The Airport Atmospheric Environment: Respiratory Health at Work

Overview

Journal Eur Respir Rev

Specialty Pulmonary Medicine

Date 2013 Jun 4

PMID 23728866

Citations 5

Authors

Lea Touri

Helene Marchetti

Irene Sari-Minodier

Nicolas Molinari

Pascal Chanez

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Abstract

Air traffic is increasing, raising concern about local pollution and its adverse health effects on the people living in the vicinity of large airports. However, the highest risk is probably occupational exposure due to proximity. Jet exhaust is one of the main concerns at an airport and may have a health impact, particularly on the respiratory tract. Current studies are neither numerous enough nor strong enough to prove this kind of association. Yet, more and more people work in airports, and occupational exposure to jet exhaust is a fact. The aim of this review was to evaluate the existing knowledge regarding the impact of airport pollution on respiratory health. We conducted systematic literature searches to examine workplace exposures.

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