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Laia Font-Ribera
Researcher at Pompeu Fabra University
Publications - 40
Citations - 2068
Laia Font-Ribera is an academic researcher from Pompeu Fabra University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Asthma & Population. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 39 publications receiving 1721 citations. Previous affiliations of Laia Font-Ribera include Spanish National Research Council & Barcelona Biomedical Research Park.
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What’s in the Pool? A Comprehensive Identification of Disinfection By-Products and Assessment of Mutagenicity of Chlorinated and Brominated Swimming Pool Water
Susan D. Richardson,David M. DeMarini,Manolis Kogevinas,Pilar Fernández,Esther Marco,Carolina Lourencetti,Clara Ballesté,Dick Heederik,Kees Meliefste,A. Bruce McKague,Ricard Marcos,Laia Font-Ribera,Joan O. Grimalt,Cristina M. Villanueva +13 more
TL;DR: This study identified many new DBPs not identified previously in swimming pool or drinking water and found that swimming pool waters are as mutagenic as typical drinking waters.
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Risks and benefits of green spaces for children: a cross-sectional study of associations with sedentary behavior, obesity, asthma, and allergy
Payam Dadvand,Cristina M. Villanueva,Laia Font-Ribera,David Martinez,Xavier Basagaña,Jordina Belmonte,Martine Vrijheid,Regina Gražulevičienė,Manolis Kogevinas,Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen +9 more
TL;DR: An interquartile range increase in residential surrounding greenness was associated with 11–19% lower relative prevalence of overweight/obesity and excessive screen time, but was not associated with current asthma and allergic rhinoconjunctivitis.
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Overview of Disinfection By-products and Associated Health Effects.
Cristina M. Villanueva,Sylvaine Cordier,Laia Font-Ribera,Lucas A. Salas,Lucas A. Salas,Patrick Levallois +5 more
TL;DR: Future research should develop methods to evaluate the effects of the DBP mixture and the interaction with personal characteristics, clarify the association between swimming pools and respiratory health, evaluate the occurrence of DBPs in low- and middle-income countries, and evaluate outcomes suggested by animal studies that have not been considered in epidemiological investigations.
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Genotoxic effects in swimmers exposed to disinfection by-products in indoor swimming pools.
Manolis Kogevinas,Cristina M. Villanueva,Laia Font-Ribera,Danae Liviac,Mariona Bustamante,Felicidad Espinoza,Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen,Aina Espinosa,Pilar Fernández,David M. DeMarini,Joan O. Grimalt,Tamara Grummt,Ricard Marcos +12 more
TL;DR: The findings support potential genotoxic effects of exposure to DBPs from swimming pools and suggest the positive health effects gained by swimming could be increased by reducing the potential health risks of pool water.
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Short-term changes in respiratory biomarkers after swimming in a chlorinated pool.
Laia Font-Ribera,Manolis Kogevinas,Jan-Paul Zock,Federico P. Gómez,Esther Barreiro,Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen,Pilar Fernández,Carolina Lourencetti,Maitane Perez-Olabarría,Mariona Bustamante,Ricard Marcos,Joan O. Grimalt,Cristina M. Villanueva +12 more
TL;DR: A slight increase in serum CC16, a marker of lung epithelium permeability, is detected in healthy adults after they swam in an indoor chlorinated pool, without involving inflammatory mechanisms.