PlumX Metrics
Embed PlumX Metrics

Longitudinal Study on the Association between Ambient Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Nasal Symptoms in Adult Japanese

Applied Sciences (Switzerland), ISSN: 2076-3417, Vol: 12, Issue: 24
2022
  • 1
    Citations
  • 0
    Usage
  • 7
    Captures
  • 2
    Mentions
  • 0
    Social Media
Metric Options:   Counts1 Year3 Year

Metrics Details

  • Citations
    1
  • Captures
    7
  • Mentions
    2
    • Blog Mentions
      1
      • Blog
        1
    • News Mentions
      1
      • News
        1

Most Recent News

Researchers from Kanazawa University Discuss Findings in Applied Sciences (Longitudinal Study on the Association between Ambient Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Nasal Symptoms in Adult Japanese)

2023 JAN 05 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx Science Daily -- Investigators publish new report on applied sciences. According to

Article Description

The relationship between exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and nasal symptoms currently remains unclear. Therefore, we herein examine this relationship in 51 adults living in Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, and conducted a 2 month follow-up survey on these participants. All participants were asked to record daily nasal symptoms in an allergy diary during the study period between 1 April to 31 May 2020. We collected air pollutant samples during the study period and determined the concentrations of PAHs and total suspended particulates by high-performance liquid chromatography. Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide concentrations were obtained through the Atmospheric Environmental Regional Observation System. We used generalized estimating equations to analyze the association between pollutant and nasal symptoms. After adjustment for confounding factors, the B values of fluoranthene, pyrene, and Benzo[k]fluoranthene were 2.389 (p = 0.026), 3.744 (p = 0.022) and 9.604 (p = 0.041), respectively, with a one-day lag. In contrast, the B value of indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene was −6.664 (p = 0.013) with no lag. Collectively, these results suggest ambient PAHs such as Flt, Pyr, and BkF were associated with nasal symptoms in adults. Further studies are needed to elucidate the mechanisms contributing to the relationships between specific PAHs and nasal symptoms.

Bibliographic Details

Jiaye Zhao; Akinori Hara; Kim Oanh Pham; Keita Suzuki; Hiromasa Tsujiguchi; Hiroyuki Nakamura; Kazuichi Hayakawa; Hiroshi Matsuzaki; Hiroshi Odajima; Akinori Takami

MDPI AG

Materials Science; Physics and Astronomy; Engineering; Chemical Engineering; Computer Science

Provide Feedback

Have ideas for a new metric? Would you like to see something else here?Let us know