[cleanairuk_news] Health Effects of Air Quality and Noise - update April 2016
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* Health Effects of Air Quality and Noise - update April 2016 *
By Barbara Rimmington, Researcher, East End Quality of Life Initiative
(Previous edition - March 2016:
http://cleanairuk.org/pipermail/news_cleanairuk.org/2016-May/000097.html)
(Index for previous issues:
http://www.cleanairuk.org/health-air-pollution.html)
*CONTENTS*
1) Long term effects of traffic noise on mortality in the city of
Barcelona, 2004–2007
2) Traffic-Related Air Pollution, Noise at School, and Behavioral
Problems in Barcelona Schoolchildren: A Cross-Sectional Study
3) Smart School Siting Tool. User Guide and Workbooks
4) COMEAP: long-term exposure to air pollution and chronic bronchitis
A report by the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP)
5) Paints and Surfaces for the Removal of Nitrogen Oxides
6) Ambient Particulate Matter Air Pollution Exposure and Mortality in
the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Cohort
7) Desert Dust Outbreaks in Southern Europe: Contribution to Daily
PM10 Concentrations and Short-Term Associations with Mortality and
Hospital Admissions
8) School-based exposure to hazardous air pollutants and grade point
average: A multi-level study
9) Air pollution, health and social deprivation: A fine-scale risk assessment
10) Exposure to air pollution and cognitive functioning across the
life course – A systematic literature review
11) An examination of population exposure to traffic related air
pollution: Comparing spatially and temporally resolved estimates
against long-term average exposures at the home location
12) Spatial associations between socioeconomic groups and NO2 air
pollution exposure within three large Canadian cities
13) Air pollution exposure, cause-specific deaths and hospitalizations
in a highly polluted Italian region
14) In vitro short-term exposure to air pollution PM2.5-0.3 induced
cell cycle alterations and genetic instability in a human lung cell
coculture model
15) Exposure to ambient air pollution during pregnancy and preterm
birth: A Spanish multicenter birth cohort study
16) Particulate air pollution, fetal growth and gestational length:
The influence of residential mobility in pregnancy
17) Europeans still exposed to harmful air pollution
18) CleanSpace Pollution Tracking and Rewards App + Tag with Freevolt
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1) Long term effects of traffic noise on mortality in the city of
Barcelona, 2004–2007
Maria Antònia Barceló, Diego Varga, Aurelio Tobias, Julio Diaz,
Cristina Linares, Marc Saez
After adjusting for confounders environmental noise was associated
with mortality. This association only occurred consistently in
mortality from hypertension in women. The effect of noise on mortality
is slightly higher than that for PM10. We conclude that environmental
noise should be considered a major pollutant. Traffic noise control
should be a priority in environmental decision-making.
Environmental Research 147, May 2016, 193–206 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116300524)
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2) Traffic-Related Air Pollution, Noise at School, and Behavioral
Problems in Barcelona Schoolchildren: A Cross-Sectional Study
Joan Forns, Payam Dadvand, Maria Foraster, Mar Alvarez-Pedrerol, Ioar
Rivas, Mònica López-Vicente, Elisabet Suades-Gonzalez, Raquel
Garcia-Esteban, Mikel Esnaola, Marta Cirach, James Grellier, Xavier
Basagaña, Xavier Querol, Mònica Guxens, Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen, Jordi
Sunyer
In our study population of 7- to 11-year-old children residing in
Barcelona, exposure to TRAPs at school was associated with increased
behavioral problems in schoolchildren. Noise exposure at school was
associated with more ADHD symptoms.
Environ Health Perspect; DOI:10.1289/ehp.1409449 - read article
(http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/1409449/)
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3) Smart School Siting Tool. User Guide and Workbooks
School locations affect community land use patterns and infrastructure
needs. Local land use, the location and capacity of road and utility
networks, and community investments in economic development, housing,
and other social programs affect school surroundings and learning
environments. Taken together, school siting and other community
decisions influence housing and transportation choices, neighborhood
vitality, economic development, costs of community services,
environmental quality, and overall community health and well-being.
United States Environment Protection Agency, December 2015 - links to
guide and workbooks
(https://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/smart-school-siting-tool)
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4) COMEAP: long-term exposure to air pollution and chronic bronchitis
A report by the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP)
DEFRA, 5 April 2016, Ref: ISBN 978-0-85951-782-9, PDF, 1.48MB, 100
pages - read summary and report
(https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/comeap-long-term-exposure-to-air-pollution-and-chronic-bronchitis)
Associations of short-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution
with cardiovascular and respiratory hospital admissions in London, UK
Evangelia Samoli, Richard W Atkinson, Antonis Analitis, Gary W Fuller,
David C Green, Ian Mudway, H Ross Anderson, Frank J Kelly
Our results suggest that exhaust related pollutants are associated
with increased numbers of adult cardiovascular and paediatric
respiratory hospitalisations. More extensive monitoring in urban
centres is required to further elucidate the associations.
Occup Environ Med 2016;73:300-307 doi:10.1136/oemed-2015-103136 - read
article (http://oem.bmj.com/content/73/5/300.full)
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5) Paints and Surfaces for the Removal of Nitrogen Oxides
Air Quality Expert Group
Taken as a whole, there is little current evidence to suggest the
widespread use of photocatalytic surfaces will reduce ambient
concentrations of NO2. Furthermore, there is a risk that these
materials will result in the production of other undesirable species
such as nitrous acid and formaldehyde, which can have wider impacts on
atmospheric chemistry as well as adverse health impacts.
DEFRA, 13 April 2016, 28 pages - read report
(https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/assets/documents/reports/cat11/1604130958_PB14425_Paints_and_Surfaces_for_the_Removal_of_Nitrogen_Oxides.pdf)
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6) Ambient Particulate Matter Air Pollution Exposure and Mortality in
the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Cohort
George D. Thurston, Jiyoung Ahn, Kevin R. Cromar, Yongzhao Shao,
Harmony R. Reynolds, Michael Jerrett, Chris C. Lim, Ryan Shanley,
Yikyung Park, Richard B. Hayes
Long-term exposure to PM2.5 air pollution was associated with an
increased risk of total and CVD mortality, providing an independent
test of the PM2.5–mortality relationship in a new large U.S.
prospective cohort experiencing lower post-2000 PM2.5 exposure levels.
Environ Health Perspect; DOI:10.1289/ehp.1509676 - read article
(http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/1509676/)
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7) Desert Dust Outbreaks in Southern Europe: Contribution to Daily
PM10 Concentrations and Short-Term Associations with Mortality and
Hospital Admissions
Massimo Stafoggia, Stefano Zauli-Sajani, Jorge Pey, Evangelia Samoli,
Ester Alessandrini, Xavier Basagaña, Achille Cernigliaro, Monica
Chiusolo, Moreno Demaria, Julio Díaz, Annunziata Faustini, Klea
Katsouyanni, Apostolos G. Kelessis, Cristina Linares, Stefano
Marchesi, Sylvia Medina, Paolo Pandolfi, Noemí Pérez, Xavier Querol,
Giorgia Randi, Andrea Ranzi, Aurelio Tobias, Francesco Forastiere, and
the MED-PARTICLES Study Group
PM10 originating from the desert was positively associated with
mortality and hospitalizations in Southern Europe. Policy measures
should aim at reducing population exposure to anthropogenic airborne
particles even in areas with large contribution from desert dust
advections.
Environ Health Perspect; DOI:10.1289/ehp.1409164 - read article
(http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/1409164/)
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8) School-based exposure to hazardous air pollutants and grade point
average: A multi-level study
Sara E. Grineski, , Stephanie E. Clark-Reyna , Timothy W. Collins
School-level hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) impact children's
academic performance. Interquartile range increases in HAPs were
linked to 0.1–0.4 point decreases in GPA. Respiratory risk from HAPs
had a larger effect on GPA than did diesel PM risk. Mother's level of
education had the strongest effect on GPA.
Environmental Research 147, May 2016, 164–171 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116300469)
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9) Air pollution, health and social deprivation: A fine-scale risk assessment
Xavier Morelli, Camille Rieux, Josef Cyrys, Bertil Forsberg, Rémy Slama
We assessed the attributable risk of PM2.5 using a fine-scale exposure
model. 3–8% of deaths and 3–10% of lung cancer cases were attributable
to PM2.5 exposure. PM2.5 levels from background monitoring stations
yielded lower attributable cases. The attributable risk estimate was
stratified according to social deprivation. Middle and low-class
neighborhoods carried a larger part of the health burden.
Environmental Research 147, May 2016, 59–70 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116300287)
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10) Exposure to air pollution and cognitive functioning across the
life course – A systematic literature review
Angela Clifford, Linda Lang, Ruoling Chen, Kaarin J. Anstey, Anthony Seaton
The evidence to date is coherent in that exposure to a range of
largely traffic-related pollutants has been associated with
quantifiable impairment of brain development in the young and
cognitive decline in the elderly. There is insufficient evidence at
present to comment on consistency, in view of the different indices of
pollution and end-points measured, the limited number of studies, and
the probability at this stage of publication bias. However, plausible
toxicological mechanisms have been demonstrated and the evidence as a
whole suggests that vehicular pollution, at least, contributes to
cognitive impairment, adding to pressure on governments and
individuals to continue to reduce air pollution.
Environmental Research 147, May 2016, 383–398 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116300172)
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11) An examination of population exposure to traffic related air
pollution: Comparing spatially and temporally resolved estimates
against long-term average exposures at the home location
Maryam Shekarrizfard, Ahmadreza Faghih-Imani, Marianne Hatzopoulou
A detailed, dynamic analysis of individual exposure to air pollution
is developed. Exposures calculated using a Temporally dependent
surface are different than exposures based on 24-hour averages.
Commuters are exposed to daily NO2 concentrations higher than the 24-h
average at their home. Commute-level exposures contribute
significantly to daily exposures.
Environmental Research 147, May 2016, 435–444 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116300809)
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12) Spatial associations between socioeconomic groups and NO2 air
pollution exposure within three large Canadian cities
Lauren Pinault, Daniel Crouse, Michael Jerrett, Michael Brauer,
Michael Tjepkema
In 3 Canadian cities, NO2 exposure was positively associated with SES
variables. Greater % tenants, non-English/French speakers were
associated with higher NO2 exposure. In Toronto, areas with greater %
persons living alone had higher NO2 exposure. In Vancouver, areas with
greater % unmarried had higher NO2 exposure. Associations between
exposure and SES differed between CT and DA scales.
Environmental Research 147, May 2016, 373–382 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116300755)
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13) Air pollution exposure, cause-specific deaths and hospitalizations
in a highly polluted Italian region
Michele Carugno, Dario Consonni, Giorgia Randi, Dolores Catelan, Laura
Grisotto, Pier Alberto Bertazzi, Annibale Biggeri, Michela Baccini
All-cause and cause-specific mortality is associated with PM10 and NO2
exposure. Cause-specific hospitalizations increase with increasing
levels of air pollution. Air pollution effects on deaths and
hospitalizations are more evident in the summer. The effect of PM10 on
respiratory hospitalizations increases with age. Air pollution effects
on cerebrovascular hospitalizations are greater before age 75.
Environmental Research 147, May 2016, 415–424 - read article
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116300834)
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14) In vitro short-term exposure to air pollution PM2.5-0.3 induced
cell cycle alterations and genetic instability in a human lung cell
coculture model
Imane Abbas, Anthony Verdin, Fabienne Escande, Françoise
Saint-Georges, Fabrice Cazier, Philippe Mulliez, Dominique Courcot,
Pirouz Shirali, Pierre Gosset, Guillaume Garçon
Better knowledge on health adverse effects of air pollution PM2.5.
Human alveolar macrophage and normal human epithelial lung cell
coculture. Molecular abnormalities from TP53-RB gene signaling
pathway. Loss of heterozygosity and microsatellite instability.
Pathologic changes in morphology and number of cells in relation to
airway remodeling.
Environmental Research 147, May 2016, 146–158 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116300408)
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15) Exposure to ambient air pollution during pregnancy and preterm
birth: A Spanish multicenter birth cohort study
Marisa Estarlich, Ferran Ballester, Payam Davdand, Sabrina Llop, Ana
Esplugues, Ana Fernández-Somoano, Aitana Lertxundi, Mònica Guxens,
Mikel Basterrechea, Adonina Tardón, Jordi Sunyer, Carmen Iñiguez
Relation between maternal air pollution exposure and preterm birth is
assessed in Spain. Biggest cohort study examining benzene exposure and
preterm birth conducted to date. Our results suggest an association
between traffic-related air pollution and preterm birth.
Environmental Research 147, May 2016, 50–58 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116300354)
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16) Particulate air pollution, fetal growth and gestational length:
The influence of residential mobility in pregnancy
Gavin Pereira, Michael B. Bracken, Michelle L. Bell
PM10 exposure was associated with risk of low birth weight and small
for gestational age, but not preterm birth. Effect estimates did not
differ after accounting for residential mobility in pregnancy. Women
who moved during pregnancy tended to move to areas with lower levels
of PM10. Exposure assessment and buffer size influenced estimates more
than mobility.
Environmental Research 147, May 2016, 269–274 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116300445)
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17) Europeans still exposed to harmful air pollution
Air pollution shortens people’s lifespan and contributes to serious
illnesses such as heart disease, respiratory problems and cancer.
Between 2011 and 2013, up to 93 per cent of the EU urban population
was exposed to levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exceeding the
air quality guidelines established by the World Health Organization
(WHO) to protect people’s health. And about 98 per cent of EU urban
citizens were exposed to ozone levels above the WHO’s guideline value.
Acid News 2016 No. 1, April 2016 - read article
(http://airclim.org/acidnews/europeans-still-exposed-harmful-air-pollution)
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- watch video for more information
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