Personal exposure to nitrogen dioxide in Switzerland. SAPALDIA team. Swiss Study on Air Pollution and Lung Diseases in Adults

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serval:BIB_93A4A2A312C0
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
Institution
Title
Personal exposure to nitrogen dioxide in Switzerland. SAPALDIA team. Swiss Study on Air Pollution and Lung Diseases in Adults
Journal
Science of the Total Environment
Author(s)
Monn  C., Brandli  O., Schindler  C., Ackermann-Liebrich  U., Leuenberger  P.
ISSN
0048-9697 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
05/1998
Volume
215
Number
3
Pages
243-51
Notes
Comparative Study
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't --- Old month value: May 4
Abstract
Home indoor and outdoor levels, and personal exposures to NO2 were determined for more than 500 subjects in a subpopulation of SAPALDIA by using passive samplers. The overall personal NO2 average was found to be 27 micrograms m-3, the overall indoor average 21 micrograms m-3 and the overall outdoor average 31 micrograms m-3. Personal NO2 levels ranged between the outdoor and indoor levels, with the exception of study areas with low NO2 concentrations. In the winter, the indoor/outdoor ratios were lower than in the summer. Outdoor NO2 levels were higher in winter. In some study areas, indoor NO2 levels were lower in the winter than in the summer due to reduced ventilation but this was not consistent. Personal NO2 concentrations were very similar during all seasons. Gas-cooking and smoking were important factors for elevated indoor and personal NO2 levels (contribution: 5 micrograms m-3, 2 micrograms m-3, respectively). Personal exposure to NO2 correlated best with the indoor NO2 concentrations.
Keywords
Adult Air Pollution, Indoor/*adverse effects/analysis *Environmental Exposure Environmental Monitoring Follow-Up Studies Fossil Fuels Humans Lung Diseases/chemically induced/epidemiology Nitrogen Dioxide/*adverse effects Occupational Exposure Oxidants, Photochemical/*adverse effects Regression Analysis Seasons Smoking Switzerland Ventilation
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