Long-term exposure to ambient source-specific particulate matter and its components and incidence of cardiovascular events - The Heinz Nixdorf Recall study.

CONCLUSION: Traffic-specific PM exhibited stronger effects than total and industry-specific PM on risk of stroke. Among components, NH4 and SO4 showed higher effects. No effect was observed for PM and CHD.
PMID: 32590280 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Environment International - June 22, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Rodins V, Lucht S, Ohlwein S, Hennig F, Soppa V, Erbel R, Jöckel KH, Weimar C, Hermann DM, Schramm S, Moebus S, Slomiany U, Hoffmann B Tags: Environ Int Source Type: research