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Air pollution exposure during pregnancy and childhood and brain morphology in preadolescents

Lubczynska, M.J. (author), Muetzel, R.L. (author), el Marroun, H. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Kooter, I.M. (author), Thomson, E.M. (author), Hillegers, M. (author), Vernooij, M.W. (author), White, T. (author), Tiemeier, H. (author), Guxens, M. (author)

article 2021

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Exploring the Effects of Environmental Factors on the Development of 0–4-Year Old Children in The Netherlands

van Wel, L. (author), van Dommelen, P. (author), Zuurbier, M. (author), Heinen, D. (author), Odink, J. (author), Bezem, J. (author), Verkerk, P.H. (author), Pronk, A. (author), Hoek, G. (author)

Air pollution, noise, and green space are important environmental exposures, having been linked to a variety of specific health outcomes. However, there are few studies addressing overall early life development. To assess their effects, associations between developmental milestones for a large population of 0–4-year old children in The...

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Particulate matter air pollution components and incidence of cancers of the stomach and the upper aerodigestive tract in the European Study of Cohorts of Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE)

Weinmayr, G. (author), Pedersen, M. (author), Stafoggia, M. (author), Andersen, Z.J. (author), Galassi, C. (author), Munkenast, J. (author), Jaensch, A. (author), Oftedal, B. (author), Krog, N.H. (author), Aamodt, G. (author), Pyko, A. (author), Pershagen, G. (author), Korek, M. (author), de Faire, U. (author), Pedersen, N.L. (author), Ostenson, C.G. (author), Rizzuto, D. (author), Sørensen, M. (author), Tjønneland, A. (author), Bueno-de-Mesquita, B. (author), Vermeulen, R. (author), Eeftens, M. (author), Concin, H. (author), Lang, A. (author), Wang, M. (author), Tsai, M.Y. (author), Ricceri, F. (author), Sacerdote, C. (author), Ranzi, A. (author), Cesaroni, G. (author), Forastiere, F. (author), de Hoogh, K. (author), Beelen, R. (author), Vineis, P. (author), Kooter, I. (author), Sokhi, R. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Raaschou-Nielsen, O. (author), Nagel, G. (author)

Introduction: Previous analysis from the large European multicentre ESCAPE study showed an association of ambient particulate matter <2.5 μm (PM2.5) air pollution exposure at residence with the incidence of gastric cancer. It is unclear which components of PM are most relevant for gastric and also upper aerodigestive tract (UADT) cancer and some...

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Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and incidence of brain tumor: The European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE)

Andersen, Z.J. (author), Pedersen, M. (author), Weinmayr, G. (author), Stafoggia, M. (author), Galassi, C. (author), Jørgensen, J.T. (author), Sommar, J.N. (author), Forsberg, B. (author), Olsson, D. (author), Oftedal, B. (author), Aasvang, G.M. (author), Schwarze, P. (author), Pyko, A. (author), Pershagen, G. (author), Korek, M. (author), Faire, U.D. (author), Östenson, C.G. (author), Fratiglioni, L. (author), Eriksen, K.T. (author), Poulsen, A.H. (author), Tjønneland, A. (author), Braüner, E.V. (author), Peeters, P.H. (author), Bueno de Mesquita, B. (author), Jaensch, A. (author), Nagel, G. (author), Lang, A. (author), Wang, M. (author), Tsai, M.Y. (author), Grioni, S. (author), Marcon, A. (author), Krogh, V. (author), Ricceri, F. (author), Sacerdote, C. (author), Migliore, E. (author), Vermeulen, R. (author), Sokhi, R. (author), Keuken, M. (author), de Hoogh, K. (author), Beelen, R. (author), Vineis, P. (author), Cesaroni, G. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Raaschou-Nielsen, O. (author)

Background. Epidemiological evidence on the association between ambient air pollution and brain tumor risk is sparse and inconsistent. Methods. In 12 cohorts from 6 European countries, individual estimates of annual mean air pollution levels at the baseline residence were estimated by standardized land-use regression models developed within the...

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Personal exposure to UFP in different micro-environments and time of day

de Kluizenaar, Y. (author), Kuijpers, E. (author), Eekhout, I. (author), Voogt, M. (author), Vermeulen, R.C.H. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Sterkenburg, R.P. (author), Pierik, F.H. (author), Duyzer, J.H. (author), Meijer, E.W. (author), Pronk, A. (author)

Particulate matter exposure may cause adverse health effects. Although ultrafine particulate matter (UFP) is hypothesised to be particularly health relevant, the number of studies into personal UFP exposure is limited. Aim To increase insight where and when most UFP exposure occurs, in terms of exposure levels and peaks in microenvironments,...

article 2017

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Spatial variations and development of land use regression models of oxidative potential in ten European study areas

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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Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and incidence of postmenopausal breast cancer in 15 European cohorts within the ESCAPE project

Andersen, Z.J. (author), Stafoggia, M. (author), Weinmayr, G. (author), Pedersen, M. (author), Galassi, C. (author), Jørgensen, J.T. (author), Oudin, A. (author), Forsberg, B. (author), Olsson, D. (author), Oftedal, B. (author), Aasvang, G.M. (author), Aamodt, G. (author), Pyko, A. (author), Pershagen, G. (author), Korek, M. (author), de Faire, U. (author), Pedersen, N.L. (author), Östenson, C.G. (author), Fratiglioni, L. (author), Eriksen, K.T. (author), Tjønneland, A. (author), Peeters, P.H. (author), Bueno de Mesquita, B. (author), Plusquin, M. (author), Key, T.J. (author), Jaensch, A. (author), Nagel, G. (author), Lang, A. (author), Wang, M. (author), Tsai, M.Y. (author), Fournier, A. (author), Boutron-Ruault, M.C. (author), Baglietto, L. (author), Grioni, S. (author), Marcon, A. (author), Krogh, V. (author), Ricceri, F. (author), Sacerdote, C. (author), Migliore, E. (author), Tamayo-Uria, I. (author), Amiano, P. (author), Dorronsoro, M. (author), Vermeulen, R. (author), Sokhi, R. (author), Keuken, M. (author), de Hoogh, K. (author), Beelen, R. (author), Vineis, P. (author), Cesaroni, G. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Raaschou-Nielsen, O. (author)

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological evidence on the association between ambient air pollution and breast cancer risk is inconsistent. OBJECTIVE: We examined the association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and incidence of postmenopausal breast cancer in European women. METHODS: In 15 cohorts from nine European countries, individual...

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Elemental constituents of particulate matter and newborn’s size in eight European cohorts

Pedersen, M. (author), Gehring, U. (author), Beelen, R. (author), Wang, M. (author), Giorgis-Allemand, L. (author), Andersen, A.M.N. (author), Basagaña, X. (author), Bernard, C. (author), Cirach, M. (author), Forastiere, F. (author), de Hoogh, K. (author), Gražuleviĉvienė, R. (author), Gruzieva, O. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Jedynska, A. (author), Klümper, C. (author), Kooter, I.M. (author), Krämer, U. (author), Kukkonen, J. (author), Porta, D. (author), Postma, D.S. (author), Raaschou-Nielsen, O. (author), van Rossem, L. (author), Sunyer, J. (author), Sørensen, M. (author), Tsai, M.Y. (author), Vrijkotte, T.G.M. (author), Wilhelm, M. (author), Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J. (author), Pershagen, G. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Kogevinas, M. (author), Slama, R. (author)

Background: The health effects of suspended particulate matter (PM) may depend on its chemical composition. Associations between maternal exposure to chemical constituents of PM and newborn’s size have been little examined. Objective: We aimed to investigate the associations of exposure to elemental constituents of PM with term low birth weight ...

article 2016

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Modelling of particulate matter concentrations and source contributions in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area in 2008 and 2010

Aarnio, M.A. (author), Kukkonen, J. (author), Kangas, L. (author), Kauhaniemi, M. (author), Kousa, A. (author), Hendriks, C. (author), Yli-Tuomi, T. (author), Lanki, T. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Elolähde, T. (author), Karppinen, A. (author)

We refined an urban-scale dispersion modelling system by adding a road dust suspension model, FORE. The deterministic modelling includes both vehicular exhaust emissions (including cold start and cold driving) and suspended road dust. The urban scale modelling system was used in combination with the regional scale chemical transport model...

article 2016

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AiREAS: Sustainocracy for a Healthy City - The Invisible made Visible Phase 1

Otjes, R.P. (author), Hoek, G. (author), van der Sterren, S. (author), Hamm, N.A.S. (author), van Lochem, M. (author), Verhoeven, H. (author)

This document gives a comprehensive overview of the urban ILM (Innovatief Lucht Meetsysteem, English: Innovative Air Measurement System) that has been installed in the City of Eindhoven under the AiREAS initiative. Here, the intention is to provide the necessary scientific and technical details so that a user can understand the provenance of the...

bookPart 2016

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Innovative Sensors and Models for City-Level Air Pollution Exposure Monitoring

Otjes, R.P. (author), Hoek, G. (author), van der Sterren, S. (author), Hamm, N.A.S. (author), Vasquez Gomez, E.A. (author), Dash, I. (author), van Zoest, V. (author), van der Wiel, A.G. (author), Stein, A. (author)

Results: The exploratory analysis showed that the variability in the ILM PM data increased from 10% to 16% (coefficient of variation) between 2013 and 2015 The ILM data tended to record lower values than the LML data, although the peaks and troughs were still observed. The 10-minute data were typically too noisy to allow the identification of...

conference paper 2016

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Total and size-resolved particle number and black carbon concentrations in urban areas near Schiphol airport (the Netherlands)

Keuken, M.P. (author), Moerman, M. (author), Zandveld, P. (author), Henzing, J.S. (author), Hoek, G. (author)

The presence of black carbon, and size-resolved and total particle number concentrations (PNC) were investigated in the vicinity of Schiphol airport in the Netherlands, the fourth busiest airport in Europe. Continuous measurements were conducted between March and May 2014at Adamse Bos, located 7km from Schiphol, and in 2012at Cabauw, a regional...

article 2015

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Spatial variations of levoglucosan in four European study areas

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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Natural-cause mortality and long-term exposure to particle components: An Analysis of 19 European cohorts within the multi-center ESCAPE project

Beelen, R. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Raaschou-Nielsen, O. (author), Stafoggia, M. (author), Andersen, Z.J. (author), Weinmayr, G. (author), Hoffmann, B. (author), Wolf, K. (author), Samoli, E. (author), Fischer, P.H. (author), Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J. (author), Xun, W.W. (author), Katsouyanni, K. (author), Dimakopoulou, K. (author), Marcon, A. (author), Vartiainen, E. (author), Lanki, T. (author), Yli-Tuomi, T. (author), Oftedal, B. (author), Schwarze, P.E. (author), Nafstad, P. (author), de Faire, U. (author), Pedersen, N.L. (author), Östenson, C.-G. (author), Fratiglioni, L. (author), Penell, J. (author), Korek, M. (author), Pershagen, G. (author), Eriksen, K.T. (author), Overvad, K. (author), Sørensen, M. (author), Eeftens, M. (author), Peeters, P.H. (author), Meliefste, K. (author), Wang, M. (author), Bas Bueno-De-Mesquita, H. (author), Sugiri, D. (author), Krämer, U. (author), Heinrich, J. (author), De Hoogh, K. (author), Key, T. (author), Peters, A. (author), Hampel, R. (author), Concin, H. (author), Nagel, G. (author), Jaensch, A. (author), Ineichen, A. (author), Tsai, M.-Y. (author), Schaffner, E. (author), Probst-Hensch, N.M. (author), Schindler, C. (author), Ragettli, M.S. (author), Vilier, A. (author), Clavel-Chapelon, F. (author), Declercq, C. (author), Ricceri, F. (author), Sacerdote, C. (author), Galassi, C. (author), Migliore, E. (author), Ranzi, A. (author), Cesaroni, G. (author), Badaloni, C. (author), Forastiere, F. (author), Katsoulis, M. (author), Trichopoulou, A. (author), Keuken, M. (author), Jedynska, A. (author), Kooter, I.M. (author), Kukkonen, J. (author), Sokhi, R.S. (author), Vineis, P. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author)

Background: Studies have shown associations between mortality and long-term exposure to particulate matter air pollution. Few cohort studies have estimated the effects of the elemental composition of particulate matter on mortality. oBjectives: Our aim was to study the association between natural-cause mortality and long-term exposure to...

article 2015

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Spatial variation of PM elemental composition between and within 20 European study areas - Results of the ESCAPE project

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...

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Development of land use regression models for elemental, organic carbon, PAH, and hopanes/steranes in 10 ESCAPE/TRANSPHORM European study areas

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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Spatial variations of PAH, hopanes/steranes and EC/OC concentrations within and between European study areas

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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Spatial variability of trace elements and sources for improved exposure assessment in Barcelona

Minguillón, M.C. (author), Cirach, M. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Tsai, M. (author), de Hoogh, K. (author), Jedynska, A. (author), Kooter, I.M. (author), Nieuwenhuijsen, M. (author), Querol, X. (author)

Trace and major elements concentrations in PM10 and PM2.5 were measured at 20 sites spread in the Barcelona metropolitan area (1 rural background, 6 urban background, 13 road traffic sites) and at 1 reference site. Three 2-week samples per site and size fraction were collected during 2009 using low volume samplers, adding a total of 120 samples....

article 2014

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Ultrafijn stof rondom Schiphol. In woonwijken van Amsterdam en Amstelveen zijn concentraties van ultrafijn stof verhoogd

Keuken, M.P. (author), Moerman, M.M. (author), Zandveld, P.Y.I. (author), Henzing, J.S. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Hoek, G. (author)

article 2014

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Impact of inland shipping emissions on elemental carbon concentrations near waterways in The Netherlands

Keuken, M.P. (author), Moerman, M. (author), Jonkers, J. (author), Hulskotte, J. (author), Denier van der Gon, H.A.C. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Sokhi, R.S. (author)

This study aims to quantify the impact of black carbon from inland shipping on air quality, expressed as elemental carbon (EC) near inland waterways in The Netherlands. Downwind measurements of particle numbers and EC were used to establish emission factors for EC from inland shipping using inverse modelling. These emission factors were combined...

article 2014