Effects of short-term exposure to particulate matter air pollution on cognitive performance

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 8237
• Main Authors: Shehab, M. A., Pope, F. D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 03.06.2019; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 692/1807/1693; 704/172/4081; Adult; Air pollution; Air Pollution - analysis; Burning; Cognition - physiology; Cognitive ability; Commuting; Experimental design; Experiments; Exposure; Female; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Male; Mental Status and Dementia Tests; Middle Aged; multidisciplinary; Particle Size; Particulate matter; Particulate Matter - adverse effects; Pollution levels; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Statistical analysis; Stroop Test; Time Factors; Young Adult

This paper assesses the effect of short-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution on human cognitive performance via a double cross over experimental design. Two distinct experiments were performed, both of which exposed subjects to low and high concentrations of PM. Firstly, subjects c...