A5076254953- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Noise Effects and Management
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- COVID-19 impact on air quality
- Global Health Care Issues
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Textile materials and evaluations
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
University of Copenhagen
2021-2024
Environmental Health
2024
The association between long-term exposure to air pollution and mortality from cardiorespiratory diseases is well established, yet the evidence for other remains limited.To examine associations of with diabetes, dementia, psychiatric disorders, chronic kidney disease (CKD), asthma, acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI), as all-natural causes in Danish nationwide administrative cohort.We followed all residents aged ≥ 30 years (3,083,227) Denmark 1 January 2000 until 31 December 2017....
Ultrafine particles (UFP; particulate matter <0.1 μm in diameter) may be more harmful to human health than larger particles, but epidemiological evidence on their effects is still limited. In this study, we examined the association between short-term exposure UFP and mortality hospital admissions Copenhagen, Denmark. Daily concentrations of (measured as particle number concentration a size range 11-700 nm) meteorological variables were monitored at an urban background station central...
Rationale: Air pollution is a major risk factor for chronic cardiorespiratory diseases, affecting the immune and respiratory systems' functionality, but epidemiological evidence in infections remains sparse. Objectives: We aimed to assess association of long-term exposure ambient air with developing new recurrent acute lower (ALRIs), characterized by persistently severe symptoms necessitating hospital contact, identify potential susceptible populations socioeconomic status, smoking, physical...
The COVID-19 containment response policies (CRPs) had a major impact on air quality (AQ). These CRPs have been time-varying and location-specific. So far, despite having numerous studies the effect of lockdown AQ, knowledge gap remains association between stringency AQ changes across world, regions, nations, cities. Here, we show that globally 1851 cities (each more than 300 000 people) in 149 countries, after controlling for impacts relevant covariates (e.g., meteorology), Sentinel-5P...
Ultrafine particles (UFPs) are airborne with a diameter of less than 100 nm. They emitted from various sources, such as traffic, combustion, and industrial processes, can have adverse effects on human health. Long-term mean ambient average particle size (APS) in the UFP range varies over space within cities, locations near sources having typically smaller APS. Spatial models for lung deposited surface area (LDSA) urban areas limited currently there is no model APS any European city. We...
We examined the association of long-term exposure to air pollution and road traffic noise with dementia incidence in Danish Nurse Cohort.
Ultrafine particles (UFP), harmful to human health, are emitted at high levels from motorized traffic. Bicycle commuting is increasingly encouraged reduce traffic emissions and increase physical activity, but higher breathing rates inhaled UFP concentrations while in We assessed exposure cycling along a fixed 8.5 km inner-city route Copenhagen, on weekdays over six weeks (from September October 2020), during morning afternoon rush-hour, as well non-rush-hour, time periods starting 07:45,...
Ultrafine particles (UFP; particulate matter <0.1 μm diameter) emitted from motorized traffic may be highly detrimental to health. Active mobility (walking, bicycling) is increasingly encouraged as a way reduce congestion and increase physical activity levels. However, it has raised concerns of increased exposure UFP, due breathing rates in microenvironments, immediately close their source. The recent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) societal closures reduced commuting needs, allowing...
Background: Ultrafine particles (UFP; <0.1 µm in diameter) are not regulated or commonly monitored, but may be harmful to human health, particularly for children. In this study, we aimed examine the association between short-term exposure UFP and asthma hospital admissions children.Methods: Daily levels of (2002-2018) were monitored at an urban background station Copenhagen, Denmark. Asthma admissions, demographic, socio-economic information children (0-18 years) obtained from registries. We...
Long-term exposure to road traffic noise is associated with cardiovascular disease, but the evidence on respiratory diseases just emerging. We aimed examine association between long-term and incidence of acute lower infections (ALRIs) in adults.
Ultrafine particles (UFP), commonly expressed as particle number concentrations (PNC), have been associated with harm to human health yet are currently not regulated or routinely monitored in many places. This has limited the potential for studies of effects long-term exposure UFP. The present study aims understand spatial and temporal variation façade-level UFP exposures Copenhagen, Denmark. We measured PNC at façades 27 residences across city approximately 72 h each two campaigns...
Long-term exposure to air pollution has been linked with adult-onset asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), but the literature is still mixed, definition of incidence these outcomes differs between studies. We explored associations long-term COPD in adults a combined outcome defined by medication use for airway disease. followed all Danish residents aged ≥ 30 years (3,074,599) first-ever or hospital contact redeemed prescription from 2000 until 2018. assessed annual mean...
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Google Street View (GSV) cars provide air pollution (AP) data across thousands of streets in multiple cities. Various methods exist for linkage such vector with populations. While rasterization or near-analysis are possible methods, often surround residences; thus, a composite value can be assigned geo-locations. We aimed to identify best geospatial method exposure assignment from data. METHODS: Long-term mean AP [ultra-fine particles (UFP), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and...