Air Pollution

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Industrial emissions containing endocrine-disrupting chemicals may negatively affect the fertility of men, according to a speaker here.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Embryos had a lower blastocyst yield when exposed to wildfire smoke during development, according to data presented here.

Particulate matter and toxic release exposure correlated with a higher incidence of irritable bowel syndrome among a subset of California residents, according to data published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Air pollution with smaller particulate matter had stronger associations with childhood asthma than pollution with larger particles, indicating that smaller particles may be more toxic, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Prenatal exposure to air pollution appeared linked to early-life immune perturbations that in turn increased risk for allergic rhinitis and asthma, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

When concentrations of air pollution increased and the weather changed, more people visited outpatient clinics for allergic rhinitis, according to a letter published in Allergy.

Increased concentrations of air pollutants and meteorological changes were associated with numbers of outpatient visits for allergic rhinitis, according to a letter published in Allergy.

In a study presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress, researchers found sex-related differences in the impact of diesel exhaust in blood plasma.

Among nonsmokers, data showed a link between higher concentrations of air pollution and greater MI incidence in Germany, researchers reported at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

Exposure to fine particulate matter — specifically particles 2.5 µm or less in diameter, or PM2.5 — in the air signals a higher risk for systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.