INTRODUCTION: Air quality is not only important for respiratory health but it also influences the homeostasis of the whole human organism. In the past years numerous violations of European Union particulate matter thresholds have been recorded. METHODS: The present study is a selective literature analysis encompassing the epidemiology and pathophysiological effects of particulate matter. RESULTS: Epidemiological studies point to an association between chronic particulate matter exposure and mortality. The most prominent effects on the human body are present in subjects with cardiovascular or respiratory conditions. However, the effects of air pollutants need to be examined critically and the plausibility of thresholds should be evaluated in detail. DISCUSSION: The negative influences of chronic particulate matter exposure have been proven by a multitude of epidemiological and experimental studies. From the viewpoint of primary prevention, air quality plays a crucial role. This encompasses both the outdoor compartment with particulate matter and other pollutants and the indoor compartment with tobacco smoke.
INTRODUCTION: Air quality is not only important for respiratory health but it also influences the homeostasis of the whole human organism. In the past years numerous violations of European Union particulate matter thresholds have been recorded. METHODS: The present study is a selective literature analysis encompassing the epidemiology and pathophysiological effects of particulate matter. RESULTS: Epidemiological studies point to an association between chronic particulate matter exposure and mortality. The most prominent effects on the human body are present in subjects with cardiovascular or respiratory conditions. However, the effects of air pollutants need to be examined critically and the plausibility of thresholds should be evaluated in detail. DISCUSSION: The negative influences of chronic particulate matter exposure have been proven by a multitude of epidemiological and experimental studies. From the viewpoint of primary prevention, air quality plays a crucial role. This encompasses both the outdoor compartment with particulate matter and other pollutants and the indoor compartment with tobacco smoke.
Authors: Daniel Mueller; Stefanie Uibel; Markus Braun; Doris Klingelhoefer; Masaya Takemura; David A Groneberg Journal: J Occup Med Toxicol Date: 2011-12-21 Impact factor: 2.646
Authors: David A Groneberg; Cristian Scutaru; Mathias Lauks; Masaya Takemura; Tanja C Fischer; Silvana Kölzow; Anke van Mark; Stefanie Uibel; Ulrich Wagner; Karin Vitzthum; Fabian Beck; Stefanie Mache; Carolin Kreiter; Bianca Kusma; Annika Friedebold; Hanna Zell; Alexander Gerber; Johanna Bock; Khaled Al-Mutawakl; Johannes Donat; Maria Victoria Geier; Carolin Pilzner; Pia Welker; Ricarda Joachim; Harald Bias; Michael Götting; Mohannad Sakr; Johann P Addicks; Julia-Annik Börger; Anna-Maria Jensen; Sonja Grajewski; Awfa Shami; Niko Neye; Stefan Kröger; Sarah Hoffmann; Lisa Kloss; Sebastian Mayer; Clemens Puk; Ulrich Henkel; Robert Rospino; Ute Schilling; Evelyn Krieger; Gesa Westphal; Andreas Meyer-Falcke; Hagen Hupperts; Andrés de Roux; Salome Tropp; Marco Weiland; Janette Mühlbach; Johannes Steinberg; Anne Szerwinski; Sepiede Falahkohan; Claudia Sudik; Anna Bircks; Oliver Noga; Nicolas Dickgreber; Q Thai Dinh; Heiko Golpon; Beatrix Kloft; Rafael Neill B Groneberg; Christian Witt; Sabine Wicker; Li Zhang; Jochen Springer; Birgitta Kütting; Ervin C Mingomataj; Axel Fischer; Norman Schöffel; Volker Unger; David Quarcoo Journal: J Occup Med Toxicol Date: 2010-04-09 Impact factor: 2.646
Authors: Stefanie Uibel; Cristian Scutaru; Daniel Mueller; Doris Klingelhoefer; Diana My Linh Hoang; Masaya Takemura; Axel Fischer; Michael F Spallek; Volker Unger; David Quarcoo; David A Groneberg Journal: J Occup Med Toxicol Date: 2012-10-02 Impact factor: 2.646