Association between source-specific particulate matter air pollution and hs-CRP: local traffic and industrial emissions.

Frauke HennigKateryna FuksSusanne MoebusGudrun WeinmayrMichael MemmesheimerHermann JakobsMartina Bröcker-PreussDagmar FuhrerStefan MöhlenkampRaimund ErbelKarl-Heinz JöckelBarbara Hoffmannnull null

Published in: Environmental health perspectives (2014)

Long-term exposure to local traffic-specific PM (PM2.5, PM10) was more strongly associated with systemic inflammation than total PM. Associations of local industry-specific PM were slightly stronger but not significantly different from associations with total PM.

Keyphrases

air pollution
particulate matter
lung function
risk assessment
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cystic fibrosis
wastewater treatment
municipal solid waste