Open AccessShort-term exposure to stone minerals used in asphalt affect lung function and promote pulmonary inflammation among healthy adults
Author(s) -
Therese Nitter Moazami,
Bjørn Hilt,
Kirsti Sørås,
Kristin Svendsen,
Hans Jørgen Dahlman,
Magne Refsnes,
Marit Låg,
Johan Øvrevik,
Rikke Bramming Jørgensen
Publication year - 2022
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.4023
Subject(s) - pulmonary function testing , medicine , tbars , diorite , lipid peroxidation , quartz , oxidative stress , metallurgy , materials science
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 pulmonary inflammation, and affect bronchial reactivity differently.