[cleanairuk_news] Health Effects of Air Quality and Noise - update November 2016
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* Health Effects of Air Quality and Noise - update November 2016 *
By Barbara Rimmington, Researcher, East End Quality of Life Initiative
(Previous edition - October 2016:
http://cleanairuk.org/pipermail/news_cleanairuk.org/2016-November/000105.html)
(Index for previous issues:
http://www.cleanairuk.org/health-air-pollution.html)
*CONTENTS*
1) Residential road traffic noise exposure and survival after breast
cancer – A cohort study
2) Road traffic noise, blood pressure and heart rate: Pooled analyses
of harmonized data from 88,336 participants
3) Car free cities: Pathway to healthy urban living
4) Exposures to Particulate Matter from the Eruptions of the Puyehue
Volcano and Birth Outcomes in Montevideo, Uruguay
5) Association between ambient air pollution and proliferation of
umbilical cord blood cells
6) Urinary t,t-muconic acid as a proxy-biomarker of car exhaust and
neurobehavioral performance in 15-year olds
7) Air pollution, ethnicity and telomere length in east London
schoolchildren: An observational study
8) Mortality burden of ambient fine particulate air pollution in six
Chinese cities: Results from the Pearl River Delta study
9) Particulate Air Pollution, Exceptional Aging, and Rates of
Centenarians: A Nationwide Analysis of the United States, 1980–2010
10) Environmental risk factors for dementia: a systematic review
11) Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) association with peripheral artery
disease admissions in northeastern United States
12) Particulate Matter and Subclinical Atherosclerosis: Associations
between Different Particle Sizes and Sources with Carotid Intima-Media
Thickness in the SAPALDIA Study
13) Exposure to Fine Particulate Air Pollution Is Associated with
Endothelial Injury and Systemic Inflammation
14) Does chronic exposure to high levels of nitrogen dioxide
exacerbate the short-term effects of airborne particles?
15) Particulate Air Pollution and Fasting Blood Glucose in Nondiabetic
Individuals: Associations and Epigenetic Mediation in the Normative
Aging Study, 2000–2011
16) Does environmental exposure to the greenhouse gas, N2O, contribute
to etiological factors in neurodevelopmental disorders? A mini-review
of the evidence
17) Spatial variation in nitrogen dioxide concentrations and
cardiopulmonary hospital admissions
18) Traffic-related air pollution increased the risk of Parkinson's
disease in Taiwan: A nationwide study
19) Ambient Air Pollution Exposures and Risk of Parkinson Disease
20) Gene-environment interactions linking air pollution and
inflammation in Parkinson's disease
21) Panel studies of air pollution in patients with COPD: Systematic
review and meta-analysis
22) Mortality and morbidity due to exposure to outdoor air pollution
in Mashhad metropolis, Iran. The AirQ model approach
23) Effects of Ambient Air Pollution Exposure on Olfaction: A Review
24) Fine particulate matter exposure and olfactory dysfunction among
urban-dwelling older US adults
25) Using spatio-temporal modeling for exposure assessment in an
investigation of fine particulate air pollution and cardiovascular
mortality
26) Assessing the impact of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) on
respiratory-cardiovascular chronic diseases in the New York City
Metropolitan area using Hierarchical Bayesian Model estimates
27) Twin problems of climate change and air pollution
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1) Residential road traffic noise exposure and survival after breast
cancer – A cohort study
Nina Roswall, Pernille Envold Bidstrup, Ole Raaschou-Nielsen, Steen
Solvang Jensen, Anja Olsen, Mette Sørensen
Traffic noise is increasingly being related to disease incidence and
prognosis. No previous study has examined traffic noise in relation to
breast cancer prognosis. We examined the association in a cohort of
1,759 women with breast cancer. The study found no association between
road traffic noise and mortality. As the study had relatively limited
power, further studies are warranted.
Environmental Research 151, November 2016, 814–820 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116304327)
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2) Road traffic noise, blood pressure and heart rate: Pooled analyses
of harmonized data from 88,336 participants
Wilma Zijlema, Yutong Cai, Dany Doiron, Stéphane Mbatchou, Isabel
Fortier, John Gulliver, Kees de Hoogh, David Morley, Susan Hodgson,
Paul Elliott, Timothy Key, Havard Kongsgard, Kristian Hveem, Amadou
Gaye, Paul Burton, Anna Hansell, Ronald Stolk, Judith Rosmalen
Road traffic noise may be related to increased heart rate. We found no
consistent evidence for a relation between noise and blood pressure.
Co-exposure to air pollution should be taken into account in noise
studies.
Environmental Research 151, November 2016, 804–813 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116306119)
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3) Car free cities: Pathway to healthy urban living
Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen, Haneen Khreis
Hamburg and Oslo recently announced their plans to become (partly)
private car free. This is likely to reduce greenhouse gases, air
pollution, noise, and temperature. This can provide opportunities to
increase green space and social interactions. This is likely to lead
to higher levels of active transport and physical activity. All of
which are likely to improve public health.
Environment International 94, September 2016, 251–262 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412016302161)
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4) Exposures to Particulate Matter from the Eruptions of the Puyehue
Volcano and Birth Outcomes in Montevideo, Uruguay
Ana Ines Balsa, Marcelo Caffera, Juanita Bloomfield
Taking advantage of a natural experiment, we found evidence that
exposure to high levels of PM10 during the third trimester of
pregnancy may have increased preterm births among women in Montevideo,
Uruguay.
Environ Health Perspect; DOI:10.1289/EHP235 - read article
(http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/EHP235/)
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5) Association between ambient air pollution and proliferation of
umbilical cord blood cells
L. Novack, M. Yitshak-Sade, D. Landau, I. Kloog, B. Sarov, I. Karakis
Ambient air pollutants were suggested to have an impact on cell
proliferation (CP) of umbilical cord blood. Ozone (O3) and carbon
monoxide (CO) levels days before delivery were associated with lower
CP. Particulate matter day before delivery was associated with
increased CP levels; CP levels decreased for pollutants' levels more
distant in time. Change in directions of an association is likely to
be related to different underlying pathophysiological mechanism of
pollutants' effect on humans' body.
Environmental Research 151, November 2016, 783–788 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116305898)
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6) Urinary t,t-muconic acid as a proxy-biomarker of car exhaust and
neurobehavioral performance in 15-year olds
Michal Kicinski, Nelly D. Saenen, Mineke K. Viaene, Elly Den Hond,
Greet Schoeters, Michelle Plusquin, Vera Nelen, Liesbeth Bruckers,
Isabelle Sioen, Ilse Loots, Willy Baeyens, Harry A. Roels, Tim S. Nawrot
Urinary trans, trans-muconic acid (t,t-MA-U) as proxy-biomarker of
traffic exposure. We explored effect-sizes between t,t-MA-U and
neurobehavioral tests in adolescents. t,t-MA-U was associated with
significant attention and short-term memory deficits. Neurobehavioral
test effect-sizes amount to 40% of parental education effect-size.
Environmental Research 151, November 2016, 521–527 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116302705)
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7) Air pollution, ethnicity and telomere length in east London
schoolchildren: An observational study
Robert T. Walton, Ian S. Mudway, Isobel Dundas, Nadine Marlin, Lee C.
Koh, Layla Aitlhadj, Tom Vulliamy, Jeenath B. Jamaludin, Helen E.
Wood, Ben M. Barratt, Sean Beevers, David Dajnak, Aziz Sheikh, Frank
J. Kelly, Chris J. Griffiths, Jonathan Grigg
This is the first study on air pollution and telomere length in
children. Genetic ancestry is a major determinant of telomere length
in children. Continuous exposure to pollution is associated with
telomere elongation. Future research should investigate longitudinal
effects on telomeres.
Environment International 96, November 2016, 41–47 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412016303191)
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8) Mortality burden of ambient fine particulate air pollution in six
Chinese cities: Results from the Pearl River Delta study
Hualiang Lin, Tao Liu, Jianpeng Xiao, Weilin Zeng, Xing Li, Lingchuan
Guo, Yonghui Zhang, Yanjun Xu, Jun Tao, Hong Xian, Kevin M. Syberg,
Zhengmin (Min) Qian, Wenjun Ma
We observed a significant association between PM2.5 and mortality. A
10 μg/m3 increase in PM2.5 corresponded to 1.76% all cause mortality
increase. About 3.79% of all-cause mortalities were attributable to
PM2.5.
Environment International 96, November 2016, 91–97 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412016303683)
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9) Particulate Air Pollution, Exceptional Aging, and Rates of
Centenarians: A Nationwide Analysis of the United States, 1980–2010
Andrea A. Baccarelli, Nick Hales, Richard T. Burnett, Michael Jerrett,
Carter Mix, Douglas W. Dockery, C. Arden Pope III
Communities with the most exceptional aging have low ambient air
pollution and low rates of smoking, poverty, and obesity. Improvements
in these determinants may contribute to increasing exceptional aging.
Environ Health Perspect; DOI:10.1289/EHP197 - read article
(http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/EHP197/)
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10) Environmental risk factors for dementia: a systematic review
Lewis O. J. Killin, John M. Starr, Ivy J. Shiue, Tom C. Russ
There is at least moderate evidence consistently supporting air
pollution, aluminium, silicon, selenium, pesticides, vitamin D, and
electromagnetic fields as putative environmental risk factors for
dementia. More and better research is needed and we suggest that this
shortlist should form the initial focus of attention.
BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:175 - read article
(https://bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12877-016-0342-y)
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11) Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) association with peripheral artery
disease admissions in northeastern United States
Itai Kloog
The study supports the hypothesis that acute and chronic exposure to
PM2.5 can increase the risk of PAD.
Intern Journal of Environmental Health Research 26, 2016; 5-6 572-577
- read abstract
(http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09603123.2016.1217315)
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12) Particulate Matter and Subclinical Atherosclerosis: Associations
between Different Particle Sizes and Sources with Carotid Intima-Media
Thickness in the SAPALDIA Study
Inmaculada Aguilera, Julia Dratva, Seraina Caviezel, Luc Burdet, Eric
de Groot, Regina E. Ducret-Stich, Marloes Eeftens, Dirk Keidel, Reto
Meier, Laura Perez, Thomas Rothe, Emmanuel Schaffner, Arno
Schmit-Trucksäss, Ming-Yi Tsai, Christian Schindler, Nino Künzli,
Nicole Probst-Hensch
CIMT was associated with exposure to PM10, PM2.5, and UFP. The PM2.5
source-specific analysis showed a positive association for the
vehicular source but not for the crustal source. Although the effects
of PNC and LDSA were similar in magnitude, two-pollutant and
residual-based models suggested that LDSA may be a better marker for
the health relevance of UFP.
Environ Health Perspect; DOI:10.1289/EHP161 - read article
(http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/EHP161/)
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13) Exposure to Fine Particulate Air Pollution Is Associated with
Endothelial Injury and Systemic Inflammation
C A Pope, Aruni Bhatnagar, James McCracken, Wesley T Abplanalp, Daniel
J Conklin, Timothy E O'Toole
Episodic PM2.5 exposures are associated with increased endothelial
cell apoptosis, an anti-angiogenic plasma profile, and elevated levels
of circulating monocytes, and T, but not B, lymphocytes. These changes
could contribute to the pathogenic sequelae of atherogenesis and acute
coronary events.
Circulation Research 2016;CIRCRESAHA.116.309279 - read article
(http://circres.ahajournals.org/content/early/2016/10/19/CIRCRESAHA.116.309279)
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14) Does chronic exposure to high levels of nitrogen dioxide
exacerbate the short-term effects of airborne particles?
Annunziata Faustini, Massimo Stafoggia, Matteo Renzi, Giulia Cesaroni,
Ester Alessandrini, Marina Davoli, Francesco Forastiere
Long-term exposure to NO2 is not likely to induce susceptibility to
short-term PM10 exposure in the overall population. However, an effect
modification of NO2 is probable in the elderly and in those suffering
from arrhythmias and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Occup Environ Med 2016;73:772-778 - read abstract
(http://oem.bmj.com/content/73/11/772.abstract?etoc)
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15) Particulate Air Pollution and Fasting Blood Glucose in Nondiabetic
Individuals: Associations and Epigenetic Mediation in the Normative
Aging Study, 2000–2011
Cheng Peng, Marie-Abele C. Bind, Elena Colicino, Itai Kloog, Hyang-Min
Byun, Laura Cantone, Letizia Trevisi, Jia Zhong, Kasey Brennan,
Alexandra E. Dereix, Pantel S. Vokonas, Brent A. Coull, Joel D.
Schwartz, Andrea A. Baccarelli
Among nondiabetics, short- and medium-term PM2.5 were associated with
higher FBG. Mediation analysis indicated that part of this association
was mediated by ICAM-1 promoter methylation.
Environ Health Perspect; DOI:10.1289/EHP183 - read article
(http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/EHP183/)
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16) Does environmental exposure to the greenhouse gas, N2O, contribute
to etiological factors in neurodevelopmental disorders? A mini-review
of the evidence
Keith Fluegge
The current evidence and subsequent hypotheses suggest that a renewed
interest be taken in the toxicological assessment of environmental N2O
exposure using validated biomarkers and psychiatric endpoints. Given
the relevance of N2O as a greenhouse gas, societies may also wish to
engage in a more robust monitoring and reporting of N2O levels in the
environment for climactic benefit as well.
Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology 47, October 2016, 6–18 -
read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1382668916302149)
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17) Spatial variation in nitrogen dioxide concentrations and
cardiopulmonary hospital admissions
Marieke B.A. Dijkema, Robert T. van Strien, Saskia C. van der Zee,
Sanne F. Mallant, Paul Fischer, Gerard Hoek, Bert Brunekreef, Ulrike
Gehring
Long-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) was linked to hospital
admissions. Hospital admissions registry data for the West of the
Netherlands (4 Mio. inhabitants) were used. Risks of hospitalization
for asthma and COPD were higher in areas with higher levels of NO2.
Environmental Research 151, November 2016, 721–727 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116305679)
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18) Traffic-related air pollution increased the risk of Parkinson's
disease in Taiwan: A nationwide study
Pei-Chen Lee, Li-Ling Liu, Yu Sun, Yu-An Chen, Chih-Ching Liu,
Chung-Yi Li, Hwa-Lung Yu, Beate Ritz
Traffic-related pollutants NOx and CO increase the risk of PD. High
levels of coarse particles contribute to the increased risk of PD.
Traffic-related air pollution may adversely affect the aging brain.
Environment International 96, November 2016, 75–81 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412016303075)
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19) Ambient Air Pollution Exposures and Risk of Parkinson Disease
Rui Liu, Michael T. Young, Jiu-Chiuan Chen, Joel D. Kaufman, Honglei Chen
Overall, we found limited evidence for an association between
exposures to ambient PM10, PM2.5, or NO2 and PD risk. The suggestive
evidence that exposures to PM2.5 and PM10 may increase PD risk among
female never smokers warrants further investigation.
Environ Health Perspect; DOI:10.1289/EHP135 - read article
(http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/EHP135/)
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20) Gene-environment interactions linking air pollution and
inflammation in Parkinson's disease
Pei-Chen Lee, Ole Raaschou-Nielsen, Christina M. Lill, Lars Bertram,
Janet S. Sinsheimer, Johnni Hansen, Beate Ritz
Investigate the interactions between air pollution and variations in
inflammation related genes on PD. Suggestive evidence for interactions
between NO2 exposure and IL1B rs16944 on PD susceptibility. May
provide first insights on the mechanisms underlying the association of
air pollution with PD risk.
Environmental Research 151, November 2016, 713–720 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116305564)
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21) Panel studies of air pollution in patients with COPD: Systematic
review and meta-analysis
Lizan D. Bloemsma, Gerard Hoek, Lidwien A.M. Smit
Evidence from panel studies suggests acute effects of PM10 in COPD
patients. An increase in PM10 is associated with an acute decrease of
FEV1 in COPD patients. An increase in PM10 is associated with an acute
decrease of PEF in COPD patients. There is suggestive evidence of an
association between PM10 and symptoms.
Environmental Research 151, November 2016, 458–468 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116304182)
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22) Mortality and morbidity due to exposure to outdoor air pollution
in Mashhad metropolis, Iran. The AirQ model approach
Mohammad Miri, Zahra Derakhshan, Ahmad Allahabadi, Ehsan Ahmadi, Gea
Oliveri Conti, Margherita Ferrante, Hamideh Ebrahimi Aval
We assessed the air pollution impact on mortality in Mashad, Iran in
2014–2015. The methodology developed by the WHO was used for this
purpose. The effect of PM10, PM2.5, NO2, SO2 and O3 on human health
has been evaluated. PM2.5 had the most health effects on Mashhad
inhabitants.
Environmental Research 151, November 2016, 451–457 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116303267)
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23) Effects of Ambient Air Pollution Exposure on Olfaction: A Review
Gaurav S. Ajmani, Helen H. Suh, Jayant M. Pinto
Ambient air pollution may impact human olfactory function. Additional
studies are needed to examine air pollution–related olfactory impacts
on the general population using measured pollution exposures and to
link pollution exposure with olfactory dysfunction and related
pathology.
Environ Health Perspect; DOI:10.1289/EHP136 - read article
(http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/EHP136/)
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24) Fine particulate matter exposure and olfactory dysfunction among
urban-dwelling older US adults
Gaurav S. Ajmani, Helen H. Suh, Kristen E. Wroblewski, David W. Kern,
L. Philip Schumm, Martha K. McClintock, Jeff D. Yanosky, Jayant M. Pinto
We show for the first time that air pollution exposure is associated
with poor olfaction among urban-living, older US adults.
Environmental Research 151, November 2016, 797–803 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116305540)
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25) Using spatio-temporal modeling for exposure assessment in an
investigation of fine particulate air pollution and cardiovascular
mortality
Arvind Dabass, Evelyn O. Talbott, Richard A. Bilonick, Judith R.
Rager, Arvind Venkat, Gary M. Marsh, Chunzhe Duan, Tao Xue
A case-crossover study of PM2.5 and CVD mortality was conducted for
1999–2011. We used spatio-temporal modeling to better estimate the
exposure of air pollutants. Lag day 5 had increased risk for PM2.5 for
IHD and PVD mortality. PM2.5 had the largest impact on IHD among the
people who died at home. The association between PM2.5 and PVD was
strongest among men and in cold season.
Environmental Research 151, November 2016, 564–572 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116304492)
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26) Assessing the impact of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) on
respiratory-cardiovascular chronic diseases in the New York City
Metropolitan area using Hierarchical Bayesian Model estimates
Stephanie A. Weber, Tabassum Z. Insaf, Eric S. Hall, Thomas O. Talbot,
Amy K. Huff
Satellite AOD fused with monitor and model data using Bayesian
space-time model. Case-crossover analyses used to estimate impact of
variations in PM2.5 on health effects. High PM2.5 exposure associated
with increased risk of asthma, MI and heart failure. Satellite data
did not significantly increase model performance in the study region.
Environmental Research 151, November 2016, 399–409 - read article
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116302961)
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27) Twin problems of climate change and air pollution
Given that ambient air quality is recognised to be the second largest
challenge to public health (smoking still leads the pack), it would be
catastrophic if the wrong decisions were made again in trying to deal
with climate change. Recognising the importance of these issues and
the inextricable overlap between climate change and air quality, a
report from the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change considers how
integrated strategies could tackle both these challenges.
BMJ 2016; 355 - read editorial
(http://www.bmj.com/content/355/bmj.i5620?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign_name=201610302&utm_source=etoc_weekly)
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