Short-term air pollution exposure decreases lung function: a repeated measures study in healthy adults

Daily changes in ambient concentrations of particulate matter, nitrogen oxides and ozone are associated with increased cardiopulmonary morbidity and mortality, with the lungs and their function being a vulnerable target. To evaluate the association between daily changes in air pollution and lung fun...

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Published in:Environmental health 2017-06, Vol.16 (1), p.60-60, Article 60
Main Authors: Int Panis, Luc, Provost, Eline B, Cox, Bianca, Louwies, Tijs, Laeremans, Michelle, Standaert, Arnout, Dons, Evi, Holmstock, Luc, Nawrot, Tim, De Boever, Patrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adults
Aged
Air Pollutants - toxicity
Air pollution
Analysis
Belgium
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Cohort Studies
Emission measurements
Environmental aspects
Environmental Exposure
Environmental health
Female
FEV1
Fvc
Health aspects
Health risk assessment
Health surveillance
Humans
Lung - drug effects
Lung - physiology
Lungs
Male
Middle Aged
Morbidity
Mortality
Nitrogen
Nitrogen dioxide
Nitrogen Dioxide - toxicity
Nitrogen oxides
Outdoor air quality
Oxides
Ozone
Ozone - toxicity
Particulate emissions
Particulate matter
Particulate Matter - toxicity
Pef
Photochemicals
Pollution
Pollution control
Respiratory function
Respiratory Function Tests
Retrospective Studies
Spirometry
Within-subjects design
Young Adult
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Summary:Daily changes in ambient concentrations of particulate matter, nitrogen oxides and ozone are associated with increased cardiopulmonary morbidity and mortality, with the lungs and their function being a vulnerable target. To evaluate the association between daily changes in air pollution and lung function in healthy adults we obtained annual lung function measurements from a routine worker health surveillance program not designed for research purposes. Forced Vital Capacity (FVC), Forced Expiratory Volume in the first second (FEV1), FEV1/FVC and Peak Expiratory flow (PEF) from a cohort of 2449 employees were associated with daily measurements of PM , NO and ozone at a nearby monitoring station in the North of Belgium. Repeated measures were available for the period 2011-2015. The mean (SD) PM concentration on the day of the lung function test was 24.9 (15.5) μg/m . A 10 μg PM /m increase on the day of the clinical examination was associated with a 18.9 ml lower FVC (95% CI: -27.5 to -10.3, p 
ISSN:1476-069X
1476-069X
DOI:10.1186/s12940-017-0271-z