Long-term exposure to atmospheric metals assessed by mosses and mortality in France

Lequy, Émeline; Siemiatycki, Jack; Leblond, Sébastien; Meyer, Caroline; Zhivin, Sergey; Vienneau, Danielle; Hoogh, Kees de; Goldberg, Marcel; Zins, Marie; Jacquemin, Bénédicte

doi:10.1016/j.envint.2019.05.004

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“…Environmental biomonitoring might be able to track cumulative exposure over several years, and thus reflect the overall effects of environmental contamination. Consistent with other authors, our findings support the use of environmental biomonitoring as a tool to assess health effects of air pollution (Lequy et al, 2019). The exposure assessed by this approach can therefore be considered to have occurred before the observed health events.…”

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Exposure to multiple air pollutants and the incidence of coronary heart disease: A fine-scale geographic analysis

Occelli

Lanier

Cuny

et al. 2020

Science of The Total Environment

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Geographical variations in cardiovascular disease rates have been linked to individual air pollutants. Investigating the relation between cardiovascular disease and exposure to a complex mixture of air pollutants requires holistic approaches. We assessed the relationship between exposure to multiple air pollutants and the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) in a general population sample. We collected data in the Lille MONICA registry (2008-2011) on 3268 incident cases (age range: 35-74). Based on 20 indicators, we derived a composite environmental score (SEnv) for cumulative exposure to air pollution. Poisson regression models were used to analyse associations between CHD rates on one hand and SEnv and each single indicator on the other (considered in tertiles, where T3 is the most contaminated). We adjusted models for age, sex, area-level social deprivation, and neighbourhood spatial structure. The incidence of CHD was a spatially heterogeneous (p=0.006). There was a significant positive association between SEnv and CHD incidence (trend p=0.0151). The relative risks [95%CI] of CHD were 1.08 [0.98-1.18] and 1.16 [1.04-1.29] for the 2nd and 3rd tertile of SEnv exposure. In the single pollutant analysis, PM 10 , NO 2 , cadmium, copper, nickel, and palladium were significantly associated with CHD rates. Multiple air pollution was associated with an increased risk of CHD. Single pollutants reflecting road traffic pollution were the most strongly associated with CHD. Our present results are consistent with the literature data on the impact of road traffic on the CHD risk in urban areas.

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Section: Strengths and Limitationssupporting

confidence: 91%

Exposure to multiple air pollutants and the incidence of coronary heart disease: A fine-scale geographic analysis

Occelli

Lanier

Cuny

et al. 2020

Science of The Total Environment

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“…A further study, the California teachers study 31 found associations between PM 2.5 copper estimated in 2001–2007 and contemporaneous ischemic heart disease deaths (1085 events) and elevated but nonsignificant associations with PM 2.5 iron and other metals. A recent study, 32 which used mosses as a proxy for anthropogenic metals, found a significant association between natural-cause mortality and zinc (hazard ratio 1.11; CI 95% 1.04,1.19), as well as cadmium, vanadium, lead, and mercury. The latter two elements also showed significant positive associations with respiratory and cardiovascular mortality.…”

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A spatial joint analysis of metal constituents of ambient particulate matter and mortality in England

Lavigne

Sterrantino

Fecht

et al. 2020

Environmental Epidemiology

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“…PM10 emissions from coal mining sites are particularly noteworthy, accounting for over 42% of national PM10 emissions in the NPI database, but pollution from PM2.5, metals, and nitrogen oxides are also significant. These air pollutants have been well established by prior literature to contribute to premature population mortality and morbidity [32][33][34][35].…”

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Air Pollution Emissions 2008–2018 from Australian Coal Mining: Implications for Public and Occupational Health

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Islam

Dong

et al. 2020

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Occupational exposure limits for respirable coal dust are based on exposure during working hours, but coal miners may experience additional community-based exposures during nonworking hours. We analyzed Australia National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) data for the years 2008-2018 to estimate air pollutants (metals, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter ≤ 10 micrometers (PM10) and ≤2.5 micrometers (PM2.5)) originating from coal mines. PM10 levels from community-based air monitors in Queensland and New South Wales were also compared between mining and nonmining communities. Results indicated that tons of coal mined increased over the study period, and that levels of particulate matter, metals, and nitrogen oxides increased significantly over time as well. Coal mines accounted for 42.1% of national PM10 air emissions from NPI sites. PM2.5 from coal mines accounted for 19.5% of the national total, metals for 12.1%, and nitrogen oxides for 10.1%. Coal mining occurred in 57 different post codes; the 20 coal-mining post codes with the highest PM10 emissions were home to 160,037 people. Emissions of all studied pollutants were significantly higher from coal mining sites than from other types of NPI sites. Results from community-based air monitoring stations indicated significantly higher population PM10 exposure in coal mining communities than in nonmining communities. The health of the public at large is impacted by coal mining, but to the extent that miners also live near coal mining operations, their total exposure is underestimated by consideration of exposure only during working hours.

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Long-term exposure to atmospheric metals assessed by mosses and mortality in France

Cited by 20 publications

References 41 publications

Exposure to multiple air pollutants and the incidence of coronary heart disease: A fine-scale geographic analysis

Exposure to multiple air pollutants and the incidence of coronary heart disease: A fine-scale geographic analysis

A spatial joint analysis of metal constituents of ambient particulate matter and mortality in England

Air Pollution Emissions 2008–2018 from Australian Coal Mining: Implications for Public and Occupational Health

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