Indoor and outdoor exposure to ultrafine, fine and microbiologically derived particulate matter related to cardiovascular and respiratory effects in a panel of elderly urban citizens

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 1667-1686

  Karottki, Dorina Gabriela ^a   Spilak, Michal ^b   Frederiksen, Marie ^b   Andersen, Zorana Jovanovic ^a   Madsen, Anne Mette ^c   Ketzel, Matthias ^d   Massling, Andreas ^d   Gunnarsen, Lars ^b   Møller, Peter ^a   Loft, Steffen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ambient air pollution; Bioaerosols; Indoor air pollution; Inflammation; Lung function; Microvascular function; PM2.5; Ultrafine particles

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CD31 ANTIGEN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CLARA CELL PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN; MONOCYTE ADHESION MOLECULE; SERINE PROTEINASE; SURFACTANT PROTEIN D; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ELDERLY POPULATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGUS; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG FUNCTION; OUTDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AEROSOL; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; TOXICITY; VERY ELDERLY;

FUNGI;

AEROSOLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BIOMARKERS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84926688903     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120201667     Document Type: Article

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