Open AccessNo short-term respiratory effects among particle-exposed employees in the Stockholm subway
Author(s) -
Carolina Bigert,
Magnus Alderling,
Magnus Svartengren,
Nils Plato,
Per Gustavsson
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3074
Subject(s) - exhaled nitric oxide , ticket , medicine , respiratory system , exhalation , ventilation (architecture) , lung function , spirometry , zoology , lung , asthma , anesthesia , physics , meteorology , biology , computer security , computer science
Exposure to traffic-related air pollution is associated with adverse respiratory effects, but it is not known whether the high exposure to particles prevailing in the subway system may affect the respiratory system. We investigated airway inflammation and lung function among particle-exposed subway employees.