Air pollution exposure and lung function in highly exposed subjects in Beijing, China: a repeated-measure study

• Published in: Particle and fibre toxicology Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 51
• Main Authors: Baccarelli, Andrea A, Zheng, Yinan, Zhang, Xiao, Chang, Dou, Liu, Lei, Wolf, Katherine Rose, Zhang, Zhou, McCracken, John P, Díaz, Anaité, Bertazzi, Pier Alberto, Schwartz, Joel, Wang, Sheng, Kang, Choong-Min, Koutrakis, Petros, Hou, Lifang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 02.10.2014; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Adult; Air pollution; Air Pollution - adverse effects; Aluminum; Aluminum - administration & dosage; Aluminum - analysis; Aluminum - toxicity; Analysis; Calcium - administration & dosage; Calcium - analysis; Calcium - toxicity; China; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Environmental Illness - chemically induced; Environmental Illness - physiopathology; Female; Forced Expiratory Volume - drug effects; Health aspects; Humans; Inhalation Exposure - adverse effects; Lung - drug effects; Lung - physiopathology; Lung Diseases - chemically induced; Lung Diseases - physiopathology; Lungs; Male; Medical research; Occupational exposure; Occupations; Outdoor air quality; Particulate matter; Particulate Matter - administration & dosage; Particulate Matter - analysis; Particulate Matter - chemistry; Particulate Matter - toxicity; Pollution studies; Respiratory diseases; Respiratory function; Respiratory Mucosa - drug effects; Respiratory Mucosa - physiopathology; Silicon - administration & dosage; Silicon - analysis; Silicon - toxicity; Statistics as Topic; Sulfur; Titanium - administration & dosage; Titanium - analysis; Titanium - toxicity; Truck drivers; Urban Health; Vehicle Emissions - analysis; Vehicle Emissions - toxicity; Vital Capacity - drug effects; China; Beijing China; Chicago Illinois; United States > US; China, People's Rep., Beijing

Exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM) has been associated with reduced lung function. Elemental components of PM have been suggested to have critical roles in PM toxicity, but their contribution to respiratory effects remains under-investigated. We evaluated the effects of traffic-related PM(2...