The Berlin-Brandenburg Air Study—A Methodological Study Paper of a Natural Experiment Investigating Health Effects Related to Changes in Airport-Related Exposures
Objectives: This paper presents the study design of the Berlin-Brandenburg Air study (BEAR-study). We measure air quality in Berlin and Brandenburg before and after the relocation of aircraft (AC) traffic from Tegel (TXL) airport to the new Berlin-Brandenburg airport (BER) and investigate the associ...
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| author | Vanessa Soppa Sarah Lucht Sarah Lucht Katherine Ogurtsova Anna Buschka Mónica López-Vicente Mónica López-Vicente Mónica López-Vicente Mónica López-Vicente Mònica Guxens Mònica Guxens Mònica Guxens Mònica Guxens Kay Weinhold Ulf Winkler Alfred Wiedensohler Andreas Held Sabine Lüchtrath Josef Cyrys Simonas Kecorius Petra Gastmeier Miriam Wiese-Posselt Barbara Hoffmann |
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| description | Objectives: This paper presents the study design of the Berlin-Brandenburg Air study (BEAR-study). We measure air quality in Berlin and Brandenburg before and after the relocation of aircraft (AC) traffic from Tegel (TXL) airport to the new Berlin-Brandenburg airport (BER) and investigate the association of AC-related ultrafine particles (UFP) with health outcomes in schoolchildren.Methods: The BEAR-study is a natural experiment examining schoolchildren attending schools near TXL and BER airports, and in control areas (CA) away from both airports and associated air corridors. Each child undergoes repeated school-based health-examinations. Total particle number concentration (PNC) and meteorological parameters are continuously monitored. Submicrometer particle number size distribution, equivalent black carbon, and gas-phase pollutants are collected from long-term air quality monitoring stations. Daily source-specific UFP concentrations are modeled. We will analyze short-term effects of UFP on respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurocognitive outcomes, as well as medium and long-term effects on lung growth and cognitive development.Results: We examined 1,070 children (as of 30 November 2022) from 16 schools in Berlin and Brandenburg.Conclusion: The BEAR study increases the understanding of how AC-related UFP affect children’s health. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5e287179d4104a00963ca923443b93312023-11-17T04:11:14ZengFrontiers Media S.A.International Journal of Public Health1661-85642023-11-016810.3389/ijph.2023.16060961606096The Berlin-Brandenburg Air Study—A Methodological Study Paper of a Natural Experiment Investigating Health Effects Related to Changes in Airport-Related ExposuresVanessa Soppa0Sarah Lucht1Sarah Lucht2Katherine Ogurtsova3Anna Buschka4Mónica López-Vicente5Mónica López-Vicente6Mónica López-Vicente7Mónica López-Vicente8Mònica Guxens9Mònica Guxens10Mònica Guxens11Mònica Guxens12Kay Weinhold13Ulf Winkler14Alfred Wiedensohler15Andreas Held16Sabine Lüchtrath17Josef Cyrys18Simonas Kecorius19Petra Gastmeier20Miriam Wiese-Posselt21Barbara Hoffmann22Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, GermanyInstitute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, GermanyCardinal Health Real-World Evidence and Insights, Dublin, OH, United StatesInstitute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, GermanyInstitute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, GermanyISGlobal, Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, SpainSpanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, NetherlandsISGlobal, Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, SpainSpanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, NetherlandsLeibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, GermanyLeibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, GermanyLeibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, GermanyEnvironmental Chemistry and Air Research, Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, GermanyEnvironmental Chemistry and Air Research, Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, GermanyInstitute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München—German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, GermanyInstitute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München—German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany0Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany0Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, GermanyInstitute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, GermanyObjectives: This paper presents the study design of the Berlin-Brandenburg Air study (BEAR-study). We measure air quality in Berlin and Brandenburg before and after the relocation of aircraft (AC) traffic from Tegel (TXL) airport to the new Berlin-Brandenburg airport (BER) and investigate the association of AC-related ultrafine particles (UFP) with health outcomes in schoolchildren.Methods: The BEAR-study is a natural experiment examining schoolchildren attending schools near TXL and BER airports, and in control areas (CA) away from both airports and associated air corridors. Each child undergoes repeated school-based health-examinations. Total particle number concentration (PNC) and meteorological parameters are continuously monitored. Submicrometer particle number size distribution, equivalent black carbon, and gas-phase pollutants are collected from long-term air quality monitoring stations. Daily source-specific UFP concentrations are modeled. We will analyze short-term effects of UFP on respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurocognitive outcomes, as well as medium and long-term effects on lung growth and cognitive development.Results: We examined 1,070 children (as of 30 November 2022) from 16 schools in Berlin and Brandenburg.Conclusion: The BEAR study increases the understanding of how AC-related UFP affect children’s health.https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2023.1606096/fullair pollutionchildren’s environmental healthexposure assessmentmethodological studyparticulate matter |
| spellingShingle | Vanessa Soppa Sarah Lucht Sarah Lucht Katherine Ogurtsova Anna Buschka Mónica López-Vicente Mónica López-Vicente Mónica López-Vicente Mónica López-Vicente Mònica Guxens Mònica Guxens Mònica Guxens Mònica Guxens Kay Weinhold Ulf Winkler Alfred Wiedensohler Andreas Held Sabine Lüchtrath Josef Cyrys Simonas Kecorius Petra Gastmeier Miriam Wiese-Posselt Barbara Hoffmann The Berlin-Brandenburg Air Study—A Methodological Study Paper of a Natural Experiment Investigating Health Effects Related to Changes in Airport-Related Exposures International Journal of Public Health air pollution children’s environmental health exposure assessment methodological study particulate matter |
| title | The Berlin-Brandenburg Air Study—A Methodological Study Paper of a Natural Experiment Investigating Health Effects Related to Changes in Airport-Related Exposures |
| title_full | The Berlin-Brandenburg Air Study—A Methodological Study Paper of a Natural Experiment Investigating Health Effects Related to Changes in Airport-Related Exposures |
| title_fullStr | The Berlin-Brandenburg Air Study—A Methodological Study Paper of a Natural Experiment Investigating Health Effects Related to Changes in Airport-Related Exposures |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Berlin-Brandenburg Air Study—A Methodological Study Paper of a Natural Experiment Investigating Health Effects Related to Changes in Airport-Related Exposures |
| title_short | The Berlin-Brandenburg Air Study—A Methodological Study Paper of a Natural Experiment Investigating Health Effects Related to Changes in Airport-Related Exposures |
| title_sort | berlin brandenburg air study a methodological study paper of a natural experiment investigating health effects related to changes in airport related exposures |
| topic | air pollution children’s environmental health exposure assessment methodological study particulate matter |
| url | https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2023.1606096/full |
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