Decreased fertility in mice exposed to environmental air pollution in the city of Sao Paulo

Air pollution is a leading public health concern. In addition, poor populations have been reported as showing increased exposure to such pollution. The current study thus aimed to evaluate the socioeconomic status of the population exposed to vehicle-related air pollution in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. The study used data from the 2010 Census on head-of-household’s mean monthly income and the percentage of households connected to the sewage system. Exposure to air pollutants was estimated according to traffic density in the census tract plus a 200m surrounding buffer. The relationship between exposure and socioeconomic variables was analyzed by the Kruskal-Wallis test. Exposure increased with increasing socioeconomic status (p < 0.001). The population with the highest socioeconomic status lives in the most polluted areas of the city. However, place of residence alone is not capable of measuring exposure. The study suggests that future epidemiological studies include other indicators of vulnerability.

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INVESTIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AIR POLLUTION AND ITS CHANGE ASSESSMENT IN ŠIAULIAI

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management ◽

10.3846/16486897.2005.9636841 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 17-22

Author(s):

Leonas Paulauskas ◽

Robertas Klimas

Keyword(s):

Air Pollution ◽

Laboratory Investigation ◽

Total Concentration ◽

Pulmonary Diseases ◽

Mobile Laboratory ◽

Malignant Tumours ◽

City Environment ◽

Environmental Air ◽

The City ◽

Environmental Air Pollution

Air pollution is one of the main reasons of pulmonary diseases, malignant tumours, allergic and other chronic deceases. In 2003, with the help of a mobile laboratory, investigation on air pollution and its distribution in Šiauliai city environment was accomplished. Measurements were performed once a month in exploratory positions deployed at 1 km intervals one from another. Average onetime annual pollutant concentration was measured, estimating one square kilometer. Concentration of CO in Šiauliai surroundings varied from 0,5 mg/m3 to 5,8 mg/m3 or by 51 % of Šiauliai area varied from 0,8 mg/m3 to 1,4 mg/m3. Concentration of NO2varied from 0,005 mg/m3 to 0,84 mg/m3 or by 57 % of the city area it varied from 0,010 mg/m3 to 0,020 mg/m3. Concentration of NO varied from 0,003 mg/m3 to 0,495 mg/m3. Concentration of SO2 varied from 0,0015 mg/m3 to 0,012 mg/m3. Concentration of O3 varied from 0,022 mg/m3 to 0,134 mg/m3. The total concentration of hydrocarbons varied from 1,5 ppm to 3,5 ppm. The highest level of pollution was observed in the central part of the city.

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VARIATIONS OF VEF1 AND PEAK FLOW MEASUREMENTS ON ATOPIC AND NON-ATOPIC CHILDREN ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO URBAN AIR POLLUTION IN THE CITY OF SÄO PAULO, BRAZIL

Epidemiology ◽

10.1097/00001648-200509000-00129 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 16 (5) ◽

pp. S55

Author(s):

J EM Correia ◽

L Claudio ◽

A T Imazawa ◽

J Eluf-Neto

Keyword(s):

Air Pollution ◽

Peak Flow ◽

Urban Air Pollution ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Urban Air ◽

São Paulo ◽

Flow Measurements ◽

The City

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Effects of air pollution on blood pressure and heart rate variability: a panel study of vehicular traffic controllers in the city of São Paulo, Brazil

European Heart Journal ◽

10.1093/eurheartj/ehi035 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 193-200 ◽

Cited By ~ 82

Author(s):

Ubiratan de Paula Santos ◽

Alfésio Luís Ferreira Braga ◽

Dante Marcelo Artigas Giorgi ◽

Luiz Alberto Amador Pereira ◽

César Jose Grupi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Heart Rate ◽

Air Pollution ◽

Heart Rate Variability ◽

Panel Study ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Vehicular Traffic ◽

São Paulo ◽

The City

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Environment Quality: Impact From Traffic, Power Plant and Land Morphology, a Case Study of Prishtina

Environmental and Climate Technologies ◽

10.1515/rtuect-2017-0006 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 65-74 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Bujar Bajcinovci

Keyword(s):

Air Pollution ◽

Power Plants ◽

Urban Air Pollution ◽

Capital City ◽

Health Concern ◽

Pollution Level ◽

Environmental Air ◽

The Impact ◽

The City ◽

Environmental Air Pollution

Abstract Environmental air pollution is a global health concern, a complex phenomenon which is directly reflected on public health, economic and human development. Environmental air pollution has been drastically multiplied, followed by the beginning of the new Millennia in Prishtina, the capital city of the Kosovo. The new millennium began as a crucial activity for the city of Prishtina in terms of demographic, human geography, social and economic phenomena. The presented study aims to determine prevalent traffic and land morphology composition attributes, which have influenced and continue to have environmental impact in the city of Prishtina. According to the conceptual findings from the empirical observations, the heavy city traffic and the land morphology structure, determine the urban air pollution level. Prishtina is generally polluted due to its geomorphic position in relation to the power plants Kosovo A, and Kosova B. The impact of the above cited factors, is even bigger when the dominant winds prevail through valley, which encompasses the city. The findings from this paper propose the necessity of careful driven urban solutions.

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