[cleanairuk_news] Health Effects of Air Quality and Noise - update April 2017
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* Health Effects of Air Quality and Noise - update April 2017 *
By Barbara Rimmington, Researcher, East End Quality of Life Initiative
(Previous edition - March 2017:
http://cleanairuk.org/pipermail/news_cleanairuk.org/2017-April/000111.html)
(Index for previous issues:
http://www.cleanairuk.org/health-air-pollution.html)
*CONTENTS*
1) Can clean air make you happy? Examining the effect of nitrogen
dioxide (NO2) on life satisfaction
2) Greater nitrogen dioxide concentrations at child versus adult
breathing heights close to urban main road kerbside
3) Exposure of in-pram babies to airborne particles during morning
drop-in and afternoon pick-up of school children
4) Impact of air pollution and temperature on adverse birth outcomes:
Madrid, 2001-2009
5) Ambient temperature and air quality in relation to small for
gestational age and term low birthweight
6) Air Quality: A Briefing for Directors of Public Health
7) Allergic disease associations with regional and localized estimates
of air pollution
8) Spatial variation in nitrogen dioxide concentrations and
cardiopulmonary hospital admissions
9) Particulate air pollutants, APOE alleles and their contributions to
cognitive impairment in older women and to amyloidogenesis in
experimental models
10) Associations Between Genome-wide Gene Expression and Ambient
Nitrogen Oxides
11) Association between ambient particulate matter and disorders of
vestibular function
12) Short-term particulate matter exposure induces extracellular
vesicle release in overweight subjects
13) Diesel exhaust causes lung cancer: now what?
14) Estimation of quantitative levels of diesel exhaust exposure and
the health impact in the contemporary Australian mining industry
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1) Can clean air make you happy? Examining the effect of nitrogen
dioxide (NO2) on life satisfaction
Sarah J Knight and Peter Howley
Our results suggest a significant and negative association between
mean annual ambient NO2 and life satisfaction, and moreover that these
effects are substantive and comparable to that of many 'big hitting'
life events.
Environment Department, University of York, March 2017, 31pp - read
report
(https://www.york.ac.uk/media/economics/documents/hedg/workingpapers/1708.pdf)
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2) Greater nitrogen dioxide concentrations at child versus adult
breathing heights close to urban main road kerbside
Hannah S. Kenagy, Chun Lin, Hao Wu, Mathew R. Heal
These observations have potential public health implications for
differential NO2 exposures between children walking, or in buggies,
close to heavily trafficked urban roads compared with adults.
Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health September 2016, 9:6 589-595 - read
(https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11869-015-0370-3) article
(https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11869-015-0370-3)
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3) Exposure of in-pram babies to airborne particles during morning
drop-in and afternoon pick-up of school children
Prashant Kumar, Ioar Rivas, Lovish Sachdeva
PM2.5 and PM2.5-10 particles dominated morning and afternoon hours,
respectively. Traffic intersections (TIs) and bus stand emerged as
pollution hotspots. PNC were by ~65% higher at both TIs and bus stand
than at the rest of the route. Small differences in PM2.5
concentration between babies and adults were noted.
Environmental Pollution 224, May 2017, 407-420 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749116323120)
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4) Impact of air pollution and temperature on adverse birth outcomes:
Madrid, 2001-2009
Virginia Arroyo, Julio Díaz, Rocío Carmona, Cristina Ortiz, Cristina Linares
Exposure to pollutants during pregnancy has been related to adverse
birth outcomes. This study therefore sought to analyse the influence
of air pollution and noise levels on adverse births. This study sought
to identify gestational windows of susceptibility during pregnancy.
Special note should be taken of the effect of diurnal noise on LBW
across the entire pregnancy.
Environmental Pollution 218, November 2016, 1154-1161 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026974911631003X)
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5) Ambient temperature and air quality in relation to small for
gestational age and term low birthweight
Sandie Ha, Yeyi Zhu, Danping Liu, Seth Sherman, Pauline Mendola
Whole-pregnancy cold or hot temperature increased term low birthweight
(tLBW) risk. Cold exposures during trimesters 2 and 3 & hot during
trimester 3 increased tLBW risk. There was no association between
temperature and small for gestational age (SGA). Most associations
between air pollution and SGA or tLBW were null.
Environmental Research 155, May 2017, 394-400 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116307332?dgcid=raven_sd_via_email)
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6) Air Quality: A Briefing for Directors of Public Health
Directors of Public Health have a crucial role to play as leaders and
influencers, shaping how local approaches can help clean up air in
their area most effectively
Defra, 116 pages, March 2017 - read report
(http://www.local.gov.uk/documents/10180/8150261/6.3091_DEFRA_AirQualityGuide_9web.pdf/29ac4d01-1cb8-4856-8e2d-a097ffa57d7b)
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7) Allergic disease associations with regional and localized estimates
of air pollution
Amy A. Schultz, Jamie J. Schauer, Kristen MC. Malecki
Air pollution and allergic disease associations vary by exposure
source and outcome. Low level regional air pollution is marginally
associated with asthma and allergies. Proximity to roadways and
industrial sites are associated with asthma and allergies. Areas with
low level regional pollution should focus on reducing local emissions.
Environmental Research 155, May 2017, 77-85 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116309021?dgcid=raven_sd_via_email)
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8) 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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9) Particulate air pollutants, APOE alleles and their contributions to
cognitive impairment in older women and to amyloidogenesis in
experimental models
M Cacciottolo, X Wang, I Driscoll, N Woodward, A Saffari, J Reyes, M L
Serre, W Vizuete, C Sioutas, T E Morgan, M Gatz, H C Chui, S A
Shumaker, S M Resnick, M A Espeland, C E Finch, J C Chen
Exposure to particulate matter (PM) in the ambient air and its
interactions with APOE alleles may contribute to the acceleration of
brain aging and the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Neurodegenerative effects of particulate air pollutants were examined
in a US-wide cohort of older women from the Women's Health Initiative
Memory Study (WHIMS) and in experimental mouse models. Residing in
places with fine PM exceeding EPA standards increased the risks for
global cognitive decline and all-cause dementia respectively by 81 and
92%, with stronger adverse effects in APOE e4/4 carriers.
Translational Psychiatry (2017) 7, e1022; doi:10.1038/tp.2016.280 -
read article
(http://www.nature.com/tp/journal/v7/n1/full/tp2016280a.html)
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10) Associations Between Genome-wide Gene Expression and Ambient
Nitrogen Oxides
Mostafavi, Nahid; Vlaanderen, Jelle; Portengen, Lutzen; Chadeau-Hyam,
Marc; Modig, Lars; Palli, Domenico; Bergdahl, Ingvar A.; Brunekreef,
Bert; Vineis, Paolo; Hebels, Dennie G. A. J.; Kleinjans, Jos C. S.;
Krogh, Vittorio; Hoek, Gerard; Georgiadis, Panagiotis; Kyrtopoulos,
Soterios .; Vermeulen, Roel
This study provides evidence of subtle changes in gene expression
related to exposure to long-term NOx. On a global level, the observed
changes in the transcriptome may indicate similarities between air
pollution and tobacco induced changes in the transcriptome.
Epidemiology: May 2017 28:3 320-328
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11) Association between ambient particulate matter and disorders of
vestibular function
Changwoo Han, Youn-Hee Lim, Kweon Jung, Yun-Chul Hong
Evaluated associations between short term exposure to PM and diseases
of vestibular dysfunction. Meniere's disease hospital visits were
associated with acute PM exposure. The elderly were more susceptible
to PM than younger people in case of Meniere's disease.
Environmental Research 155, May 2017, 242-248 - read abstract
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116306272?dgcid=raven_sd_via_email)
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12) Short-term particulate matter exposure induces extracellular
vesicle release in overweight subjects
Matteo Bonzini, Laura Pergoli, Laura Cantone, Mirjam Hoxha, Andrea
Spinazzè, Luca Del Buono, Chiara Favero, Michele Carugno, Laura
Angelici, Lucia Broggi, Andrea Cattaneo
We investigated the association between EV release and personal
exposure to PM. Increased PM exposure was associated with increased
release of EVs. The maximum effect was found for endothelial EVs.
PM-induced EV alterations were more pronounced in overweight subjects.
Environmental Research 155, May 2017, 228-234 - read article
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116311562?dgcid=raven_sd_via_email)
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13) Diesel exhaust causes lung cancer: now what?
Debra T Silverman
After three decades of epidemiological research, diesel exhaust was
classified as a carcinogen in humans by the International Agency for
Research on Cancer (IARC) in 2012 based on evidence of its
carcinogenicity to the lung.
Occup Environ Med 2017;74:233-234 - read extract
(http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2016-104197)
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14) Estimation of quantitative levels of diesel exhaust exposure and
the health impact in the contemporary Australian mining industry
Susan Peters, Nicholas de Klerk, Alison Reid, Lin Fritschi, AW (Bill)
Musk, Roel Vermeulen
EC exposure levels in the contemporary Australian mining industry are
still substantial, particularly for underground workers. The estimated
excess numbers of lung cancer deaths associated with these exposures
support the need for implementation of stringent occupational exposure
limits for diesel exhaust.
Occup Environ Med 2017;74:282-289 - read abstract
(http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2016-103808)
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