Industrial Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Status among Residents in an Industrial Area in Central Italy

Giulia Paolocci, Lisa Bauleo, Ilenia Folletti, Nicola Murgia, Giacomo Muzi and Carla Ancona
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Giulia Paolocci: Section of Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology, University of Perugia, 129 Perugia, Italy
Lisa Bauleo: Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Regional Health Service, ASL Roma 1, 147 Rome, Italy
Ilenia Folletti: Section of Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology, University of Perugia, 129 Perugia, Italy
Nicola Murgia: Section of Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology, University of Perugia, 129 Perugia, Italy
Giacomo Muzi: Section of Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology, University of Perugia, 129 Perugia, Italy
Carla Ancona: Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Regional Health Service, ASL Roma 1, 147 Rome, Italy

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 11, 1-13

Abstract: The area of Civitavecchia (Lazio region, Central Italy) has been a reason of concern in the past because of environmental air contamination. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between air pollution from different sources and respiratory symptoms and lung function in the population. A sample of 1177 residents underwent medical examination and lung function tests. Information on individual characteristics, histories of exposure and medical history were collected through a validated questionnaire. Long-term exposure to industrial, harbour, biomass combustion emissions (PM 10 ) and urban traffic (NO x ) at residential address was assessed using a Lagrangian dispersion model. The associations between exposure and wheezing and dyspnea were assessed using logistic regression models, while modified Poisson regression models were used to evaluate cough with phlegm. Relationships between exposure and lung function were analysed using linear mixed-effects models and cross-correlation. PM10 emissions from the harbour were associated with lower lung function parameters (FEV1: β = –0.12, 95% CI –0.21 –0.03; p = 0.02; FEV1/FVC: β = –1.67, (–3.10 –0.23); p = 0.02. This association was observed also in healthy subjects, but not in females. We found, even if at low exposure level, an effect of environmental PM 10 exposure from harbour on lung function.

Keywords: air pollution; lung function reduction; respiratory symptoms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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