Cigarette-related cadmium and environmental pollution exposure are reflected in airway ultrafine particle content.
Einat Fireman-KleinYochai AdirElizabeth FiremanAharon KesselPublished in: ERJ open research (2020)
Low UFP concentration in EBC is an indicator of high-level PM exposure. High cadmium levels in EBC among smokers and the association between cadmium and UFP content in EBC among COPD patients indicate cadmium lung toxicity.
Keyphrases
- heavy metals
- particulate matter
- end stage renal disease
- risk assessment
- health risk assessment
- ejection fraction
- smoking cessation
- newly diagnosed
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- chronic kidney disease
- air pollution
- prognostic factors
- human health
- peritoneal dialysis
- lung function
- climate change
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons