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Jedynska, A. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Wang, M. (author), Yang, A. (author), Eeftens, M. (author), Cyrys, J. (author), Keuken, M. (author), Ampe, C. (author), Beelen, R. (author), Cesaroni, G. (author), Forastiere, F. (author), Cirach, M. (author), de Hoogh, K. (author), de Nazelle, A. (author), Nystad, W. (author), Akhlaghi, H.M. (author), Declercq, C. (author), Stempfelet, M. (author), Eriksen, K.T. (author), Dimakopoulou, K. (author), Lanki, T. (author), Meliefste, K. (author), Nieuwenhuijsen, M. (author), Yli-Tuomi, T. (author), Raaschou-Nielsen, O. (author), Janssen, N.A.H. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Kooter, I.M. (author)Oxidative potential (OP) has been suggested as a health-relevant measure of air pollution. Little information is available about OP spatial variation and the possibility to model its spatial variability. Our aim was to measure the spatial variation of OP within and between 10 European study areas. The second aim was to develop land use...article 2017
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Jedynska, A. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Wang, M. (author), Eeftens, M. (author), Cyrys, J. (author), Beelen, R. (author), Cirach, M. (author), De Nazelle, A. (author), Keuken, M. (author), Visschedijk, A. (author), Nystad, W. (author), Akhlaghi, H.M. (author), Meliefste, K. (author), Nieuwenhuijsen, M. (author), de Hoogh, K. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Kooter, I.M. (author)Relatively little is known about long term effects of wood smoke on population health. A wood combustion marker - levoglucosan - was measured using a standardized sampling and measurement method in four European study areas (Oslo, The Netherlands, Munich/Augsburg, Catalonia) to assess within and between study area spatial variation. Levoglucosan...article 2015
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Tsai, M.Y. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Eeftens, M. (author), de Hoogh, K. (author), Beelen, R. (author), Beregszászi, T. (author), Cesaroni, G. (author), Cirach, M. (author), Cyrys, J. (author), de Nazelle, A. (author), de Vocht, F. (author), Ducret-Stich, R. (author), Eriksen, K. (author), Galassi, C. (author), Gražuleviciene, R. (author), Gražulevicius, T. (author), Grivas, G. (author), Gryparis, A. (author), Heinrich, J. (author), Hoffmann, B. (author), Iakovides, M. (author), Keuken, M. (author), Krämer, U. (author), Künzli, N. (author), Lanki, T. (author), Madsen, C. (author), Meliefste, K. (author), Merritt, A.S. (author), Mölter, A. (author), Mosler, G. (author), Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J. (author), Pershagen, G. (author), Phuleria, H. (author), Quass, U. (author), Ranzi, A. (author), Schaffner, E. (author), Sokhi, R. (author), Stempfelet, M. (author), Stephanou, E. (author), Sugiri, D. (author), Taimisto, P. (author), Tewis, M. (author), Udvardy, O. (author), Wang, M. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author)An increasing number of epidemiological studies suggest that adverse health effects of air pollution may be related to particulate matter (PM) composition, particularly trace metals. However, we lack comprehensive data on the spatial distribution of these elements.We measured PM<inf>2.5</inf> and PM<inf>10</inf> in twenty study areas across...article 2015
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Jedynska, A. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Wang, M. (author), Eeftens, M. (author), Cyrys, J. (author), Keuken, M. (author), Ampe, C. (author), Beelen, R. (author), Cesaroni, G. (author), Forastiere, F. (author), Cirach, M. (author), de Hoogh, K. (author), de Nazelle, A. (author), Nystad, W. (author), Declercq, C. (author), Eriksen, K.T. (author), Dimakopoulou, K. (author), Lanki, T. (author), Meliefste, K. (author), Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J. (author), Yli-Tuomi, T. (author), Raaschou-Nielsen, O. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Kooter, I.M. (author)Land use regression (LUR) models have been used to model concentrations of mainly traffic-related air pollutants (nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter (PM) mass or absorbance). Few LUR models are published of PM composition, whereas the interest in health effects related to particle composition is increasing. The aim of our study was to...article 2014
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Jedynska, A. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Eeftens, M. (author), Cyrys, J. (author), Keuken, M. (author), Ampe, C. (author), Beelen, R. (author), Cesaroni, G. (author), Forastiere, F. (author), Cirach, M. (author), de Hoogh, K. (author), de Nazelle, A. (author), Madsen, C. (author), Declercq, C. (author), Eriksen, K.T. (author), Katsouyanni, K. (author), Akhlaghi, H.M. (author), Lanki, T. (author), Meliefste, K. (author), Nieuwenhuijsen, M. (author), Oldenwening, M. (author), Pennanen, A. (author), Raaschou-Nielsen, O. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Kooter, I.M. (author)Limited information is available on the contribution of organic components in particulate matter to health effects related to fine particles. Spatial variability of specific fine particle organic components has not been assessed with consistent methods. The aim of this paper is to assess spatial variation of organic components of fine particles...article 2014
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Eeftens, M. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Gruzieva, O. (author), Mölter, A. (author), Agius, R. (author), Beelen, R. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Custovic, A. (author), Cyrys, J. (author), Fuertes, E. (author), Heinrich, J. (author), Hoffmann, B. (author), De Hoogh, K. (author), Jedynska, A. (author), Keuken, M. (author), Klümper, C. (author), Kooter, I. (author), Krämer, U. (author), Korek, M. (author), Koppelman, G.H. (author), Kuhlbusch, T.A.J. (author), Simpson, A. (author), Smit, H.A. (author), Tsai, M.Y. (author), Wang, M. (author), Wolf, K. (author), Pershagen, G. (author), Gehring, U. (author)BACKGROUND: Negative effects of long-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) on lung function have been shown repeatedly. Spatial differences in the composition and toxicity of PM may explain differences in observed effect sizes between studies. METHODS: We conducted a multicenter study in 5 European birth cohorts - BAMSE (Sweden), GINIplus and...article 2014
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Fuertes, E. (author), MacIntyre, E. (author), Agius, R. (author), Beelen, R. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Bucci, S. (author), Cesaroni, G. (author), Cirach, M. (author), Cyrys, J. (author), Forastiere, F. (author), Gehring, U. (author), Gruzieva, O. (author), Hoffmann, B. (author), Jedynska, A. (author), Keuken, M. (author), Klümper, C. (author), Kooter, I. (author), Korek, M. (author), Krämer, U. (author), Mölter, A. (author), Nieuwenhuijsen, M. (author), Pershagen, G. (author), Porta, D. (author), Postma, D.S. (author), Simpson, A. (author), Smit, H.A. (author), Sugiri, D. (author), Sunyer, J. (author), Wang, M. (author), Heinrich, J. (author)Evidence for a role of long-term particulate matter exposure on acute respiratory infections is growing. However, which components of particulate matter may be causative remains largely unknown. We assessed associations between eight particulate matter elements and early-life pneumonia in seven birth cohort studies (Ntotal=15,980): BAMSE (Sweden...article 2014