Assessment of the association of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, oxidative stress, and inflammation: A cross-sectional study in Augsburg, Germany

CONCLUSION: The results of this cross-sectional study suggest, at a population level, that exposure to PAHs is associated with oxidative stress even in a low exposure setting. Oxidative stress markers, but not PAHs, were associated with inflammation. Individual risk factors were important contributors to these processes and should be considered in future studies. Further longitudinal studies are necessary to investigate the causal chain of the associations.PMID:35777219 | DOI:10.1016/j.ijheh.2022.113993

Source: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental health - July 1, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Xiao Wu Xin Cao Jutta Lintelmann Annette Peters Wolfgang Koenig Ralf Zimmermann Alexandra Schneider Kathrin Wolf KORA-Study group Source Type: research