Association between exposure to airborne particulate matter less than 2.5 μm and human fecundity in China

• Published in: Environment international Vol. 146; p. 106231
• Main Authors: Li, Qin, Zheng, Danni, Wang, Yuanyuan, Li, Rong, Wu, Hongping, Xu, Suxin, Kang, Yuefan, Cao, Yunxia, Chen, Xiujuan, Zhu, Yimin, Xu, Shuguang, Chen, Zi-Jiang, Liu, Ping, Qiao, Jie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: Air Pollutants - adverse effects; Air Pollutants - analysis; Air Pollution - adverse effects; Air Pollution - analysis; China; confidence interval; environment; Environmental Exposure - adverse effects; Environmental Exposure - analysis; fecundity; Female; Humans; Infertility; lifestyle; Odds Ratio; Particulate matter; Particulate Matter - analysis; particulates; pollution; Pregnancy; regression analysis; risk; surveys; Time to pregnancy; China; Time to pregnancy; Particulate matter; Infertility

•Each increase of 10 μg/m3 in PM2.5 was associated with decreased fecundity by 11%.•It was also associated with an 20% increased likelihood of infertility.•The association might explain the increased infertility rates in polluted areas. Whether exposure to airborne particulate matter less than 2.5 μ...