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Liu S, Tian H, Luo L, Bai X, Zhu C, Lin S, Zhao S, Zhang K, Hao J, Guo Z, Lv Y. Health impacts and spatiotemporal variations of fine particulate and its typical toxic constituents in five urban agglomerations of China. Sci Total Environ 2022; 806:151459. [PMID: 34742961 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
Abstract
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and its constituents pose great threatens to public health. The spatial-temporal characteristics of some key chemical constituents, such as sulfate, nitrate, and especially toxic trace elements in China has remained unclear, limiting further studies on evaluating the associated public health. Here, we conduct a two-yearlong (2012 and 2015) air quality simulation by coupling localized emission inventory for primary air pollutants and trace elements with a modified CMAQ model in a domain of China and five urban agglomerations. Associated health burdens of PM2.5 and various toxic trace elements are assessed applying exposure assessment models. The model successfully reproduces air pollution situations. Significant spatial-temporal variations of PM2.5 and chemical constituents are observed, with higher concentrations mainly occurred in North China Plain (NCP), Fenwei Plain (FWP) and Sichuan-Chongqing Basin (SCB). All chemical constituents in PM2.5 show higher concentrations in winter except for sulfate. From 2012 to 2015, the annual averaged PM2.5 concentration and its constituents decreased by 3% -20% nationally and regionally. Smaller reductions of nitrate make PM2.5 pollution become nitrate-dominated, especially in winter. Approximately 0.28 million deaths related to PM2.5 in China are avoided, while the population affected by the cancer risks of Cr (VI) and arsenic has slightly increased from 2012 to 2015. Our findings could provide critical insights on the mitigation of air pollution, as well as benefit for epidemiological studies on air pollutants related health effects.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shuhan Liu
- School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Center for Atmospheric Environmental Studies, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Center for Atmospheric Environmental Studies, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Center for Atmospheric Environmental Studies, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Center for Atmospheric Environmental Studies, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250353, China
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- School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Center for Atmospheric Environmental Studies, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Center for Atmospheric Environmental Studies, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences School of Public Health University at Albany, State University of New York One University Place Rensselaer, NY 12144, United States of America
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Center for Atmospheric Environmental Studies, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Center for Atmospheric Environmental Studies, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Siddika N, Rantala AK, Antikainen H, Balogun H, Amegah AK, Ryti NRI, Kukkonen J, Sofiev M, Jaakkola MS, Jaakkola JJK. Short-term prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution and risk of preterm birth - A population-based cohort study in Finland. Environ Res 2020; 184:109290. [PMID: 32126375 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Revised: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have provided evidence that prenatal exposure to low-level air pollution increases the risk of preterm birth (PTB), but the findings of the effects of short-term exposure have been inconclusive. Moreover, there is little knowledge on potential synergistic effects of different combinations of air pollutants. OBJECTIVES To assess independent and joint effects of prenatal exposure to air pollutants during the week prior to the delivery on the risk of PTB. METHODS The study population included 2568 members of the Espoo Cohort Study, living in the City of Espoo, Finland, born between 1984 and 1990. We assessed individual-level prenatal exposure to ambient air pollutants of interest based on maternal residential addresses, while taking into account their residential mobility. We used both regional-to-city-scale dispersion modelling and land-use regression-based method to estimates the pollutant concentrations. We contrasted the risk of PTB in the highest quartile (Q4) of exposure to the lower exposure quartiles (Q1-Q3) during the specific periods of pregnancy. We applied Poisson regression analysis to estimate the adjusted risk ratios (RRs) with their 95% confidence intervals (CI), adjusting for season of birth, maternal age, sex of the baby, family's socioeconomic status, maternal smoking, and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke during pregnancy, single parenthood, and exposure to other air pollutants (this in multi-pollutant models). RESULTS The risk of PTB was related to exposures to PM2.5, PM10 and NO2 during the week prior to the delivery with adjusted RRs of 1.67 (95%CI: 1.14, 2.46), 1.60 (95% CI: 1.09, 2.34) and 1.65 (95% CI: 1.14, 2.37), from three-pollutant models respectively. There were no significant joint effects for these different air pollutants (during the week prior to the delivery). CONCLUSION Our results provide evidence that exposure to fairly low-level air pollution may trigger PTB, but synergistic effects of different pollutants are not likely.
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- Nazeeba Siddika
- Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 5000, 90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 8000, 90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 5000, 90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 8000, 90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Geography Research Unit, P.O. Box 3000, 90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 5000, 90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 8000, 90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Public Health Research Group, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University Post Office, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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- Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 5000, 90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 8000, 90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101, Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101, Helsinki, Finland
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- Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 5000, 90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 8000, 90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 5000, 90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 8000, 90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
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Siddika N, Rantala AK, Antikainen H, Balogun H, Amegah AK, Ryti NRI, Kukkonen J, Sofiev M, Jaakkola MS, Jaakkola JJK. Synergistic effects of prenatal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) and ozone (O 3) on the risk of preterm birth: A population-based cohort study. Environ Res 2019; 176:108549. [PMID: 31252204 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.108549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Revised: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is some evidence that prenatal exposure to low-level air pollution increases the risk of preterm birth (PTB), but little is known about synergistic effects of different pollutants. OBJECTIVES We assessed the independent and joint effects of prenatal exposure to air pollution during the entire duration of pregnancy. METHODS The study population consisted of the 2568 members of the Espoo Cohort Study, born between 1984 and 1990, and living in the City of Espoo, Finland. We assessed individual-level prenatal exposure to ambient air pollutants of interest at all the residential addresses from conception to birth. The pollutant concentrations were estimated both by using regional-to-city-scale dispersion modelling and land-use regression-based method. We applied Poisson regression analysis to estimate the adjusted risk ratios (RRs) with their 95% confidence intervals (CI) by comparing the risk of PTB among babies with the highest quartile (Q4) of exposure during the entire duration of pregnancy with those with the lower exposure quartiles (Q1-Q3). We adjusted for season of birth, maternal age, sex of the baby, family's socioeconomic status, maternal smoking during pregnancy, maternal exposure to environmental tobacco smoke during pregnancy, single parenthood, and exposure to other air pollutants (only in multi-pollutant models) in the analysis. RESULTS In a multi-pollutant model estimating the effects of exposure during entire pregnancy, the adjusted RR was 1.37 (95% CI: 0.85, 2.23) for PM2.5 and 1.64 (95% CI: 1.15, 2.35) for O3. The joint effect of PM2.5 and O3 was substantially higher, an adjusted RR of 3.63 (95% CI: 2.16, 6.10), than what would have been expected from their independent effects (0.99 for PM2.5 and 1.34 for O3). The relative risk due to interaction (RERI) was 2.30 (95% CI: 0.95, 4.57). DISCUSSION Our results strengthen the evidence that exposure to fairly low-level air pollution during pregnancy increases the risk of PTB. We provide novel observations indicating that individual air pollutants such as PM2.5 and O3 may act synergistically potentiating each other's adverse effects.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nazeeba Siddika
- Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 5000, FI-90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 8000, FI-90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 5000, FI-90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 8000, FI-90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Geography Research Unit, P.O. Box 3000, 90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 5000, FI-90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 8000, FI-90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Public Health Research Group, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University Post Office, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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- Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 5000, FI-90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 8000, FI-90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, FI-00101, Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, FI-00101, Helsinki, Finland
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- Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 5000, FI-90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 8000, FI-90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 5000, FI-90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 8000, FI-90014, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
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Liang RM, Yin P, Wang LJ, Li YC, Liu JM, Liu YN, You JL, Qi JL, Zhou MG. [Acute effect of fine particulate matters on daily cardiovascular disease mortality in seven cities of China]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2017; 38:283-289. [PMID: 28329926 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2017.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore the effect of fine particulate matters with an aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 μm (PM(2.5)) on daily cardiovascular disease mortality in seven cities of China. Methods: Daily average concentrations of PM(2.5), cardiovascular disease mortality data and environmental data were collected from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2015 in seven cities of China, including Shijiazhuang, Haerbin, Shanghai, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Chengdu and Xi' an. We linked generalized additive model with Quasi-Poisson distribution to evaluate the association between daily concentrations of PM(2.5) and cardiovascular disease mortality at single-city level and multi-city level, after adjusting for the long-term and seasonal trend, as well as meteorological factors and the effect of " days of week" . Results: The single-pollutant model indicated that there were marked differences in association strength in these cities, among which the effect in Guangzhou was strongest. At multi-city level, a 10 μg/m(3) increase of PM(2.5) was associated with an increase of 0.315% (95%CI: 0.133%-0.497%) of daily cardiovascular disease mortality. From lag0 to lag2, the effect of PM(2.5) on cardiovascular disease mortality decreased, while it was strongest on lag01. In the two-pollutant model, the estimated effect decreased in all the cities with the adjustments of SO(2) or NO(2). The insignificant combined results suggested that PM(2.5) might have combined effect with other pollutants. Each 10 μg/m(3) increase of PM(2.5) was associated with increases of 0.371% (95%CI: 0.141%-0.600%) and 0.199% (95% CI: 0.077%-0.321%) of cardiovascular disease mortality in males and females, respectively. The effect of PM(2.5) on cardiovascular disease mortality increased with age and decreased with educational level, although the differences between different subgroups were insignificant. The dose-response relationship between PM(2.5) and cardiovascular disease mortality was non-linear and non-threshold, with a steeper curve at lower concentrations. Conclusion: The increases of PM(2.5) concentration can result in the increase of daily cardiovascular mortality.
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- R M Liang
- Division of Vital Statistics and Death Surveillance, National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- Division of Vital Statistics and Death Surveillance, National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- Division of Vital Statistics and Death Surveillance, National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- Division of Integrated Prevention and Evaluation, National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- Division of Vital Statistics and Death Surveillance, National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- Division of Vital Statistics and Death Surveillance, National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- Division of Vital Statistics and Death Surveillance, National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- Division of Vital Statistics and Death Surveillance, National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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Dunea D, Iordache S, Liu HY, Bøhler T, Pohoata A, Radulescu C. Quantifying the impact of PM2.5 and associated heavy metals on respiratory health of children near metallurgical facilities. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2016; 23:15395-406. [PMID: 27115705 PMCID: PMC4956698 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6734-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The aim of this study was to link the concentrations of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter below 2.5 μm (PM2.5) and associated heavy metals with occurrence of wheezing and hospitalizations due to wheezing in 111 children who live near metallurgical plants in Targoviste City, Romania. A group of 72 children with high levels of immunoglobulin E (IgE) and eosinophils, as well as frequent wheezing episodes, was geolocated on digital thematic maps. Monitoring campaigns and medical assessments were performed over two consecutive years (2013-2014). The multiannual average concentrations of PM2.5 ranged from 4.6 to 22.5 μg m(-3), up to a maximum value of 102 μg m(-3). Significant correlations (p < 0.01) were observed between the locations of the children with respiratory issues and the PM2.5 multiannual average (r = 0.985) and PM2.5 maximum (r = 0.813). Fe, Ni, Cd, and Cr were the main marker elements of the emissions from steel production and metal-working facilities in the Targoviste area. The results support the hypothesis that increased PM2.5 levels directly influence wheezing symptom and asthma attacks in the analyzed group. IgE, eosinophils, and wheezing episodes may be considered key indicators with which to evaluate the adverse effects of PM2.5 air pollution on children's health.
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- Daniel Dunea
- Valahia University of Targoviste, Aleea Sinaia no. 13, RO-130004, Targoviste, Romania.
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- Valahia University of Targoviste, Aleea Sinaia no. 13, RO-130004, Targoviste, Romania
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- Norwegian Institute for Air Research - NILU, Instituttveien 18, PO Box 100, NO-2027, Kjeller, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Air Research - NILU, Instituttveien 18, PO Box 100, NO-2027, Kjeller, Norway
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- Valahia University of Targoviste, Aleea Sinaia no. 13, RO-130004, Targoviste, Romania
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- Valahia University of Targoviste, Aleea Sinaia no. 13, RO-130004, Targoviste, Romania
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Ke Y, Huang L, Xia J, Xu X, Liu H, Li YR. Comparative study of oxidative stress biomarkers in urine of cooks exposed to three types of cooking-related particles. Toxicol Lett 2016; 255:36-42. [PMID: 27208482 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2016.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Revised: 05/13/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate how exposure to deep-frying oils, repeated frying oil (RFO) and restaurant waste oil (RWO) affects emission of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and oxidative stress in male restaurant workers. METHODS The study participants included 236 male restaurant workers in 12 restaurants in Shenzhen. Airborne particulate PAHs were measured over 12h on each of two consecutive work days. Urinary 1-hydroxypyrene (1-OHP) measurements were used to indicate cooking oil fumes (COF) exposure, and urinary malondialdehyde (MDA) and 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) were adopted as oxidative stress markers. RESULTS The production and emission rates of ultrafine particles (UFPs) and PM2.5 were higher in the exposed groups than in the control group. The concentrations of summed PAHs were in the order of RFO-frying group>RWO-frying group>deep-frying group>unexposed control group. Urinary 1-OHP was found to be a significant predictor of elevated urinary MDA and 8-OHdG concentrations (all, P<0.05). UFPs were a significant predictor of elevated urinary 8-OHdG for restaurant workers (P<0.05). The RFO- and RWO-frying groups had higher mean urinary concentrations of 1-OHP, MDA and 8-OHdG than the control group (P<0.05). RFO exposure was found to be a significant risk factor for elevated urinary 8-OHdG and RWO exposure was found to be a significant risk factor for elevated urinary MDA (both, P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Concentrations of urinary 1-OHP, MDA and 8-OHdG reflect occupational exposure to PAHs from COFs and oxidative stress in restaurants workers. Exposure to RFO may cause increased oxidative DNA damage, and exposure to RWO might cause increased lipid peroxidation.
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