Short-term exposure to stone minerals used in asphalt affect lung function and promote pulmonary inflammation among healthy adults

Short-term exposure to stone minerals used in asphalt affect lung function and promote pulmonary inflammation among healthy adults

OBJECTIVE: Stone minerals are a partially ignored environmental challenge but a significant contributor to urban air pollution. We examined if short-term exposure to two stone minerals – quartz diorite and rhomb porphyry – commonly used in asphalt pavement would affect lung function, promote pulmona...

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Main Authors: Therese Nitter Moazami, Bjørn Hilt, Kirsti Sørås, Kristin V Hirsch Svendsen, Hans Jørgen Dahlman, Magne Refsnes, Marit Låg, Johan Øvrevik, Rikke Bramming Jørgensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH) 2022-07-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
Subjects:
exposure
lung function
pulmonary inflammation
asphalt
airway inflammation
particulate matter
stone mineral
urban air pollution
human exposure chamber
non-exhaust emission
rhomb porphyry
quartz diorite
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