Environmental Science & Technology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
58(20), С. 8675 - 8684
Опубликована: Май 10, 2024
Pregnant
women
are
physiologically
prone
to
glucose
intolerance,
while
the
puerperium
represents
a
critical
phase
for
recovery.
However,
how
air
pollution
disrupts
homeostasis
during
gestational
and
early
postpartum
periods
remains
unclear.
This
prospective
cohort
study
conducted
an
oral
tolerance
test
measured
insulin
levels
of
834
pregnant
in
Guangzhou,
with
follow-up
443
puerperae
at
6-8
weeks
postpartum.
Residential
PM
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
291, С. 117897 - 117897
Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025
Evidence
of
the
potential
causal
effect
PM2.5
and
its
constituents
on
all-cause
mortality
based
large
population
cohort
is
still
limited.
Based
a
scale
341,098
participants
in
southern
China,
we
developed
marginal
structure
Cox
model
inverse
probability
weighting,
an
established
inference
approach,
to
evaluate
associations
between
mortality,
taking
into
account
time-varying
covariates.
Additionally,
further
explored
modifying
effects
demographic
lifestyle
characteristics
these
associations.
For
each
IQR
increase
black
carbon
organic
matter,
risk
increased
by
51
%
(95
CI:
40-62
%)
52
40-58
%),
followed
ammonium,
nitrate
sulfate
(HR
=
1.32,
1.38
1.39,
respectively).
Individuals
<
65
years,
unmarried,
urban
medical
insured,
not
consuming
alcohol,
or
exercising
were
potentially
more
susceptible
adverse
for
most
(P
interaction
0.10).
The
HR
estimates
subgroups
ranged
from
1.51
2.10
carbon,
1.40-1.71
nitrate,
1.42-1.53
sulfate,
1.52-1.77
matter.
Various
sensitivity
analyses
verified
robustness
our
findings.
This
study
presented
compelling
evidence
links
mortality.
Heterogeneous
oxidation
of
SO2
by
NO2
on
aerosols
has
recently
been
found
to
be
one
the
major
formation
pathways
sulfate
in
polluted
troposphere,
but
chemical
mechanisms
and
kinetics
remain
uncertain.
By
combining
lab
experiments,
theoretical
chemistry
calculations,
field
measurements,
here
we
show
that
is
critically
dependent
anions
at
air-aerosol
aqueous
interface.
The
reaction
rate
with
HSO3-
(1.1
×
108-1.6
109
M-1
s-1)
more
than
four
orders
magnitude
larger
traditionally
held
value
for
bulk
phase
due
abundant
occurrence
chloride,
nitrate,
carboxylic
air-aqueous
interface,
which
remarkably
accelerates
during
China
haze
periods
enhancing
uptake
through
interfacial
electrostatic
attraction.
Atmospheric
models
not
accounting
this
aerosol
process
likely
produce
misrepresentations
tropospheric
under
conditions.
Environmental Science & Technology,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
57(35), С. 13025 - 13035
Опубликована: Авг. 22, 2023
Exposure
to
fine
particulate
matter
(PM
<
2.5
μm
in
diameter
[PM2.5])
may
accelerate
human
sperm
quality
decline,
although
research
on
this
association
is
limited.
Our
objective
was
investigate
the
relationship
between
exposure
chemical
constituents
of
PM2.5
air
pollution
and
decreased
further
explore
exposure-response
relationship.
We
conducted
a
multicenter
population-based
cohort
study
including
78,952
semen
samples
from
33,234
donors
at
6
provincial
banks
(covering
central,
northern,
southern,
eastern,
southwestern
parts
China)
2014
2020.
Daily
composition
estimated
using
deep
learning
model
integrating
density
ground-based
measure
network
1
km
resolution.
Linear
mixed
models
with
subject-
center-specific
intercepts
were
used
quantify
harmful
impacts
their
relationships.
Per
interquartile
range
(IQR)
increase
levels
during
spermatogenesis
significantly
associated
concentration,
progressive
motility,
total
motility.
For
constituents,
per
IQR
increment
Cl-
(β:
-0.02,
95%
CI:
[-0.03,
-0.00])
NO3-
-0.05,
[-0.08,
-0.02])
negatively
count,
while
NH4+
-0.03,
[-0.06,
linked
These
results
suggest
that
adversely
affect
quality,
highlighting
urgent
need
reduce
exposure.
Environment & Health,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
2(8), С. 530 - 540
Опубликована: Июнь 5, 2024
Particulate
matter
with
diameters
≤2.5
μm
(PM2.5)
has
been
identified
as
a
significant
air
pollutant
contributing
to
premature
mortality.
Nevertheless,
the
specific
compositions
within
PM2.5
that
play
most
crucial
role
remain
unclear,
especially
in
areas
high
pollution
concentrations.
This
study
aims
investigate
individual
and
joint
mortality
risks
associated
inorganic
chemical
identify
primary
contributors.
In
1998,
we
conducted
prospective
cohort
four
northern
Chinese
cities
(Tianjin,
Shenyang,
Taiyuan,
Rizhao).
Satellite-based
machine
learning
models
calculated
compositions,
including
sulfate
(SO42–),
nitrate
(NO3–),
ammonium
(NH4+),
chloride
(Cl–).
A
time-varying
Cox
proportional
hazards
model
was
applied
analyze
associations
between
these
cardiorespiratory
mortality,
encompassing
nonaccidental
causes,
cardiovascular
diseases
(CVDs),
nonmalignant
respiratory
(RDs),
lung
cancer.
The
quantile-based
g-computation
evaluated
exposure
effects
relative
contributions
of
compositions.
Stratified
analysis
used
vulnerable
subpopulations.
During
785,807
person-years
follow-up,
5812
(15.5%)
deaths
occurred
from
2932
(7.8%)
all
CVDs,
479
(1.3%)
RDs,
552
(1.4%)
Every
interquartile
range
(IQR)
increase
SO42–
causes
(hazard
ratio:
1.860;
95%
confidence
interval:
1.809,
1.911),
CVDs
(1.909;
1.836,
1.985),
RDs
(2.178;
1.975,
2.403),
cancer
(1.773;
1.624,
1.937).
model,
simultaneous
rise
one
IQR
increased
risk
by
at
least
36.3%,
long-term
cardiopulmonary
deaths.
Individuals
higher
incomes
lower
education
levels
were
found
be
more
vulnerable.
Long-term
significantly
potentially
being
contributor.
These
findings
offer
insights
into
how
sources
impact
health,
aiding
development
effective
governance
measures.
Environmental Science & Technology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
58(37), С. 16327 - 16335
Опубликована: Авг. 13, 2024
Little
is
known
about
the
impacts
of
specific
chemical
components
on
cardiovascular
hospitalizations.
We
examined
relationships
PM2.5
composition
and
daily
hospitalizations
for
disease
in
184
Chinese
cities.
Acute
exposures
were
linked
to
higher
same
day
percentage
change
admission
was
highest
at
1.76%
(95%
CI,
1.36–2.16%)
per
interquartile
range
increase
BC,
followed
by
1.07%
(0.72–1.43%)
SO42–,
1.04%
(0.63–1.46%)
NH4+,
0.99%
(0.55–1.43%)
NO3–,
0.83%
(0.50–1.17%)
OM,
0.80%
(0.34%–1.26%)
Cl–.
Similar
findings
observed
all
cause-specific
major
diseases,
except
heart
rhythm
disturbances.
Short-term
related
admissions
showed
diverse
diseases.
A
high-accuracy,
continuous
air
temperature
(Ta)
dataset
with
high
spatiotemporal
resolution
is
essential
for
human
health,
disease
prediction,
and
energy
management.
Existing
datasets
consider
factors
such
as
elevation,
latitude,
surface
but
insufficiently
address
meteorological
factors,
affecting
accuracy.
Additionally,
no
high-resolution
currently
includes
daily
maximum
(T