ArticleJournal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England)2018
Occupational exposure to ultrafine particles in police officers: no evidence for adverse respiratory effects.
Article in Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Long-term indoor gunshot exposure of special police forces induces bronchitic reactions and elevated blood lead levels-The Berlin shooting range study.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2023Article
- A new exposure metric for the cumulative effect of short-term exposure peaks of traffic-related ultrafine particles.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2022Article
- Indoor Air Pollution in Cars: An Update on Novel Insights.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Review
- Long-Term Exposure to Ultrafine Particles and Incidence of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease in a Prospective Study of a Dutch Cohort.Environmental health perspectives · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundInhalation exposure to fine and ultrafine particles (UFPs) has been associated with respiratory diseases. However, little is known on the quality, threshold levels and concentration of these particles causing adverse health effects.
methodsThe impact of occupational exposure to submicrometer and UFPs was assessed in 30 healthy police shooting instructors by clinical investigation, self-assessment questionnaire, sputum and spirometry and compared to a control group. General laboratory chemistry parameters, circulating cytokines (interleukin [IL]-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-8, interferon-gamma [IFN-γ]), and granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in serum were measured. UFP exposure was recorded by Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer.
resultsConcentrations of submicrometer sized airborne particles (< 700 nm) measured between 3.34 × 10
conclusionsNo consistent indications for adverse respiratory or inflammatory effects directly following exposure and 24 h after exposure to high levels of UFPs in our study group were detected. However we showed the assessment of short-term exposure effects at a genuine occupational setting, which might is relevant when a risk assessment of high level occupational exposures to UFPs is considered.
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