Exposure to carcinogenic air pollutants among policemen working close to traffic in an urban area

Maı̂tre, Anne; Soulat, Jean-Marc; Masclet, P.; Stoklov, M.; Marquès, Marie; Gaudemaris, R. De

doi:10.5271/sjweh.692

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“…These data indicate that the level of exposure to pollution traYc policemen are exposed to is diVerent in ways and length from the one of the general population and of the indoor workers we examined. Additionally, the "real" personal exposure of traYc policemen to pollutants often seems higher than the one measured by Wxed monitoring stations Kim et al 2002;Leung and Harrison 1998), as demonstrated also by environmental and biological monitoring data (Fustinoni et al 1995;Crebelli et al 2001;Tomei et al 2004;Maître et al 2002;Hoxha et al 2009). Data on pollutants obtained from Wxed monitoring stations show that annual average concentrations of PM 10 and NO 2 exceeded the limit of 40 g/m 3 for most of the years examined (Table 2).…”

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Exposure to urban stressors and free testosterone plasma values

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Tomei

et al. 2010

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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Exposure to urban stressors and free testosterone plasma values

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“…(20) Human exposure to xenobiotics can be assessed through direct measurements (personal, static, or biological monitoring) or by models combining atmospheric concentrations, timeactivity, and emission data. (21) Air pollutant concentrations estimated from static area measurements were used in many epidemiologic and exposure studies for practical reasons, although in general they are poor predictors of personal exposure. (22) The exposure estimate derived by modeling techniques based on traffic indicators and geographical and meteorological information systems (23) is not accurate enough to be suitable for rigorous epidemiologic research, especially when dealing with high-risk populations in exposure analysis studies.…”

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Personal Exposure of Traffic Police Officers to Particulate Matter, Carbon Monoxide, and Benzene in the City of Milan, Italy

Cattaneo

Taronna

Consonni

et al. 2010

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

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The aim of this work was to quantify the personal exposure of traffic police officers to particulate matter (PM), carbon monoxide (CO), benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes. The contributions of some behavioral, occupational, and meteorological determinants of exposure also were evaluated. Personal exposure to airborne contaminants was measured on 130 selected volunteers in four seasonal sampling sessions. CO was measured with high sampling frequency. A time-activity diary was completed by traffic police officers during their work shift. Mean (median) personal exposure levels of carbon monoxide, respirable particles (PM(resp)), and benzene were 3.51 (3.22) mg/m(3), 128 (115) microg/m(3) and 11.5 (9.6) microg/m(3), respectively. The highest ambient mean levels of PM(resp), CO, and benzene were found during cold seasons. Measurements taken where traffic is directed, schools are guarded, and other outdoor tasks are performed showed the highest median CO concentrations. As expected, wind decreased exposure to CO and benzene. Exposure was not significantly affected by active tobacco smoke. A key finding was that airborne concentrations determined by fixed measurement stations reported in other studies greatly underestimated traffic officers' exposure to airborne contaminants. The proximity to an emission source determined by the occupational activity was the factor that most affected exposure. For this reason, fixed stations are poor predictors of roadside exposures to airborne pollutants.

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“…These data indicate that the level of pollution traffic policewomen are exposed to because of their work is different in ways and length from the one of general population and of the indoor workers we examined. Additionally, the ''real'' personal exposure of traffic policewomen to pollutants often seems to be higher than the one measured by fixed monitoring stations (Leung and Harrison 1998;Crebelli et al 2001;Kim et al 2002;Maıˆtre et al 2002), as demonstrated also by environmental and biological monitoring data (Fustinoni et al 1995;Crebelli et al 2001;Tomei et al 2001).…”

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Follicle-stimulating hormone levels in female workers exposed to urban pollutants

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Caciari

Ponticiello

et al. 2011

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

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The aim of this study was to evaluate if there were alterations in FSH plasma levels in female outdoor workers (traffic policewomen and drivers) exposed to chemical urban stressors vs. control group. After excluding subjects with main confounding factors, traffic policewomen, drivers and indoor workers were matched by age, working life, socioeconomic status, marital status, menstrual cycle day, age of menarche, habitual consumption of Italian coffee and soy. A total of 129 female subjects were included in the study: some 63 workers studied during proliferative phase and 66 during secretory phase of menstrual cycle. Proliferative phase of menstrual cycle: FSH mean values were significantly higher in traffic policewomen compared to controls (p < 0.05). Results suggest that in outdoor workers exposed to urban chemical stressors there are alterations in FSH levels; therefore FSH may be used as an early biological marker, valuable for the group, used in occupational set.

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Exposure to carcinogenic air pollutants among policemen working close to traffic in an urban area

Cited by 33 publications

References 37 publications

Exposure to urban stressors and free testosterone plasma values

Exposure to urban stressors and free testosterone plasma values

Personal Exposure of Traffic Police Officers to Particulate Matter, Carbon Monoxide, and Benzene in the City of Milan, Italy

Follicle-stimulating hormone levels in female workers exposed to urban pollutants

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