TY - JOUR T1 - No short-term respiratory effects among particle-exposed employees in the Stockholm subway JO - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health PY - 2011/3VL - 37 IS - 2 SP - 129 EP - 135 AU - Bigert, Carolina AU - Alderling, Magnus AU - Svartengren, Magnus AU - Plato, Nils AU - Gustavsson, Per M3 - doi: 10.5271/sjweh.3074 UR - https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3074 KW - air pollution KW - employee KW - lung function KW - occupational exposure KW - particle exposúre KW - particle-exposed employee KW - particulate matter KW - respiratory effect KW - short-term respiratory effect KW - subway KW - Sweden KW - underground N2 - '
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OBJECTIVE ': 'Exposure to traffic-related air pollution is associated with adverse respiratory effects, but it is not known whether the high exposure to particles prevailing in the subway system may affect the respiratory system. We investigated airway inflammation and lung function among particle-exposed subway employees.
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METHODS ': 'We studied 81 workers. All participants were non-smokers, aged 25–50 years. Three exposure groups were formed according to particulate matter (PM) levels obtained during an occupational hygienic investigation: 30 platform workers [average PM
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RESULTS ': 'There was no significant increase in FENO after work among platform workers, subway drivers or ticket sellers (the means of percentual individual change were -7%, +2% and -4% respectively). The averages of the ratios (exposed to unexposed time) of PEF and FEV
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CONCLUSIONS ': 'Our observations do not indicate any short-term respiratory effects of particle exposure in the subway among the employees, with respect to airway inflammation or lung function.
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