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655,508 | Comparison of UVB induced gene expression profiles in whole skin from melanoma patients and healthy controls | Crone, K; Soden, C; Wilson, M; Cornelius, L | 2,006 | Background: Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation increases melanoma risk by poorly understood molecular events. Recent studies have used DNA microarrays to study transcriptional responses to UVB irradiation in cultures of pure keratinocytes or melanocytes alone. To better understand whether such changes are relevant in the con... | 0 |
89,244 | Ecosystem recovery: heathland response to a reduction in nitrogen deposition | Power, SA; Green, ER; Barker, CG; Bell, JNB; Ashmore, MR | 2,006 | #Atmospheric deposition of nitrogen is responsible for widespread changes in the structure and function of sensitive seminatural ecosystems. The proposed reduction in emissions of nitrogenous pollutants in Europe under the Gothenburg Protocol raises the question of whether affected ecosystems have the potential to reco... | 0 |
597,949 | Aldehyde measurements in indoor environments in Strasbourg (France) | Marchand, C; Bulliot, B; Le Calve, S; Mirabel, P | 2,006 | Formaldehyde and acetaldehyde concentrations have been measured in indoor environments of various public spaces (railway station, airport, shopping center, libraries, underground parking garage, etc.) of Strasbourg area (east of France). In addition, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde propionaldehyde and hexanal concentrations... | 0 |
156,656 | Nasal responses in asthmatic and nonasthmatic subjects following exposure to diesel exhaust particles | Kongerud, J; Madden, MC; Hazucha, M; Peden, D | 2,006 | Asthma rates have been increasing worldwide, and exposure to diesel exhaust particles (DEP) may be implicated in this increase. DEP may also play a role in the increased morbidity and mortality associated with ambient airborne particulate matter (PM) exposure. Two types of nasal responses have been reported for human s... | 0 |
89,598 | Tropospheric ozone and El Nino--southern oscillation: influence of atmospheric dynamics, biomass burning emissions, and future climate change | Doherty, RM; Stevenson, DS; Johnson, CE; Collins, WJ; Sanderson, MG | 2,006 | [ 1] We investigate how El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) influences tropospheric ozone and its precursors in a coupled climate-chemistry model. As shown in similar studies, tropospheric column ozone (TCO) decreases in the central and east Pacific and increases in the west Pacific/Indonesia in response to circulation... | 0 |
96,920 | Health effects of metropolitan traffic-related air pollutants on street vendors | Kongtip, P; Thongsuk, W; Yoosook, W; Chantanakul, S | 2,006 | Traffic-related air pollutants are a commonly important source of air pollution. Research on the effects of multiple traffic-related air pollutants on street vendors is scarce. This study evaluated the health effect of traffic-related air pollutants in street vendors. It was designed as a panel study, covering 61 d of ... | 0 |
88,271 | Ozone and PM2.5 exposure and acute pulmonary health effects: A study of hikers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park | Girardot, SP; Ryan, PB; Smith, SM; Davis, WT; Hamilton, CB; Obenour, RA; Renfro, JR; Tromatore, KA; Reed, GD | 2,006 | To address the lack of research on the pulmonary health effects of ozone (O3) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) on individuals who recreate in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and to replicate a study performed at Mt. Washington, NH, we conducted an observational study of adult (18-82 years) day hikers of the ... | 1 |
191,304 | Erratum to "Diagnosis of abiotic and biotic stress factors using the visible symptoms in foliage" (Environ. Pollut., 137, 455-465) | Vollenweider, P; Gumnthardt-Georg, MS | 2,006 | Visible symptoms in the foliage of trees are recorded to monitor the effects of abiotic and biotic stress. Difficulties are reported in diagnosing the origin of stress. The present paper discusses several diagnostic criteria which are usable in different species for a better determination of the stress factor type. A n... | 0 |
138,449 | Examination of pollution trends in Santiago de Chile with cluster analysis of PM sub(10) and Ozone data | Gramsch, E; Cereceda-Balic, F; Oyola, P; Von Baer, D | 2,006 | Because of the high levels of pollution that Santiago de Chile experiences every year in winter, the government has set up an air quality monitoring network. Information from this network is employed to alert people about the quality of air and to enforce several control strategies in order to limit pollution levels. T... | 0 |
651,865 | Human keratinocytes acquire cellular cytotoxicity under UV-B irradiation. Implication of granzyme B and perforin | Hernandez-Pigeon, H; Jean, C; Charruyer, A; Haure, MJ; Titeux, M; Tonasso, L; Quillet-Mary, A; Baudouin, C; Charveron, M; Laurent, G | 2,006 | Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is widely considered as a major cause of human skin photoaging and skin cancer. Granzyme B (GrB) and perforin (PFN) are two proteins contained in granules and implicated in one of the mechanisms by which cytotoxic lymphocytes and natural killer cells exert their cytotoxicity agai... | 0 |
140,056 | Evaluation of peroxide exchanges over a coniferous forest in a single-column chemistry-climate model | Ganzeveld, L; Valverde-Canossa, J; Moortgat, GK; Steinbrecher, R | 2,006 | A single-column chemistry-climate model has been applied to evaluate peroxide exchanges measured over a coniferous
forest during the BEWA2000 field campaign, July-August 2001. Simulations indicate that for suppressed nocturnal
turbulent mixing, the H2O2 mixing ratios are sensitive to the representation of sources and s... | 0 |
655,520 | Skin taurine levels determine the sensitivity to UVB radiation-induced membrane damage leading to immunosuppression | Schade, N; Esser, C; Warskulat, U; Floegel, U; Schwarz, A; Schwarz, T; Yarosh, D; Grether-Beck, S; Haeussinger, D; Krutmann, J | 2,006 | We have previously shown that taurine transporter (TAUT) deficient mice are significantly more sensitive to UVB-induced immunosuppression (IS) than wild type mice. Taut ko mice have more than 90% reduction of taurine levels in the skin. Thus, taurine uptake might be involved in skin protection against UVB-induced IS. I... | 0 |
195,331 | Thermal, ozone and gamma ageing of styrene butadiene rubber and poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) blends | Radhakrishnan, CK; Alex, R; Unnikrishnan, G | 2,006 | Ageing behaviour of SBR/EVA blends due to the effects of heat, ozone, and gamma radiation was studied with reference to blend ratio, three crosslinking systems (sulfur, peroxide and mixed) and a compatibiliser (SEBS-g-MA). It was found that an increase in the EVA content of the blends enhanced the ageing characteristic... | 0 |
191,427 | Genetic profiling of bacterial communities from the rhizospheres of ozone damaged Malva sylvestris (Malvaceae) | Dohrmann, AB; Tebbe, CC | 2,006 | The phytotoxicity of tropospheric ozone at elevated concentrations can cause severe effects on plant vegetation. This study analyzed whether ozone-damaged plants transmit signals into the soil, and thereby affect the structural diversity of bacteria inhabiting the rhizosphere. To generate highly stressful conditions, M... | 0 |
620,682 | Factors affecting ozone removal rates in a simulated aircraft cabin environment | Tamas, G; Weschler, CJ; Bako-Biro, Z; Wyon, DP; Strom-Tejsen, P | 2,006 | Ozone concentrations were measured concurrently inside a simulated aircraft cabin and in the airstream providing ventilation air to the cabin. Ozone decay rates were also measured after cessation of ozone injection into the supply... | 0 |
655,511 | UVB induces melanoma cell motility via induction of IL-8 | Gebhardt, C; Averbeck, M; Viertel, A; Kauer, F; Saalbach, A; Anderegg, U; Simon, JC | 2,006 | Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is known to be a factor involved in the initiation and pathogenesis of malignant melanoma. Many studies have focused on the initiation of melanoma, but less is known about the effect of UVR on tumor cells. Here we show that after UV-B irradiation, melanoma cells are able to secrete autocrine... | 0 |
88,756 | PM2.5 constituents and related air quality variables as predictors of survival in a cohort of U.S. military veterans | Lipfert, FW; Baty, JD; Miller, JP; Wyzga, RE | 2,006 | Air quality data on trace metals, other constituents of PM2.5, and criteria air pollutants were used to examine relationships with long-term mortality in a cohort of male U.S. military veterans, along with data on vehicular traffic density (annual vehicle-miles traveled per unit of land area). The analysis used county-... | 1 |
191,318 | The effect of air pollution on yield and quality of mung bean grown in peri-urban areas of Varanasi | Agrawal, M; Singh, B; Agrawal, SB; Bell, JNB; Marshall, F | 2,006 | There is growing concern that air pollution may have adverse impacts on crops in developing countries, yet this has been little studied. This paper addresses this issue, for a major leguminous crop of the Indian sub continent, examining the effect of air pollution in and around an Indian city. A field study was conduct... | 0 |
191,400 | Field surveys of ozone symptoms on spontaneous vegetation. Limitations and potentialities of the European programme | Bussotti, F; Cozzi, A; Ferretti, M | 2,006 | Within the European intensive forest monitoring programme, the native vegetation on permanent Level II plots has been monitored for visible ozone injuries. The main purpose of the programme is to assess the potential risks for the forest vegetation and the natural ecosystems at the intensive monitoring plots. During th... | 0 |
199,418 | Response to an ozone gradient of growth and enzymes implicated in tolerance to oxidative stress in Acer saccharum (Marsh.) seedlings | Gaucher, C; Costanzo, N; Widden, P; Renaud, JP; Dizengremel, P; Mauffette, Y; Chevrier, N | 2,006 | Two-year-old sugar maple ( Acer saccharum Marsh.) seedlings were exposed in open top chambers to an extensive gradient of O-3 ( 0 to 300 nL.L-1) during 85 days under two light environments ( 20% and 80% of full sun at noon on a sunny day). The growth of truncated seedlings ( with one flush of leaves) and episodic seedl... | 0 |
694,609 | Immune parameters in female workers exposed to urban pollutants | Ciarrocca, M; Tomei, F; Bernardini, A; Capozzella, A; Fiore, P; Amicarelli, V; Sancini, A; Perugi, F; Firullo, E; Rosati, MV; Pimpinella, B; Monti, C; Tomei, G | 2,006 | Urban outside workers, such as traffic police, are daily exposed to air pollutants and psychosocial stressors: for these workers, the working environment corresponds to the living environment of the general population. Studies in the literature have shown that immune parameters could be affected by chronic exposure to ... | 0 |
191,627 | Quantification of jasmonic acid by SPME in tomato plants stressed by ozone | Zadra, C; Borgogni, A; Marucchini, C | 2,006 | Jasmonates are signalling molecules induced in plants as a response to various biotic and/or abiotic stresses. As ozone is known to activate defense responses in plants, we have monitored the concentration of jasmonic acid in tomato leaves during and after an acute exposure to this abiotic elicitor. In this experiment,... | 0 |
89,770 | The effects of air pollution on hospitalizations for cardiovascular disease in elderly people in Australian and New Zealand cities | Barnett, AG; Williams, GM; Schwartz, J; Best, TL; Neller, AH; Petroeschevsky, AL; Simpson, RW | 2,006 | OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to estimate the associations between outdoor air pollution and cardiovascular hospital admissions for the elderly. DESIGN: Associations were assessed using the case-crossover method for seven cities: Auckland and Christchurch, New Zealand; and Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, ... | 1 |
195,304 | Effects of ozone method treating carbon fibers on mechanical properties of carbon/carbon composites | Jin, Z; Zhang, ZQ; Meng, LH | 2,006 | Ozone method was used to modify surface activity of carbon fiber to improve the compressive strength and flexural strength of carbon/carbon composites. The SEM photos of composites fracture shows that ozone method treatment of carbon fiber improved the interfacial adhesion between fibers and matrix, which was the reaso... | 0 |
595,117 | Design and performance of a low-temperature-multi-pass-cell for absorbance measurements of atmospheric gases. Application to ozone | El Helou, Z; Erba, B; Churassy, S; Wannous, G; Neri, M; Bacis, R; Boursey, E | 2,006 | Accurate experimental measurements of the absorption spectra of atmospheric gases are of primary importance for chemical transport modelization of the tropospheric atmosphere.
We present a special multi-pass-White-cell design adapted for the measurement of absorption cross-sections of corrosive gases in the visible, a... | 0 |
191,610 | Physiological responses of saplings of Caesalpinia echinata Lam., a Brazilian tree species, under ozone fumigation | Moraes, RM; Bulbovas, P; Furlan, CM; Dorningos, M; Meirelles, ST; Delitti, WBC; Sanz, MJ | 2,006 | The effects induced by long-term (30 day) and short-term (6 h) exposures to ozone on the physiological parameters in young plants of Caesalpinia echinata Lam., a Brazilian tree species, were determined. Potted plants were maintained in open-top chambers in Valencia, Spain, under charcoal filtered air (mean O-3 level: 2... | 0 |
88,594 | Chronic exposure to urban air Pollution induces structural alterations in murine pulmonary and coronary arteries | Lemos, M; Mohallen, S; Macchione, M; Dolhnikoff, M; Assunc?o, J; Godleski, J; Saldiva, P | 2,006 | Epidemiological studies have shown that air pollution increases cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Objective markers of cardiovascular risk have also been associated with increases in ambient pollution. This study was designed to assess whether prolonged exposure to ambient levels of air pollution may induce struc... | 0 |
597,598 | Effects of ozone on the nasal mucosa (epithelial cells) | Dokic, D; Howarth, HP | 2,006 | Ozone is a significant public health concern worldwide. Despite
increasing evidence for the role of the bronchial epithelial cells in the generation of
proinflammatory cytokines there is little information on the biological relevance of
ozone induced release of cytokines in nasal airway inflammation. We have investigat... | 0 |
193,222 | Remote sensing of in-use heavy-duty diesel trucks | Burgard, DA; Bishop, GA; Stedman, DH; Gessner, VH; Daeschlein, C | 2,006 | On-road measurements in 2005 of carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons, nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxide from 1641 individually identified heavy-duty diesel trucks at two locations in Colorado are reported. Carbon monoxide and nitric oxide show increasing emissions with increased altitude. Oxides of nitro... | 1 |
195,643 | Kinetics of ozone reaction with uric acid, ascorbic acid, and glutathione at physiologically relevant conditions | Kermani, S; Ben-Jebria, A; Ultman, JS | 2,006 | This study quantified the reaction kinetics of O-3 With three low molecular weight antioxidants-uric acid (UA), ascorbic acid (AH(2)), and glutathione (GSH)-found in respiratory mucous. Using a semi-batch reactor in which a 500 ml/min flow of air containing 1-5 parts per million of O-3 contacted 3 ml of well-stirred ph... | 1 |
196,941 | Effects of ozone on root development and leaf temperature in subterranean clover | Otterholt, E; Eriksen, A; Vollsnes, A; Futsaether, C; Oxaal, U | 2,006 | null | 0 |
655,510 | Does deficiency of solar ultraviolet B or vitamin D play a background role in risk of endometrial cancer? | Garland, CF; Mohr, SB; Gorham, ED; Grant, WB; Garland, FC | 2,006 | The role of exogenous estrogens in the etiology of endometrial cancer is well established, as is a role of endogenous estrogens. However, other factors might also be involved. Populations at higher latitudes tend to have higher incidence and mortality rates of cancers of the breast (1) and ovary (2), suggesting that vi... | 0 |
651,903 | Lower vitamin-D production from solar ultraviolet-B irradiance may explain some differences in cancer survival rates | Grant, WB | 2,006 | Black Americans diagnosed with cancer generally have lower survival rates than white Americans, even after adjustment for stage of cancer at time of discovery and level of treatment received. The hypothesis developed in this work is that these lower cancer survival rates may be due to lower serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [2... | 0 |
191,672 | Short-term drought response of two white clover clones, sensitive and tolerant to O-3 | Bermejo, R; Irigoyen, JJ; Santamaria, JM | 2,006 | In order to study observed differences in water status between Trifolium repens L. cv. Regal NC-R and NGS biotypes, tolerant and sensitive to ozone, respectively, and trying to identify possible environmental strains for this widely used ozone biomonitoring system, the response of these two biotypes to a short-term dro... | 0 |
89,427 | Leaf fluxes of NO and NO2 in four herbaceous plant species: the role of ascorbic acid | Teklemariam, TA; Sparks, JP | 2,006 | #Nitrogen oxides (NOx=NO+NO2) are a common group of nitrogen-containing trace gases that interact significantly with plant canopies and play a critical role in atmospheric chemistry including the formation of ozone, smog and nitric acid. The controls over leafuatmosphere exchange of NOx (NOx=NO+NO2) have been character... | 0 |
93,274 | Low-level ozone exposure and respiratory symptoms in infants | Triche, EW; Gent, JF; Holford, TR; Belanger, K; Bracken, MB; Beckett, WS; Naeher, L; Mcsharry, JE; Leaderer, BP | 2,006 | OBJECTIVE: Recent studies indicate that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ozone standards may not protect sensitive individuals. In this study we examined respiratory effects of ozone in infants who may be vulnerable, particularly if they are children of asthmatic mothers. DESIGN: Women delivering babies a... | 1 |
93,264 | Analysis of short-term influences of ambient aeroallergens on pediatric asthma hospital visits | Zhong, W; Levin, L; Reponen, T; Hershey, GK; Adhikari, A; Shukla, R; Lemasters, G | 2,006 | The objective of our study was to investigate the association between daily pediatric asthma hospital visits and daily concentrations of aeroallergens and their specific species. Records of daily asthma visits in Cincinnati area were retrieved from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and aeroallergen sampling... | 0 |
90,213 | The effect of nitrogen dioxide on particle formation during ozonolysis of two abundant monoterpenes indoors | N?jgaard, JK; Bilde, M; Stenby, C; Nielsen, OJ; Wolkoff, P | 2,006 | The effect of the nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentration on particle formation during ozonolysis of two abundant monoterpenes indoors, ?-pinene and d-limonene, was studied in dry air in 1000 l Tedlar bags at 21?2 ?C and ambient pressure. Particle size distributions were measured during 1 h after the reaction was initiate... | 0 |
93,016 | Quantifying the seasonal and interannual variability of North American isoprene emissions using satellite observations of the formaldehyde column | Palmer, PI; Abbot, DS; Fu, TM; Jacob, DJ; Chance, K; Kurosu, TP; Guenther, A; Wiedinmyer, C; Stanton, JC; Pilling, MJ; Pressley, SN; Lamb, B; Sumner, AL | 2,006 | Quantifying isoprene emissions using satellite observations of the formaldehyde (HCHO) columns is subject to errors involving the column retrieval and the assumed relationship between HCHO columns and isoprene emissions, taken here from the GEOS-CHEM chemical transport model. Here we use a 6-year (1996-2001) HCHO colum... | 0 |
128,262 | Concentration variation of isoprene and its implications for peak ozone concentration | Lee, BS; Wang, JL | 2,006 | null | 0 |
509,662 | Heavy metal pollution assessment in sediments of the Izmit Bay, Turkey | Pekey, H | 2,006 | Surface sediments in the fraction < 63 mu m collected from eight stations along the north coastline of Izmit Bay, north-eastern Marmara Sea, Turkey, were analyzed for major (organic carbon, Al, Ba, Fe and Mg) and trace (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mo, Ni, Pb and Zn) elements by using inductively coupled plasma atomic emission ... | 0 |
196,536 | Vitamin supplementation does not protect against symptoms in ozone-responsive subjects | Mudway, IS; Behndig, AF; Helleday, R; Pourazar, J; Frew, AJ; Kelly, FJ; Blomberg, A | 2,006 | Vitamin supplements have been reported to reduce the magnitude of symptoms in subjects exposed to oxidant air pollution. To confirm whether supplementation with vitamins C and E could reduce lung function decrements, airway inflammation, and epithelial injury in subjects sensitive to ozone, a double-blinded, crossover ... | 1 |
90,489 | Ambient particulate air pollution and cardiac arrhythmia in a panel of older adults in Steubenville, Ohio | Sarnat, SE; Suh, HH; Coull, BA; Schwartz, J; Stone, PH; Gold, DR | 2,006 | Objectives: Ambient particulate air pollution has been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Pathways by which particles may act involve autonomic nervous system dysfunction or inflammation, which can affect cardiac rate and rhythm. The importance of these pathways may vary by partic... | 1 |
147,636 | Ozone variations through vehicle emissions reductions based on air quality monitoring data in Taipei City, Taiwan, from 1994 to 2003 | Chang, SC; Lee, CT | 2,006 | The ozone (O-3) ambient air quality is evaluated using two indices in Taiwan: the daily maximum O-3 concentration (O-3,O-max) greater than 120ppb and the daily 8-h O-3 moving average (O-3,O-8h) greater than 60ppb. Results of air quality monitoring data from 1994 to 2003 in Taipei City indicate that the 99th percentile ... | 0 |
191,694 | Testing the unifying theory of ozone sensitivity with mature trees of Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies | Nunn, AJ; Wieser, G; Reiter, IM; Haberle, KH; Grote, R; Havranek, WM; Matyssek, R | 2,006 | The broad range in plant responses to chronic O-3 exposure compels a search for integrative, underlying principles. One such approach is the unifying theory proposed by Reich (1987), which combines the O-3 response of contrasting physiognomic classes of plants on the basis of their intrinsic leaf diffusive conductance ... | 0 |
89,569 | Relationship between flux and resident concentrations for anomalous dispersion | Zhang, Y; Baeumer, B; Benson, DA | 2,006 | A concentration measurement in the field or laboratory will be most closely related to either the resident or the flux concentration. The former describes all solute particles present at some point while the latter describes solute particles that have moved irrevocably past some point. In addition, either measurement m... | 0 |
191,439 | Growth and visible injuries of four Centaurea jacea L. ecotypes exposed to elevated ozone and carbon dioxide | Ramo, K; Slotte, H; Kanerva, T; Ojanpera, K; Manninen, S | 2,006 | We studied the variation in the responses of brown knapweed (Centaureajacea) ecotypes from Finland and Switzerland to elevated 03 and CO2 and, the possible role of CO2 as a factor modifying O-3 sensitivity. Individuals of four C jacea ecotypes were exposed to elevated O-3 (40 ppb) and CO2 (450 ppm) alone or in combinat... | 0 |
191,407 | Foliage surface ozone deposition: A role for surface moisture? | Altimir, N; Kolari, P; Tuovinen, JP; Vesala, T; Back, J; Suni, T; Kulmala, M; Hari, P | 2,006 | This paper addresses the potential role of surface wetness in ozone deposition to plant foliage. We studied Scots pine foliage in field conditions at the SMEARII field measurement station in Finland. We used a combination of data from flux measurement at the shoot ( enclosure) and canopy scale (eddy covariance), inform... | 0 |
119,950 | An observational and numerical study of the effects of the late sea breeze on ozone distributions in the Busan metropolitan area, Korea | Oh, IB; Kim, YK; Lee, HW; Kim, CH | 2,006 | null | 0 |
191,377 | Enhanced tolerance to ozone and drought stresses in transgenic tobacco overexpressing dehydroascorbate reductase in cytosol | Eltayeb, AE; Kawano, N; Badawi, GH; Kaminaka, H; Sanekata, T; Morishima, I; Shibahara, T; Inanaga, S; Tanaka, K | 2,006 | Ascorbate (vitamin C) is a potent antioxidant protecting plants against oxidative damage imposed by environmental stresses such as ozone and drought. Dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR; EC 1.8.5.1) is one of the two important enzymes functioning in the regeneration of ascorbate (AsA). To examine the protective role of DH... | 1 |
121,678 | A critical review and analysis of the use of exposure- and flux-based ozone indices for predicting vegetation effects | Musselman, RC; Lefohn, AS; Massman, WJ; Heath, RL | 2,006 | Early studies of plant response to ozone (O3) utilized concentration-based metrics, primarily by summarizing the commonly monitored hourly average data sets. Research with the O3 concentration parameter led to the recognition that both peak concentrations and cumulative effects are important when relating plant respons... | 1 |
600,436 | Estimating long term urban exposure to particulate matter and ozone in Europe | Arvanitis, A; Moussiopoulos, N | 2,006 | Abstract: OFIS is a robust and efficient model for simulating the formation of photochemical pollutants in an urban plume. In this paper we present applications of the recent further development of OFIS for calculating both particulate matter and ozone concentrations. In particular, we refer to the analysis of the mode... | 0 |
180,226 | Dog ownership enhances symptomatic responses to air pollution in children with asthma | Mcconnell, R; Berhane, K; Molitor, J; Gilliland, F; Kunzli, N; Thorne, PS; Thomas, D; Gauderman, WJ; Avol, E; Lurmann, F; Rappaport, E; Jerrett, M; Peters, J | 2,006 | BACKGROUND: Experimental data suggest that asthma exacerbation by ambient air pollutants is enhanced by exposure to endotoxin and allergens; however, there is little supporting epidemiologic evidence.
METHODS: We evaluated whether the association of exposure to air pollution with annual prevalence of chronic cough, phl... | 0 |
191,545 | O3 impacts on plant development: A meta-analysis of root/shoot allocation and growth | Grantz, DA; Gunn, S; Vu, HB | 2,006 | The mechanism of O-3 action on plants remains poorly characterized. Symptoms include visible lesions on the leaf surface, reduced growth and a hypothesized reduction in allocation of carbohydrate to roots. The generality of this latter phenomenon has not been demonstrated. Here, a meta-analysis is performed of all avai... | 1 |
93,284 | Interannual climatic variation mediates elevated CO2 and O3 effects on forest growth | Kubiske, ME; Quinn, VS; Heilman, WE; Mcdonald, EP; Marquardt, PE; Teclaw, RM; Friend, AL; Karnoskey, DF | 2,006 | We analyzed growth data from model aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) forest ecosystems grown in elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide ([CO2]; 518 mu L L-1) and ozone concentrations ([O-3]; 1.5 x background of 30-40 nL L-1 during daylight hours) for 7 years using free-air CO2 enrichment technology to determine how intera... | 1 |
90,804 | Airway hyperresponsiveness as a determinant of the early asthmatic response to inhaled allergen | Cockcroft, DW; Davis, BE | 2,006 | null | 0 |
191,391 | Evidence for potential impacts of ozone on Pinus cembra L. at mountain sites in Europe: An overview | Wieser, G; Manning, WJ; Tausz, M; Bytnerowicz, A | 2,006 | We summarize what is known about the impact of ozone (O-3) on Pinus cembra in the timberline ecotone of the central European Alps and the Carpathian Mountains. In the central European Alps exposure to ambient and two-fold ambient O-3 throughout one growing season did neither cause any visible injury nor affect the phot... | 1 |
613,669 | Awareness of and compliance with air pollution advisories: A comparison of parents of asthmatics with other parents | Mcdermott, M; Srivastava, R; Croskell, S | 2,006 | Objectives. To determine parents' awareness of and compliance with air pollution advisories, and to compare the awareness and compliance of parents' of asthmatics to that of other parents. Methods. Responses of 240 parents surveyed at pediatric clinic visits were compared. Results. A total of 88% of parents were aware ... | 1 |
89,818 | Maternal exposure to low levels of ambient air pollution and preterm birth in Brisbane, Australia | Hansen, C; Neller, A; Williams, G; Simpson, R | 2,006 | Background? There is evidence that maternal exposure to ambient air pollution during pregnancy is associated with adverse birth outcomes.
Objective? To assess preterm birth (PTB) in relation to maternal exposure to ambient air pollution.
Design? Retrospective cohort.
Setting? Brisbane, Australia.
Sample? A total of... | 1 |
625,253 | The preterm parturition syndrome | Romero, R; Espinoza, J; Kusanovic, JP; Gotsch, F; Hassan, S; Erez, O; Chaiworapongsa, T; Mazor, M | 2,006 | The implicit paradigm that has governed the study and clinical management of preterm labour is that term and preterm parturition are the same processes, except for the gestational age at which they occur. Indeed, both share a common pathway composed of uterine contractility, cervical dilatation and activation of the me... | 1 |
190,531 | International consortium for atmospheric research on transport and transformation (ICARTT): North America to Europe: Overview of the 2004 summer field study | Fehsenfeld, FC; Ancellet, G; Bates, TS; Goldstein, AH; Hardesty, RM; Honrath, R; Law, KS; Lewis, AC; Leaitch, R; Mckeen, S; Meagher, J; Parrish, DD; Pszenny, AAP; Russell, PB; Schlager, H; Seinfeld, J; Talbot, R; Zbinden, R | 2,006 | In the summer of 2004 several separate field programs intensively studied the photochemical, heterogeneous chemical and radiative environment of the troposphere over North America, the North Atlantic Ocean, and western Europe. Previous studies have indicated that the transport of continental emissions, particularly fro... | 1 |
630,275 | Radiative forcing since preindustrial times due to ozone change in the troposphere and the lower stratosphere | Gauss, M; Myhre, G; Isaksen, ISA; Grewe, V; Pitari, G; Wild, O; Collins, WJ; Dentener, FJ; Ellingsen, K; Gohar, LK; Hauglustaine, DA; Iachetti, D; Lamarque, JF; Mancini, E; Mickley, LJ; Prather, MJ; Pyle, JA; Sanderson, MG; Shine, KP; Stevenson, DS; Sudo, K; Szopa, S; Zeng, G | 2,006 | Changes in atmospheric ozone have occurred since the preindustrial era as a result of increasing anthropogenic emissions. Within ACCENT, a European Network of Excellence, ozone changes between 1850 and 2000 are assessed for the troposphere and the lower stratosphere (up
to 30 km) by a variety of seven chemistry-climate... | 1 |
91,241 | Air pollution: to the heart of the matter | Nawrot, TS; Nemmar, A; Nemery, B | 2,006 | #Air pollution consists of both gaseous and particulate-matter pollutants. The former include nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3), and sulphur dioxide (SO2). The latter consist of particulate matter of varying aerodynamic diameter, as defined by cutoff pointsufor example, particles with diameters of ,10 mm (PM10) or ,2.... | 0 |
147,125 | Formulating the relationship between ozone pollution features and the transition value of photochemical indicators | Chen, TF; Chang, KH | 2,006 | null | 0 |
191,468 | Influence of atmospheric pollutants on agriculture in developing countries: A case study with three new wheat varieties in Pakistan | Wahid, A | 2,006 | The performance of three wheat varieties (Inqilab-91, Punjab-96, Pasban-90) was investigated in open-top chambers with charcoal-filtered air (FA), unfiltered air (UFA) and unchambered field plots (AA) during the 2003-2004 season at a semi-urban site in Lahore, Pakistan. The 8-h daily mean O-3, NO2 and SO2 concentration... | 0 |
88,292 | Intraurban-scale dispersion modelling of particulate matter concentrations: applications for exposure estimates in cohort studies | Wilson, JG; Zawar-Reza, P | 2,006 | #Epidemiological studies relating air pollution to health effects often estimate personal exposure to particulate matter using values from a central ambient monitoring site as a proxy. However, when there is a significant amount of variation in particulate concentrations across an urban area, the use of central sites m... | 0 |
146,112 | Dependence of ozone sensitivity analysis on grid resolution | Cohan, DS; Hu, Y; Russell, AG | 2,006 | We examine the extent to which the sensitivity of ground-level ozone concentrations to precursor emissions varies with grid resolution in a regional air quality model. Nested grids of 36-, 12- and 4-km resolution are applied to model an air pollution episode in Georgia. A direct sensitivity analysis method is used to c... | 0 |
199,272 | A relaxed-eddy-accumulation method for the measurement of isoprenoid canopy-fluxes using an online gas-chromatographic technique and PTR-MS simultaneously | Graus, M; Hansel, A; Wisthaler, A; Lindinger, C; Forkel, R; Hauff, K; Klauer, M; Pfichner, A; Rappengluck, B; Steigner, D; Steinbrecher, R | 2,006 | A relaxed-eddy-accumulation set-up using an online gas-chromatographic technique and proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry was applied to determine isoprenoid fluxes above a Norway spruce forest in July 2001/2002. The system was quality assured and its suitability for determination of canopy fluxes of isoprenoids ... | 0 |
121,149 | Modeling the impacts of emission events on ozone formation in Houston, Texas | Nam, J; Kimura, Y; Vizuete, W; Murphy, C; Allen, DT | 2,006 | The Houston/Galveston region has a large number of industrial point sources of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and NOx, and observational data have shown that high concentrations of ozone are formed rapidly in the plumes of these industrial facilities. Some of the highly reactive VOC emissions from these facilities c... | 0 |
91,258 | A case-crossover study of fine particulate matter air pollution and onset of congestive heart failure symptom exacerbation leading to hospitalization | Symons, JM; Wang, L; Guallar, E; Howell, E; Dominici, F; Schwab, M; Ange, BA; Samet, J; Ondov, J; Harrison, D; Geyh, A | 2,006 | Persons with congestive heart failure may be susceptible to ambient air pollution. The authors evaluated the association between exposure to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of <2.5 microm (PM2.5) and onset of symptom exacerbation leading to hospital admission in Baltimore, Maryland. They used a case-cro... | 1 |
90,157 | Deposition and emissions of reactive nitrogen over European forests: a modelling study | Simpson, D; Butterbach-Bahl, K; Fagerli, H; Kesik, M; Skiba, U; Tang, S | 2,006 | #The EMEP MSC-W Eulerian chemical transport model is used to investigate a number of features concerning the concentrations and depositions of reactive nitrogen species over Europe, with a focus on forest ecosystems and soil emissions. We illustrate the relative contributions of oxidised versus reduced nitrogen, and of... | 0 |
596,388 | Increased susceptibility of the lungs of hyperthyroid rats to oxidant injury: Specificity of effects | Huffman, LJ; Beighley, CM; Frazer, DG; Mckinney, WG; Porter, DW | 2,006 | Results from previous studies indicate that hyperthyroidism increases the risk of ozone-induced lung toxicity. This observation raised the possibility that pulmonary damage from other oxidant substances might be greater in a hyperthyroid state. To address this hypothesis, pulmonary responses to crystalline silica, a pa... | 1 |
92,747 | Ten-year effect of dolomitic lime on the nutrition, crown vigor, and growth of sugar maple | Moore, JD; Ouimet, R | 2,006 | In a base-poor northern hardwood stand in Quebec, subjected to high acid deposition, sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) nutrition, growth, and crown vigor were evaluated 10 years after application of 0-50 t center dot ha(-1) of CaMg(CO3)(2) in 1994. One decade after treatment, foliar calcium and magnesium concentratio... | 0 |
89,812 | Ambient air pollution and asthma exacerbations in children: An eight-city analysis | Schildcrout, JS; Sheppard, L; Lumley, T; Slaughter, JC; Koenig, JQ; Shapiro, GG | 2,006 | The authors investigated the relation between ambient concentrations of five of the Environmental Protection Agency's criteria pollutants and asthma exacerbations (daily symptoms and use of rescue inhalers) among 990 children in eight North American cities during the 22-month prerandomization phase (November 1993-Septe... | 1 |
146,585 | Anticipated yield loss in field-grown soybean under elevated ozone can be avoided at the expense of leaf growth during early reproductive growth stages in favourable environmental conditions | Christ, MM; Ainsworth, EA; Nelson, R; Schurr, U; Walter, A | 2,006 | Ozone is a powerful oxidizing agent which is responsible for more damage to vegetation than any other air pollutant. In this study, leaf growth, photosynthesis, and carbohydrate content were analysed during the seed-filling growth stage of field-grown soybeans exposed to ambient air and 1.2 times ambient ozone concentr... | 0 |
91,423 | Calcium addition at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest reduced winter injury to red spruce in a high-injury year | Hawley, GJ; Schaberg, PG; Eagar, C; Borer, CH | 2,006 | Laboratory experiments have verified that acid-deposition-induced calcium (Ca) leaching reduces the foliar cold tolerance of red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) current-year foliage, increasing the risk of winter injury and crown deterioration. However, to date no studies have shown that ambient losses in soil Ca have resu... | 0 |
694,269 | Influences of man-made emissions and climate changes on tropospheric ozone, methane, and sulfate at 2030 from a broad range of possible futures | Unger, N; Shindell, DT; Koch, DM; Amann, M; Cofala, J; Streets, DG | 2,006 | [ 1] We apply the Goddard Institute for Space Studies composition-climate model to an assessment of tropospheric O-3, CH4, and sulfate at 2030. We compare four different anthropogenic emissions forecasts: A1B and B1 from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on Emissions Scenarios and Current Leg... | 0 |
88,596 | Toxicological interactions in the respiratory system after inhalation of ozone and sulfuric acid aerosol mixtures | Kleinman, M; Phalen, R | 2,006 | A factorial design study was performed to examine the acute effects of inhaled acid particles alone and in mixtures with ozone to test the hypothesis that acid particles and ozone would act synergistically. Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed nose-only for a single 4-h period to all 9 possible combinations of purified air... | 0 |
689,505 | Introduction to the errata: ?Diagnosis of abiotic and biotic stress factors using the visible symptoms in foliage? | Vollenweider, P; Gunthardt-Goerg, MS | 2,006 | null | 0 |
89,802 | Effects of instrument precision and spatial variability on the assessment of the temporal variation of ambient air pollution in Atlanta, Georgia | Wade, KS; Mulholland, JA; Marmur, A; Russell, AG; Hartsell, B; Edgerton, E; Klein, M; Waller, L; Peel, JL; Tolbert, PE | 2,006 | Data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Air Quality System, the Southeastern Aerosol Research and Characterization database, and the Assessment of Spatial Aerosol Composition in Atlanta database for 1999 through 2002 have been used to characterize error associated with instrument precision and spatial variab... | 0 |
191,448 | Identification of late O-3-responsive genes in Arabidopsis thaliana by cDNA microarray analysis | D'Haese, D; Horemans, N; De Coen, W; Guisez, Y | 2,006 | To better understand the response of a plant to O-3 stress, an integrated microarray analysis was performed on Arabidopsis plants exposed during 2 days to purified air or 150 nl l(-1) O-3, 8 h day-1. Agilent Arabidopsis 2 Oligo Microarrays were used of which the reliability was confirmed by quantitative real-time PCR o... | 0 |
191,412 | Food for thought: Lower-than-expected crop yield stimulation with rising CO2 concentrations | Long, SP; Ainsworth, EA; Leakey, ADB; Nosberger, J; Ort, DR | 2,006 | Model projections suggest that although increased temperature and decreased soil moisture will act to reduce global crop yields by 2050, the direct fertilization effect of rising carbon dioxide concentration ([CO2]) will offset these tosses. The CO2 fertilization factors used in models to project future yields were der... | 0 |
513,418 | Lead contamination of an old shooting range affecting the local ecosystem: A case study with a holistic approach | Rantalainen, ML; Torkkeli, M; Strommer, R; Setala, H | 2,006 | The aim of this case study was to uncover the consequences of lead pellet-derived heavy lead contamination at a cast-off shooting range in southern Finland, covering aspects from soil chemistry and biology up to ecosystem level. The observed changes in the soil properties of the most contaminated areas suggest that the... | 0 |
191,663 | Seasonal variation of mono- and sesquiterpene emission rates of Scots pine | Hakola, H; Tarvainen, V; Back, J; Ranta, H; Bonn, B; Rinne, J; Kulmala, M | 2,006 | The seasonal variation of mono-and sesquiterpene emission rates of Scots pine was measured from April to October in 2004. The emission rates were measured daily in the afternoons with the exception of weekends. Emissions were measured from two branches; one of them was debudded in May (branch A), while the other was al... | 0 |
92,065 | Nitrogen as the limiting nutrient for eutrophication in coastal marine ecosystems: Evolving views over three decades | Howarth, RW; Marino, R | 2,006 | The first special volume of Limnology and Oceanography, published in 1972, focused on whether phosphorus (P) or carbon (C) is the major agent causing eutrophication in aquatic ecosystems. Only slight mention was made that estuaries may behave differently from lakes and that nitrogen (N) may cause eutrophication in estu... | 0 |
595,161 | Atmospheric pollution measurement with a multi-materials sensing device | Kamionka, M; Breuil, P; Pijolat, C | 2,006 | The aim of this work is to realize a device with semiconductor gas sensors for the measurement of the two more important air pollution components: ozone and ?automotive traffic? pollution. This device is made with three different thick film layers deposited on an alumina heating substrate. Electrical conductivities are... | 0 |
196,965 | Physiological and biochemical stress responses in grassland species are influenced by both early-season ozone exposure and interspecific competition | Scebba, F; Canaccini, F; Castagna, A; Bender, J; Weigel, HJ; Ranieri, A | 2,006 | The effects of two-year early season ozone exposure on physiological and biochemical stress response were investigated in model plant communities. Achillea millefolium and Veronica chamaedrys target plants were grown in monocultures and in mixed cultures with Poa pratensis (phytometer) and exposed in open-top chambers ... | 0 |
107,698 | Chemical characterization of air pollution in Eastern China and the Eastern United States | Tie, X; Brasseur, GP; Zhao, CS; Granier, C; Massie, S; Qin, Y; Wang, PC; Wang, G; Yang, PC; Richter, A | 2,006 | Satellite data (MODIS, GOME, and MOPITT) together with a chemical transport global model of the atmosphere (MOZART-2) are used to characterize air pollution in Eastern China and the Eastern US to assess the differences between the photochemical conditions in these two regions. Observations show that aerosol concentrati... | 0 |
651,817 | Environmental effects of ozone depletion and its interactions with climate change: Progress report, 2005 | Andrady, A; Aucamp, PJ; Bais, AF; Ballare, CL; Bjorn, LO; Bornman, JF; Caldwell, M; Cullen, AP; Erickson, DJ; de Gruijl, FR; Hader, DP; Ilyas, M; Kulandaivelu, G; Kumar, HD; Longstreth, J; Mckenzie, RL; Norval, M; Redhwi, HH; Smith, RC; Solomon, KR; Sulzberger, B; Takizawa, Y; Tang, XY; Teramura, AH; Torikai, A; van De... | 2,006 | Since the first assessments in 1989, the complexity of the linkages between ozone depletion, UV- B radiation and climate change has become more apparent. This makes it even clearer than before that we are dealing with long-term developments, which can be complicated by large year-to-year variability. | 0 |
680,101 | Survey of levels of phthalate ester plasticizers in a sewage lagoon effluent and a receiving stream | Ogunfowokan, AO; Torto, N; Adenuga, AA; Okoh, EK | 2,006 | In this study, samples from a sewage treatment lagoon and those from a receiving stream were analyzed for their phthalate esters content. Knowledge of the distribution of ubiquitous phthalate esters in the sewage lagoon and the receiving stream was necessary because of the reports of their subtle toxicity to aquatic bi... | 0 |
89,172 | Nocturnal odd-oxygen budget and its implications for ozone loss in the lower troposphere | Brown, SS; Neuman, JA; Ryerson, TB; Trainer, M; Dube, WP; Holloway, JS; Warneke, C; De Gouw, JA; Donnelly, SG; Atlas, E; Matthew, B; Middlebrook, AM; Peltier, R; Weber, RJ; Stohl, A; Meagher, JF; Fehsenfeld, FC; Ravishankara, AR | 2,006 | Nitrogen oxides are important to the regulation of ozone throughout the Earths atmosphere. Of particular interest for regional air quality is photochemical production and nocturnal destruction of O-3 in the lower troposphere in high NOx(= NO + NO2) environments. Nocturnal tropospheric odd oxygen (O-x), defined as O-3 +... | 0 |
191,480 | Interaction between ozone exposure and iron nutrition in two tobacco cultivars | Alcantara, E; de la Guardia, MD; Montilla, I; Romera, FJ | 2,006 | The initial objective was to confirm evidence, obtained from field grown plants, for iron (Fe) accumulation in leaves under ozone exposure. Tobacco plants were grown in pots under either open air or growth chamber conditions. The ozone-sensitive cultivar Bel W3 showed symptoms of ozone injury only when grown outside, w... | 0 |
191,699 | Transcriptomic footprints disclose specificity of reactive oxygen species signaling in Arabidopsis | Gadjev, I; Vanderauwera, S; Gechev, TS; Laloi, C; Minkov, IN; Shulaev, V; Apel, K; Inze, D; Mittler, R; Van Breusegem, F | 2,006 | Reactive oxygen species ( ROS) are key players in the regulation of plant development, stress responses, and programmed cell death. Previous studies indicated that depending on the type of ROS ( hydrogen peroxide, superoxide, or singlet oxygen) or its subcellular production site ( plastidic, cytosolic, peroxisomal, or ... | 0 |
87,785 | NIST chemical kinetics database on the web | null | 2,006 | The NIST Chemical Kinetics Database includes essentially all reported kinetics results for thermal gas-phase chemical reactions. The database is designed to be searched for kinetics data based on the specific reactants involved, for reactions resulting in specified products, for all the reactions of a particular specie... | 0 |
191,609 | Physiological responses of forest trees to heat and drought | Rennenberg, H; Loreto, F; Polle, A; Brilli, F; Fares, S; Beniwal, RS; Gessler, A | 2,006 | The heat wave of summer 2003 was the largest and the most persistent ever experienced in Central Europe and has fuelled concern about the effects of climate change on European ecosystems. Since forests constitute the most important European ecosystems, in this review article we assess current knowledge on the effects o... | 0 |
87,817 | Multilevel zero-inflated Poisson regression modelling of correlated count data with excess zeros | Lee, AH; Wang, K; Scott, JA; Yau, KKW; McLachlan, GJ | 2,006 | null | 0 |
191,325 | Effect of surface ozone exposure on vegetation in the rural area of Aliartos, Greece | Paliatsos, AG; Koronakis, PS; Kaldellis, IK | 2,006 | The critical level of air pollutants in the atmosphere is the concentration above which adverse effects occur on sensitive receptors, such as plants and ecosystems. Ozone is the most important air pollutant in Europe affecting vegetation and forest ecosystems and its increase in the last decades is significant. The cur... | 0 |
97,647 | Spatial association between speciated fine particles and mortality | Fuentes, M; Song, HR; Ghosh, SK; Holland, DM; Davis, JM | 2,006 | Particulate matter (PM) has been linked to a range of serious cardiovascular and respiratory health problems, including premature mortality. The main objective of our research is to quantify uncertainties about the impacts of fine PM exposure on mortality. We develop a multivariate spatial regression model for the esti... | 0 |
100,571 | High-resolution spatial patterns of long-term mean concentrations of air pollutants in Haifa Bay area | Yuval; Broday, DM | 2,006 | High-resolution maps of the mean concentrations of SO2, NO, NO2, PM10, and PM10 in the period 2002-2004 were produced using half-hourly data from the local air quality monitoring network in Haifa Bay area, Israel. The network consists of 20 monitoring stations within an area of 206 km, which encompasses a major industr... | 0 |
91,011 | Meta-analysis of studies of alcohol and breast cancer with consideration of the methodological issues | Key, J; Hodgson, S; Omar, RZ; Jensen, TK; Thompson, SG; Boobis, AR; Davies, DS; Elliott, P | 2,006 | OBJECTIVE: To give an up-to-date assessment of the association of alcohol with female breast cancer, addressing methodological issues and shortfalls in previous overviews. METHODS: Meta-analysis of studies (any language) providing original data on incidence of first primary breast cancer and alcohol. Two reviewers inde... | 0 |
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