Blood Pressure and Same-Day Exposure to Air Pollution at School: Associations with Nano-Sized to Coarse PM in Children

Conclusion: Children attending school on days with higher UFP concentrations (diameter smaller than 100 nm) had higher systolic blood pressure. The association was dependent on UFP size, and there was no association with the PM2.5 mass concentration.

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Citation: Pieters N, Koppen G, Van Poppel M, De Prins S, Cox B, Dons E, Nelen V, Int Panis L, Plusquin M, Schoeters G, Nawrot TS. Blood Pressure and Same-Day Exposure to Air Pollution at School: Associations with Nano-Sized to Coarse PM in Children. Environ Health Perspect; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1408121.
Received: 13 January 2014
Accepted: 5 March 2015
Advance Publication: 10 March 2015
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Source: EHP Research - March 10, 2015 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Sam Duvall Tags: Children's Health Source Type: research