Title |
Cyclist route choice, traffic-related air pollution, and lung function: a scripted exposure study
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Published in |
Environmental Health, February 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1476-069x-12-14 |
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Authors |
Sarah Jarjour, Michael Jerrett, Dane Westerdahl, Audrey de Nazelle, Cooper Hanning, Laura Daly, Jonah Lipsitt, John Balmes |
Abstract |
A travel mode shift to active transportation such as bicycling would help reduce traffic volume and related air pollution emissions as well as promote increased physical activity level. Cyclists, however, are at risk for exposure to vehicle-related air pollutants due to their proximity to vehicle traffic and elevated respiratory rates. To promote safe bicycle commuting, the City of Berkeley, California, has designated a network of residential streets as "Bicycle Boulevards." We hypothesized that cyclist exposure to air pollution would be lower on these Bicycle Boulevards when compared to busier roads and this elevated exposure may result in reduced lung function. |
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Turkey | 2 | 10% |
Mexico | 1 | 5% |
Estonia | 1 | 5% |
Comoros | 1 | 5% |
Belgium | 1 | 5% |
Italy | 1 | 5% |
United States | 1 | 5% |
Australia | 1 | 5% |
Other | 1 | 5% |
Unknown | 7 | 35% |
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Members of the public | 19 | 95% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 5% |
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Colombia | 2 | <1% |
Germany | 1 | <1% |
India | 1 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Mexico | 1 | <1% |
Belgium | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 259 | 97% |
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Student > Master | 49 | 18% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 42 | 16% |
Researcher | 32 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 23 | 9% |
Other | 15 | 6% |
Other | 38 | 14% |
Unknown | 67 | 25% |
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Environmental Science | 54 | 20% |
Engineering | 31 | 12% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 29 | 11% |
Social Sciences | 18 | 7% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 4% |
Other | 47 | 18% |
Unknown | 76 | 29% |