Gesundheitliche Effekte der Feinstaubbelastung – aktueller wissenschaftlicher Kenntnisstand
Year: 2009
Type: review
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Air quality is not only important for respiratory health but it also influences the homeostasis of the whole human organism. In the past years numerous violations of European Union particulate matter thresholds have been recorded. METHODS: The present study is a selective literature analysis encompassing the epidemiology and pathophysiological effects of particulate matter. RESULTS: Epidemiological studies point to an association between chronic particulate matter exposure and mortality. The most prominent effects on the human body are present in subjects with cardiovascular or respiratory conditions. However, the effects of air pollutants need to be examined critically and the plausibility of thresholds should be evaluated in detail. DISCUSSION: The negative influences of chronic particulate matter exposure have been proven by a multitude of epidemiological and experimental studies. From the viewpoint of primary prevention, air quality plays a crucial role. This encompasses both the outdoor compartment with particulate matter and other pollutants and the indoor compartment with tobacco smoke.
Source: Pneumologie
Authors: D. Groneberg, P. Morfeld, T. Kraus, D. Köhler, N. Krug, H. Magnussen, D. Nowak, K. Rabe, G. Schultze-Werninghaus, H. Schulz, H. Teschler, C. Vogelmeier, U. Wagner, T. Welte, T. Voshaar, C. Witt
Institutions: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, University of Cologne, RWTH Aachen University, Fachkrankenhaus Kloster Grafschaft, Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, LungenClinic Grosshansdorf, Institut und Poliklinik für Arbeits-, Sozial- und Umweltmedizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Leiden University Medical Center, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum, Helmholtz Munich, Ruhrlandklinik, Essen University Hospital, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg, Löwenstein Medical (Germany), Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Bethanien Krankenhaus Moers
Language: German
Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2416216070