Association of Ozone Exposure With Cardiorespiratory Pathophysiologic Mechanisms in Healthy Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Exposure to ozone has been associated with cardiovascular mortality, but the underlying biological mechanisms are not yet understood.

Objective

To examine the association between ozone exposure and cardiopulmonary pathophysiologic mechanisms.

Design, setting, and participants

A longitudinal study involving 89 healthy adult participants living on a work campus in Changsha City, China, was conducted from December 1, 2014, to January 31, 2015. This unique quasiexperimental setting allowed for better characterization of air pollutant exposure effects because the participants spent most of their time in controlled indoor environments. Concentrations of indoor and outdoor ozone, along with the copollutants particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxide,

SUBMITTER: Day DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5710579 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature