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Short-Term Effects of Carbonaceous Components in PM 2.5 on Pulmonary Function: A Panel Study of 37 Chinese Healthy Adults

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  • Shichun Huang

    (Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
    Shichun Huang and Huan Feng contributed equally to this paper.)

  • Huan Feng

    (Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
    Shichun Huang and Huan Feng contributed equally to this paper.)

  • Shanshan Zuo

    (Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China)

  • Jingling Liao

    (Department of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology School of Medicine, Wuhan 430081, China)

  • Mingquan He

    (Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China)

  • Masayuki Shima

    (Department of Public Health, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan)

  • Kenji Tamura

    (Environmental Health Sciences Division and Integrated Health Risk Assessment Section, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan)

  • Yang Li

    (Hubei Provincial Center for Diseases Prevention and Control, Wuhan 430079, China)

  • Lu Ma

    (Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China)

Abstract

Objectives: To explore the health effects of indoor/outdoor carbonaceous compositions in PM 2.5 on pulmonary function among healthy students living in the local university campus. Methods: Daily peak expiratory flow (PEF) and forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV 1 ) were measured among 37 healthy students in the morning and evening for four two-week periods. Concurrent concentrations of indoor and outdoor PM 2.5 (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter ≤ 2.5μm), carbonaceous components in PM 2.5 , ambient temperature, and relative humidity in the study area were also obtained. Mixed-effects model was applied to evaluate the associations between carbonaceous components and lung function. Different lags for the carbonaceous components were investigated. Results: In single-pollutant model, a 10 μg/m 3 increase of indoor and outdoor EC (elemental carbon) associated with −3.93 (95% CI : −6.89, −0.97) L/min and −3.21 (95% CI : −5.67, −0.75) L/min change in evening PEF at lag 0 day, respectively. Also, a 10 μg/m 3 increase of indoor and outdoor POC (primary organic carbon) concentration was significantly associated with −5.82 (95% CI : −10.82, −0.81) L/min and −7.32 (95% CI : −12.93, −1.71) L/min change of evening PEF at lag 0 day. After adjusting total mass of PM 2.5 , indoor EC consistently had a significant adverse impact on evening PEF and FEV 1 at lag3 day and a cumulative effect at lag0-3 day. Conclusions: This study suggests that carbonaceous components in PM 2.5 indeed have impacts on pulmonary function among healthy young adults especially on evening PEF. Thus, the local mitigation strategies on pollution are needed.

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  • Shichun Huang & Huan Feng & Shanshan Zuo & Jingling Liao & Mingquan He & Masayuki Shima & Kenji Tamura & Yang Li & Lu Ma, 2019. "Short-Term Effects of Carbonaceous Components in PM 2.5 on Pulmonary Function: A Panel Study of 37 Chinese Healthy Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(13), pages 1-15, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:13:p:2259-:d:243216
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