductions of fossil fuel
combustion exposures, especially from coal-burning sources.
Environ Health Perspect; DOI:10.1289/ehp.1509777 - read article
(http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/15-09777/)
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7) Association between satellite-based estimates of long-term PM2.5
exposure and coronary artery disease
Laura A. McGuinn, Cavin K. Ward-Caviness, Lucas M. Neas, Alexandra
Schneider, David Diaz-Sanchez, Wayne E. Cascio, William E. Kraus,
Elizabeth Hauser, Elaine Dowdy, Carol Haynes, Alexandra Chudnovsky,
Petros Koutrakis, Robert B. Devlin
Satellite-based estimates of long-term PM2.5 exposure were associated
with both coronary artery disease (CAD) and incidence of myocardial
infarction (MI) in a cohort of cardiac catheterization patients.
Environmental Research 145, February 2016, 9–17 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935115301249)
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8) Air Pollution and Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Nested Case–Control
Study among Members of a Northern California Health Plan
Geneé S. Smith, Stephen K. Van Den Eeden, Cynthia Garcia, Jun Shan,
Roger Baxter, Amy H. Herring, David B. Richardson, Annelies Van Rie,
Michael Emch, Marilie D. Gammon
In this first, to our knowledge, U.S. nested case–control study on air
pollution and pulmonary TB, we observed positive associations with
ambient CO and NO2, which require confirmation.
Environ Health Perspect; DOI:10.1289/ehp.1408166 - read article
(http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/14-08166/)
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9) A Time-Stratified Case-Crossover Study of Ambient Ozone Exposure
and Emergency Department Visits for Specific Respiratory Diagnoses in
California (2005–2008)
Brian J. Malig, Dharshani L. Pearson, Yun Brenda Chang, Rachel
Broadwin, Rupa Basu, Rochelle S. Green, Bart Ostro
Short-term ozone exposures among California residents living near an
ozone monitor were positively associated with EDVs for asthma, ARI,
pneumonia, COPD, and URTI from 2005 through 2008. Those associations
were typically larger and more consistent during the warm season. Our
findings suggest that these outcomes should be considered when
evaluating the potential health benefits of reducing ozone
concentrations.
Environ Health Perspect; DOI:10.1289/ehp.1409495 - read article
(http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/14-09495/)
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10) Does total antioxidant capacity modify adverse cardiac responses
associated with ambient ultrafine, accumulation mode, and fine
particles in patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation?
Meng Wang, Mark J. Utell, Alexandra Schneider, Wojciech Zareba, Mark
W. Frampton, David Oakes, Philip K. Hopke, Jelani Wiltshire, Cathleen
Kane, Annette Peters, Susanne Breitner, David Chalupa, David Q. Rich
Ambient PM pollution associated with increased inflammation, blood
pressure, & HRV. Total antioxidant capacity does not modify blood
pressure responses to ambient PM. Total antioxidant capacity does not
modify inflammatory responses to ambient PM. Total antioxidant
capacity does not modify HRV responses to ambient PM. Total
antioxidant capacity does not modify T-wave complexity responses to
ambient PM.
Environmental Research 149, August 2016, 15–22 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116301554)
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11) Air pollution exposure increases the risk of rheumatoid arthritis:
A longitudinal and nationwide study
Kuang-Hsi Chang, Chih-Chao Hsu, Chih-Hsin Muo, Chung Y. Hsu, Hui-Chuan
Liu, Chia-Hung Kao, Chiu-Ying Chen, Mei-Yin Chang, Yi-Chao Hsu
The association between air pollution and the risk of rheumatoid
arthritis remains unclear. We detected an increased risk of RA in
participants exposed to PM2.5 and NO2. The results of this nationwide
study suggest an increased risk of RA in residents exposed to NO2,
particularly women.
Environment International Available online 11 June 2016 - read
abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412016302264)
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12) Neurodevelopmental Deceleration by Urban Fine Particles from
Different Emission Sources: A Longitudinal Observational Study
Xavier Basagaña, Mikel Esnaola, Ioar Rivas, Fulvio Amato, Mar
Alvarez-Pedrerol, Joan Forns, Mònica López-Vicente, Jesús Pujol, Mark
Nieuwenhuijsen, Xavier Querol, Jordi Sunyer
Traffic was the only source of fine particles associated with a
reduction in cognitive development. Reducing air pollution from
traffic at primary schools may result in beneficial effects on
cognition.
Environ Health Perspect; DOI:10.1289/EHP209 - read abstract
(http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/ehp209/) (advance publication)
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13) Intrauterine Inflammation and Maternal Exposure to Ambient PM2.5
during Preconception and Specific Periods of Pregnancy: The Boston
Birth Cohort
Rebecca Massa Nachman, Guangyun Mao, Xingyou Zhang, Xiumei Hong, Zhu
Chen, Claire Sampankanpanich Soria, Huan He, Guoying Wang, Deanna
Caruso, Colleen Pearson, Shyam Biswal, Barry Zuckerman, Marsha
Wills-Karp, Xiaobin Wang
Despite relatively low exposures, our results suggest a monotonic
positive relationship between PM2.5 exposure during preconception and
pregnancy and IUI. IUI may be a sensitive biomarker for assessing
early biological effect of PM2.5 exposure on the developing fetus.
Environ Health Perspect; DOI:10.1289/EHP243 - read abstract
(http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/EHP243/) (advance publication)
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14) Perinatal air pollution exposure and development of asthma from
birth to age 10 years
Hind Sbihi, Lillian Tamburic, Mieke Koehoorn, Michael Brauer
Within-city air pollution variation was associated with new asthma
onset during the pre-school years.
European Respiratory Journal DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00746-2015
Published 1 April 2016 - read abstract
(http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/47/4/1062)
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15) Prenatal ambient air pollution exposure and the risk of
stillbirth: systematic review and meta-analysis of the empirical
evidence
Nazeeba Siddika, Hamudat A Balogun, Adeladza K Amegah, Jouni J K Jaakkola
The body of evidence suggests that exposure to ambient air pollution
increases the risk of stillbirth. Further studies are needed to
strengthen the evidence.
Occup Environ Med doi:10.1136/oemed-2015-103086 - read abstract
(http://oem.bmj.com/content/early/2016/04/28/oemed-2015-103086.abstract?sid=ec91055a-bb29-4050-b06a-c8c3770e4fc6)
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16) Air Pollution and Preterm Birth in the U.S. State of Georgia
(2002–2006): Associations with Concentrations of 11 Ambient Air
Pollutants Estimated by Combining Community Multiscale Air Quality
Model (CMAQ) Simulations with Stationary Monitor Measurements
Hua Hao, Howard H. Chang, Heather A. Holmes, James A. Mulholland,
Mitch Klein, Lyndsey A. Darrow, Matthew J. Strickland
Several ambient air pollutants were associated with preterm birth;
associations were observed in all exposure windows.
Environ Health Perspect; DOI:10.1289/ehp.1409651 - read article
(http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/14-09651/)
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17) Multi-pollutant exposure profiles associated with term low birth
weight in Los Angeles County
Eric Coker, Silvia Liverani, Jo Kay Ghosh, Michael Jerrett, Bernardo
Beckerman, Arthur Li, Beate Ritz, John Molitor
Pollutant profiles across LA County reveal distinct localized spatial
patterns. Pollutant profile effects on term low birth weight (TLBW)
may be non-linear. Profiles reflective of primary traffic emissions
displayed highest TLBW risk. High risk contextual profiles and high
risk pollutant profiles overlap spatially. Profile regression shows
potential for investigation of multipollutant health risks.
Environment International 91, May 2016, 1–13 - read article
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412016300460)
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18) Schoolchildren's antioxidation genotypes are susceptible factors
for reduced lung function and airway inflammation caused by air
pollution
Bing-Yu Chen, Chi-Hsien Chen, Yu-Chen Chuang, Ho Kim, Yasushi Honda,
Hung-Che Chiang, Yue Leon Guo
Children with null GSTM1 genotype were susceptible to PM2.5-enhanced
airway inflammation. Children with SOD2 Ala16 variant were susceptible
to ozone-related decrement in FEF25%. Ozone-related decrements in
FEF50%, FEF75%, and FEF25–75% were observed, regardless of genotype.
Antioxidation genotype modifies the airway inflammation caused by
PM2.5. Antioxidation genotype acts as an effect modifier, but not
strong, in ozone-related small airway function response.
Environmental Research 149, August 2016, 145–150 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116301700)
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19) Identification of PM10 characteristics involved in cellular
responses in human bronchial epithelial cells (Beas-2B)
Rosette Van Den Heuvel, Elly Den Hond, Eva Govarts, Ann Colles, Gudrun
Koppen, Jeroen Staelens, Maja Mampaey, Nicole Janssen, Greet Schoeters
On an equal mass basis, PM10 sampled at an urban, rural and industrial
site induced different cellular effects in Beas-2B. Endotoxin levels
and oxidative potential (OP) were analysed in the PM10 samples. Black
carbon, cadmium and lead were correlated with decreased cell
viability. Endotoxin levels explained the majority of the variance in
il-8 induction. Oxidatively damaged DNA was observed in all the samples.
Environmental Research 149, August 2016, 48–56 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116301530)
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