Lung Function Growth in Children with Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollutants in Mexico City

Rojas, Rosalba; Pérez‐Padilla, Rogelio; Olaíz-Fernández, Gustavo; Mendoza-Alvarado, Laura R; Moreno-Macías, Hortensia; Fortoul, Teresa I.; McDonnell, William F.; Loomis, Dana; Romieu, Isabelle

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“…Similar findings for lung function growth have also been observed across 10 areas in Mexico City (Rojas-Martinez et al, 2007), where the levels of pollution were rather high (study area means for 1996-1999 of: NO 2 : 51-80 µg/m 3 ; PM 10 : 53-97 µg/m 3 ). The effect of an interquartile range NO 2 exposure was slightly larger than that of the effect of PM 10 in both boys and girls, with similar results being found in two-pollutant models.…”

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Medical Journal of Australia

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This document presents answers to 24 questions relevant to reviewing European policies on air pollution and to addressing health aspects of these policies. The answers were developed by a large group of scientists engaged in the WHO project "Review of evidence on health aspects of air pollution -REVIHAAP". The experts reviewed and discussed the newly accumulated scientific evidence on the adverse effects on health of air pollution, formulating science-based answers to the 24 questions. Extensive rationales for the answers, including the list of key references, are provided. The review concludes that a considerable amount of new scientific information on the adverse effects on health of particulate matter, ozone and nitrogen dioxide, observed at levels commonly present in Europe, has been published in recent years. This new evidence supports the scientific conclusions of the WHO air quality guidelines, last updated in 2005, and indicates that the effects in some cases occur at air pollution concentrations lower than those serving to establish these guidelines. It also provides scientific arguments for taking decisive actions to improve air quality and reduce the burden of disease associated with air pollution in Europe.This publication arises from the project REVIHAAP and has been co-funded by the European Union. Keywords AIR POLLUTANTS AIR POLLUTION -ADVERSE EFFECTS ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE GUIDELINES HEALTH POLICYAddress requests about publications of the WHO Regional Office for Europe to: Publications WHO Regional Office for Europe Scherfigsvej 8 DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark Alternatively, complete an online request form for documentation, health information, or for permission to quote or translate, on the Regional Office web site (http://www.euro.who.int/pubrequest). © World Health Organization 2013All rights reserved. The Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization welcomes requests for permission to reproduce or translate its publications, in part or in full.The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted lines on maps represent approximate borderlines for which there may not yet be full agreement.The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the World Health Organization in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. Errors and omissions excepted, the names of proprietary products are distinguished by initial capital letters.All reasonable precautions have been taken by the World Health Organization to verify the information contained in this publication. However, the published material is being distributed without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. ...

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Section: Long-term Effects On Lung Function Development In Childrensupporting

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“…Recent longitudinal studies have found that long-term exposure to ambient pollution is associated with reduced lung growth in children (8)(9)(10). These findings are supported by animal models, which have found that chronic exposure to particulate pollution impairs lung development (11,12).…”

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Lifetime Exposure to Ambient Pollution and Lung Function in Children

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Rationale: Few studies have examined associations between exposure to air pollution and childhood lung function after implementation of strict air quality regulations in the 1990s.Objectives: To assess traffic-related pollution exposure and childhood lung function.Methods: We geocoded addresses for 614 mother-child pairs enrolled during pregnancy in the Boston area 1999-2002 and followed them until a mid-childhood visit (median age, 7.7). We calculated the proximity of the home to the nearest major roadway. We estimated first year of life, lifetime, and prior-year exposure to particulate matter with a diameter smaller than 2.5 mm (PM 2.5 ) by a hybrid model using satellite-derived aerosol optical depth, and to black carbon (BC) by a land-use regression model. Measurements and Main Results:Residential proximity to roadway and prior-year and lifetime PM 2.5 and BC exposure were all associated with lower FVC. Associations with FEV 1 were also negative and proportionally similar. Pollution exposures were not associated with the FEV 1 /FVC ratio or bronchodilator response. Compared with distances greater than or equal to 400 m, living less than 100 m from a major roadway was associated with lower FVC (298.6 ml; 2176.3 to 221.0). Each 2 mg/m 3 increment in prior-year PM 2.5 was associated with lower FVC (221.8 ml; 243.9 to 0.2) and higher odds of FEV 1 less than 80% predicted (1.41; 1.03-1.93). Each 0.2 mg/m 3 increment in prior-year BC was associated with a 38.9 ml (270.4 to 27.3) lower FVC.Conclusions: Estimates of long-term exposure to ambient pollution, including proximity to major roadway, PM 2.5 , and BC (a traffic-related PM 2.5 constituent), were associated with lower lung function in this Boston-area cohort of children with relatively low pollution exposures.

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“…Long-term average concentrations of particles ,10 or ,2.5 mm have also been associated with decrements in lung function and lung function growth [2]. Exposure to particulate air pollution has been associated with lower lung function growth in children aged 10-18 years in southern California (USA) [4][5][6][7] and 8-year-old children living in Mexico City (Mexico) [8]. There is also evidence from cross-sectional studies that particulate matter air pollution is associated with lower lung function [2].…”

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Traffic-related air pollution is related to interrupter resistance in 4-year-old children

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Outdoor air pollution has been associated with decrements in lung function and growth of lung function in school-age children. Lung function effects have not been examined in preschoolers, with the exception of one study on minute ventilation in newborns. Our goal was to assess the relationship between long-and short-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and interrupter resistance in 4-year-old children.Lung function was measured using the interrupter resistance method in children participating in a Dutch birth cohort study. Long-term average air pollution concentrations of fine particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and soot at the residential address at birth were assessed using land-use regression models. Daily average air pollution concentrations on the day of clinical examination were obtained from the Dutch National Air Quality Monitoring Network.Significant associations were found between long-term average air pollution concentrations and interrupter resistance. Interrupter resistance increased by 0.04 kPa?s?L -1 (95% CI 0.01-0.07) per interquartile range increase (3.3 mg?m -3) in fine particle concentration. Short-term exposure was not associated with interrupter resistance.Long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution was associated with increased interrupter resistance in 4-year-old children, supporting previous birth cohort studies reporting effects of air pollution on subjectively reported respiratory symptoms in preschool children.

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Lung Function Growth in Children with Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollutants in Mexico City

Abstract: We conclude that long-term exposure to O(3), PM(10), and NO(2) is associated with a deficit in FVC and FEV(1) growth among schoolchildren living in Mexico City.

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A rapid assessment of the impact of hazard reduction burning around Sydney, May 2016

A rapid assessment of the impact of hazard reduction burning around Sydney, May 2016

Lifetime Exposure to Ambient Pollution and Lung Function in Children

Traffic-related air pollution is related to interrupter resistance in 4-year-old children

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