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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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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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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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ten Brink, H.M. (author), Kos, G.P.A. (author), Harrison, R. (author), Puustinen, A. (author), Hämeri, K. (author), Pekkanen, J. (author), de Hartog, J. (author), Meliefste, K. (author), Katsouyanni, K. (author), Karakatsani, A. (author), Kotronarou, A. (author), Kavouras, I. (author), Meddings, C. (author), Thomas, S. (author), Ayres, J.G. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Lianou, M. (author), Vallius, M. (author), Chalbot, M.-C. (author)The associations between residential outdoor and ambient particle mass, fine particle absorbance, particle number (PN) concentrations, and residential and traffic determinants were investigated in four European urban areas (Helsinki, Athens, Amsterdam, and Birmingham). A total of 152 nonsmoking participants with respiratory diseases, not exposed...article 2008
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ten Brink, H.M. (author), Kos, G.P.A. (author), Harrison, R. (author), van Wijnen, J.H. (author), Puustinen, A. (author), Hämeri, K. (author), Pekkanen, J. (author), Kulmala, M. (author), de Hartog, J. (author), Meliefste, K. (author), Katsouyanni, K. (author), Karakatsani, A. (author), Kotronarou, A. (author), Kavouras, I. (author), Meddings, C. (author), Thomas, S. (author), Ayres, J.G. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Lianou, M. (author), Vallius, M. (author)The number of ultrafine particles in urban air may be more health relevant than the usually measured mass of particles smaller than 2.5 or 10 mm. Epidemiological studies typically assess exposure by measurements at a central site. Limited information is available about how well measurements at a central site reflect exposure to ultrafine...article 2008
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ten Brink, H.M. (author), Kos, G.P.A. (author), Harrison, R. (author), van der Zee, S.C. (author), Puustinen, A. (author), Hämeri, K. (author), Pekkanen, J. (author), Kulmala, M. (author), de Hartog, J. (author), Meliefste, K. (author), Katsouyanni, K. (author), Karakatsani, A. (author), Kotronarou, A. (author), Kavouras, I. (author), Meddings, C. (author), Thomas, S. (author), Ayres, J.G. (author), Hoek, G. (author)The number of ultrafine particles may be a more health relevant characteristic of ambient particulate matter than the conventionally measured mass. Epidemiological time series studies typically use a central site to characterize human exposure to outdoor air pollution. There is currently very limited information how well measurements at a...article 2007