ArticlePeerJ2021
Marathon race performance increases the amount of particulate matter deposited in the respiratory system of runners: an incentive for "
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- Running on Fumes: An Analysis of Fine Particulate Matter's Impact on Finish Times in Nine Major US Marathons, 2003-2019.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Physiology and Pathophysiology of Marathon Running: A narrative Review.Sports medicine - open · 2025Review
- Runnability: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Effects of Environmental Conditions on Athlete's Cardiovascular System.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Emerging concern on air pollution and health: Trade-off between air pollution exposure and physical activity.Eco-Environment & Health · 2024Article
- Health risks for children exercising in an air-polluted environment can be reduced by monitoring air quality with low-cost particle sensors.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Air Quality Sensors Systems as Tools to Support Guidance in Athletics Stadia for Elite and Recreational Athletes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Factors Influencing Running Performance During a Marathon: Breaking the 2-h Barrier.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- New Calibration System for Low-Cost Suspended Particulate Matter Sensors with Controlled Air Speed, Temperature and Humidity.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn the last decades, marathon running has become a popular form of physical activity among people around the world. It should be noticed that the main marathon races are performed in large cities, where air quality varies considerably. It is well established that breathing polluted air results in a number of harmful effects to the human body. However, there have been no studies to show the impact of marathon run performance on the amount of the deposition of varied fractions of airborne particulate matter (PM) in the respiratory tract of runners. This is why the present study sought to determine the impact of marathon run performance in the air of varying quality on the deposition of the PM
methodsThe PM
resultsWe have shown that breathing air containing 50 µg m
conclusionsWe conclude that a marathon run drastically increases the rate of deposition of the airborne PM in the respiratory tract of the runners, as a consequence of the huge V
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