scholarly journals Personal Exposure To Particulate Matter And Heart Rate Variability Among Informal Electronic Waste Workers At Agbogbloshie: A Longitudinal Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Afua A. Amoabeng Nti ◽  
Thomas G. Robins ◽  
John Arko Mensah ◽  
Duah Dwomoh ◽  
Lawrencia Kwarteng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Electronic Waste ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Repeated Measurements ◽  
Ambient Air Pollution ◽  
Continuous Exposure ◽  
Cardiac Autonomic Dysfunction ◽  
Increased Risk

Abstract Background: Informal electronic waste recycling activities are major contributors to ambient air pollution, yet studies assessing the effects or relationship between direct/continuous exposure of informal e-waste workers to particulate matter and cardiovascular function are rare. Methods: Repeated measurements of fractions of PM2.5, PM10-2.5, and PM10 in personal air of informal e-waste workers, (n=142) and a comparable group (n=65) were taken over a period of 20 months (March 2017 to November, 2018). Concurrently, 5-minute resting electrocardiogram was performed on each participant to assess resting heart rate variability indices. Linear mixed-effects models were used to assess the association between PM fractions and cardiac function.Results: SDNN, RMSSD, LF, HF and LH/HF ratio were all associated with PM. Significant associations were observed for PM2.5 and MEANNN (p = 0.039), PM10 and SDNN (p = 0.035) and PM 10-2.5 and LH/HF (p = 0.039). A 10µg/m3 increase in the concentrations of PM 2.5, PM10-2.5, and PM10 in personal air was associated with reduced HRV indices and increased resting HR. A 10µg/m3 per interquartile (IQR) increase in PM10-2.5 and PM10, decreased SDNN by 11% [(95% CI: -0.002- 0.000); (p = 0.187)] and 34% [(95% CI:-0.002-0.001); (p = 0.035)] respectively. However, PM2.5 increased SDNN by 34 % (95% CI: -1.32-0.64); (p = 0.493). Also, 10µg/m3 increase in PM2.5, PM10-2.5 and PM10 decreased RMSSD by 27% [(-1.34-0.79); (p = 0.620)], 11% [(-1.73, 0.95); (p = 0.846)] and 0.57% [(-1.56-0.46); (p = 0.255%)]. Conclusion: Informal e-waste workers are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease from cardiac autonomic dysfunction as seen in reduced HRV and increased heart rate.

scholarly journals Personal exposure to particulate matter and heart rate variability among informal electronic waste workers at Agbogbloshie: a longitudinal study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Afua A. Amoabeng Nti ◽  
Thomas G. Robins ◽  
John Arko Mensah ◽  
Duah Dwomoh ◽  
Lawrencia Kwarteng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Electronic Waste ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Repeated Measurements ◽  
Ambient Air Pollution ◽  
Continuous Exposure ◽  
Cardiac Autonomic Dysfunction ◽  
Increased Risk

Abstract Background Informal electronic waste recycling activities are major contributors to ambient air pollution, yet studies assessing the effects or relationship between direct/continuous exposure of informal e-waste workers to particulate matter and cardiovascular function are rare. Methods Repeated measurements of fractions of PM2.5, PM10–2.5, and PM10 in personal air of informal e-waste workers, (n = 142) and a comparable group (n = 65) were taken over a period of 20 months (March 2017 to November, 2018). Concurrently, 5-min resting electrocardiogram was performed on each participant to assess resting heart rate variability indices. Linear mixed-effects models were used to assess the association between PM fractions and cardiac function. Results SDNN, RMSSD, LF, HF and LH/HF ratio were all associated with PM. Significant associations were observed for PM2.5 and Mean NN (p = 0.039), PM10 and SDNN (p = 0.035) and PM 10–2.5 and LH/HF (p = 0.039). A 10 μg/m3 increase in the concentrations of PM 2.5, PM10–2.5, and PM10 in personal air was associated with reduced HRV indices and increased resting HR. A 10 μg/m3 per interquartile (IQR) increase in PM10–2.5 and PM10, decreased SDNN by 11% [(95% CI: − 0.002- 0.000); (p = 0.187)] and 34% [(95% CI: − 0.002-0.001); (p = 0.035)] respectively. However, PM2.5 increased SDNN by 34% (95% CI: − 1.32-0.64); (p = 0.493). Also, 10 μg/m3 increase in PM2.5, PM10–2.5 and PM10 decreased RMSSD by 27% [(− 1.34–0.79); (p = 0.620)], 11% [(− 1.73, 0.95); (p = 0.846)] and 0.57% [(− 1.56–0.46); (p = 0.255%)]. Conclusion Informal e-waste workers are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease from cardiac autonomic dysfunction as seen in reduced HRV and increased heart rate.

AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION AND HEART RATE VARIABILITY (HRV) IN TWO SENSITIVE POPULATIONS

Epidemiology ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. S29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Suh ◽  
Amanda Wheeler ◽  
Diane Gold ◽  
Joel Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Ambient Air Pollution

scholarly journals Association of Particulate Matter from Cooking Oil Fumes with Heart Rate Variability and Oxidative Stress

Antioxidants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1323
Author(s):  
Chang-Chuan Chan ◽  
Lian-Yu Lin ◽  
Ching-Huang Lai ◽  
Kai-Jen Chuang ◽  
Ming-Tsang Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Cooking Oil ◽  
Cooking Oil Fumes ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
And Oxidative Stress

Many studies have reported various cardiovascular autonomic responses to ambient particulate matter (PM) pollution, but few have reported such responses to occupational PM exposures. Even fewer have demonstrated a relationship between PM pollution and oxidative stress in humans. This panel study evaluates the association between occupational exposure to PM in cooking oil fumes (COFs), and changes in both heart rate variability (HRV) and oxidative stress responses in 54 male Chinese cooks. Linear mixed-effects regression models were adopted to estimate the strength of the association between PM and HRV. Participants’ pre- and post-workshift urine samples were analyzed for 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and malondialdehyde (MDA). Exposure to PM in COFs from 15 min to 2 h were associated with a decrease in HRV and an increase in heart rate among cooks. The urinary 8-OHdG levels of cooks were significantly elevated after workshift exposure to COFs. The levels of PM2.5, PM1.0, and particulate benzo(a)pyrene in COFs were all positively correlated with cross-workshift urinary 8-OHdG levels. Furthermore, the levels of benzo(a)pyrene in COFs were positively correlated with cross-workshift urinary MDA levels. The effects of COFs on HRV were independent of cross-workshift urinary 8-OHdG levels. Exposure to COFs leads to disturbed autonomic function and an increased risk of oxidative DNA injury among cooks in Chinese restaurants.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Ambient Air Pollution and Heart Rate Variability Differs for Individuals with Heart and Pulmonary Disease

2006 ◽  
Vol 114 (4) ◽  
pp. 560-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Wheeler ◽  
Antonella Zanobetti ◽  
Diane R. Gold ◽  
Joel Schwartz ◽  
Peter Stone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Ambient Air Pollution ◽  
The Relationship

Thrombogenicity and cardiovascular effects of ambient air pollution

Blood ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 118 (9) ◽  
pp. 2405-2412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimo Franchini ◽  
Pier Mannuccio Mannucci
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Air Pollutants ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Cardiovascular Effects ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Ambient Air Pollution ◽  
Cardiac Autonomic Dysfunction ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Hemostasis Factors

Abstract Exposure to air pollution is associated with adverse effects on health. In particular, a strong epidemiologic association is observed between acute and chronic exposures to particulate matter and the occurrence of cardiovascular events, coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease and venous thromboembolism, especially among older people and people with diabetes and previous cardiovascular conditions. Multiple mechanisms have been postulated to cause the increase in atherothrombotic and thromboembolic events, including the activation by particulate matter of inflammatory pathways and hemostasis factors, production of reactive oxygen species through the oxidative stress pathway, alterations in vascular tone, and decreased heart rate variability (a marker of cardiac autonomic dysfunction and a predictor of sudden cardiac death and arrhythmias). Current knowledge on the biologic mechanisms and the clinical effect of short- and long-term exposure to particulate air pollutants is discussed, emphasizing that life expectancy improved significantly in sites where air pollutants were controlled.

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