Chronic Residential Exposure to Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Systemic Inflammatory Markers

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Authors

Barbara Hoffmann · University of Duisburg-Essen

Susanne Moebus · University of Duisburg-Essen

Nico Dragano · Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Andreas Stang · Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Stefan Möhlenkamp · West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen

Axel Schmermund · West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen

M. Memmesheimer

Abstract

Our study indicates that long-term residential exposure to high levels of PM(2.5) is associated with systemic inflammatory markers in men. This might provide a link between air pollution and coronary atherosclerosis.

Topics & Keywords

Air Quality and Health Impacts Climate Change and Health Impacts Energy and Environment Impacts

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable cities and communities

Publication Details

Published in: Environmental Health Perspectives

Volume 117, Issue 8, pp. 1302-1308

DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0800362

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