The effect of air pollutants on birth weight in medium-sized towns in the state of São Paulo

Santos, Veridiana de Paula; Medeiros, Andréa Paula Peneluppi de; Lima, Thaiza Agostini Córdoba de; Nascimento, Luiz Fernando Costa

doi:10.1590/s0103-05822014000400005

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“…Technological advances in modern society have significantly contributed to an increase in both the concentration and variety of pollutants released into the atmosphere. Abundance of these substances in the air can be harmful to the health, safety and well-being of living beings (Santos et al, 2014).…”

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“…Studies indicate a relationship between high concentrations of atmospheric pollutants and increases in vehicular traffic (Goel & Guttikunda, 2015;Jedynska et al, 2014). In this sense, analyses of atmospheric pollutant concentrations on roads with intense vehicular flow in large urban centers are important, since these motorways frequently present, in addition to vehicular circulation, intense movement of pedestrians who are susceptible to inhalation of harmful pollutants, even in concentrations below those established by legislation (Santos et al, 2014).…”

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Analysis of Strict Social Isolation (SSI-Lockdown) Measures Impacts on Atmospheric Pollutant Emissions and Health Risks on Roads with Intense Vehicle Flow in the City of Fortaleza-Ceara/Brazil

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Rabelo

et al. 2023

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In early 2020, governments of many countries adopted strict social isolation (SSI) measures to contain the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Disease (COVID-19). Thus, the present work aimed to evaluate the influence of those SSI measures on atmospheric pollutants emissions and their potential health risks in the city of Fortaleza - Ceará. To this end, static and dynamic analyses were carried out in order to investigate the levels of some atmospheric pollutants found in four main avenues during SSI and post-SSI periods. In addition, some health indicators were investigated by analyzing potential Particulate Matter (PM) deposition in the respiratory tract of populations exposed to those environments. Our results for both dynamic and static analyses show that all pollutant concentrations from those avenues displayed an increase between SSI and the post-SSI period. The total PM2.5 dose deposited in the respiratory tract and potential total PM10 respiratory deposition showed increases between the SSI and post-SSI periods. The inhaled-dose numbers also showed considerable increases for all avenues when comparing SSI and post-SSI periods. According to our results, SSI contributed to decreases in atmospheric pollutant emissions, in potential particulate matter respiratory tract deposition and, consequently, in the inhaled particulate matter dose.

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Analysis of Strict Social Isolation (SSI-Lockdown) Measures Impacts on Atmospheric Pollutant Emissions and Health Risks on Roads with Intense Vehicle Flow in the City of Fortaleza-Ceara/Brazil

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Rabelo

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“…The present study was carried out in Brazil, the largest country in South America, with a diverse urbanization level and weather conditions across cities, spanning from the tropical zone to the far end of South America. Most air pollution research conducted in Brazil has focused on assessing the daily-term effects of pollutants on mortality [15,16,17] and to a lesser extent in morbidity [18,19,20], but little is known about the health effects or air pollutants at an intermediate time term. There is a vast amount of information available so far regarding short-term and long-term exposure effects, however, the “harvesting” effect of air pollution on health effects, mainly in respiratory disease, have been described since 2000 but have been less frequently assessed in academic literature on air pollution and health effects [21].…”

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Monthly-Term Associations Between Air Pollutants and Respiratory Morbidity in South Brazil 2013–2016: A Multi-City, Time-Series Analysis

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Teixeira

Alves

et al. 2019

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Most air pollution research conducted in Brazil has focused on assessing the daily-term effects of pollutants, but little is known about the health effects of air pollutants at an intermediate time term. The objective of this study was to determine the monthly-term association between air pollution and respiratory morbidity in five cities in South Brazil. An ecological time-series study was performed using the municipality as the unit of observation in five cities in South Brazil (Gravataí, Triunfo, Esteio, Canoas, and Charqueadas) between 2013 and 2016. Data for hospital admissions was obtained from the records of the Hospital Information Service. Air pollution data, including PM10, SO2, CO, NO2, and O3 (µg/m3) were obtained from the environmental government agency in Rio Grande do Sul State. Panel multivariable Poisson regression models were adjusted for monthly counts of respiratory hospitalizations. An increase of 10 μg/m3 in the monthly average concentration of PM10 was associated with an increase of respiratory hospitalizations in all age groups, with the maximum effect on the population aged between 16 and 59 years (IRR: Incidence rate ratio 2.04 (95% CI: Confidence interval = 1.97–2.12)). For NO2 and SO2, stronger intermediate-term effects were found in children aged between 6 and 15 years, while for O3 higher effects were found in children under 1 year. This is the first multi-city study conducted in South Brazil to account for intermediate-term effects of air pollutants on respiratory health.

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Air pollution and DOHaD: The health of the next generation with emphasis on the Brazilian population

Nascimento Saldiva,

Santée,

Fajerstzjan

et al. 2023

Current Opinion in Toxicology

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The effect of air pollutants on birth weight in medium-sized towns in the state of São Paulo

Abstract: This study failed to identify a statistically significant association between the levels of air pollutants and birth weight, with the exception of exposure to SO within the last month of pregnancy.

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Analysis of Strict Social Isolation (SSI-Lockdown) Measures Impacts on Atmospheric Pollutant Emissions and Health Risks on Roads with Intense Vehicle Flow in the City of Fortaleza-Ceara/Brazil

Analysis of Strict Social Isolation (SSI-Lockdown) Measures Impacts on Atmospheric Pollutant Emissions and Health Risks on Roads with Intense Vehicle Flow in the City of Fortaleza-Ceara/Brazil

Monthly-Term Associations Between Air Pollutants and Respiratory Morbidity in South Brazil 2013–2016: A Multi-City, Time-Series Analysis

Air pollution and DOHaD: The health of the next generation with emphasis on the Brazilian population

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