Functional, inflammatory and interstitial impairment due to artificial stone dust ultrafine particles exposure.
Noa OphirAmir Bar ShaiRafi KorensteinMordechai R KramerElizabeth FiremanPublished in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2019)
This is the first demonstration of an association between UFP-related decreased PFT results, worsening of CT findings and elevation of inflammatory cytokines, which may be attributed to high-dose inhalation of UFP of ASD at the workplace.
Keyphrases
- high dose
- autism spectrum disorder
- low dose
- computed tomography
- stem cell transplantation
- image quality
- particulate matter
- oxidative stress
- dual energy
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- contrast enhanced
- health risk assessment
- health risk
- human health
- intellectual disability
- magnetic resonance imaging
- positron emission tomography
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- heavy metals
- air pollution
- risk assessment
- climate change
- drinking water
- working memory