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M.A.S McMullen
Bio: M.A.S McMullen is an academic researcher from Imperial College London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 344 citations.
Topics: Population
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors used a high flow gravimetric personal sampling system to assess personal exposure to PM2.5 in transport microenvironments in central London, UK, where exposure levels were assessed along three fixed routes at peak and off-peak times of the day.
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TL;DR: Transient exposure to traffic may increase the risk of myocardial infarction in susceptible persons.
Abstract: Background An association between exposure to vehicular traffic in urban areas and the exacerbation of cardiovascular disease has been suggested in previous studies. This study was designed to assess whether exposure to traffic can trigger myocardial infarction. Methods We conducted a case–crossover study in which cases of myocardial infarction were identified with the use of data from the Cooperative Health Research in the Region of Augsburg Myocardial Infarction Registry in Augsburg, in southern Germany, for the period from February 1999 to July 2001. There were 691 subjects for whom the date and time of the myocardial infarction were known who had survived for at least 24 hours after the event, completed the registry's standardized interview, and provided information on factors that may have triggered the myocardial infarction. Data on subjects' activities during the four days preceding the onset of symptoms were collected with the use of patient diaries. Results An association was found between exposu...
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TL;DR: Whether the health benefits from the increased physical activity of a modal shift for urban commutes outweigh the health risks for individuals shifting their mode of transport is described.
Abstract: Background
Although from a societal point of view a modal shift from car to bicycle may have beneficial health effects due to decreased air pollution emissions, decreased greenhouse gas emissions, and increased levels of physical activity, shifts in individual adverse health effects such as higher exposure to air pollution and risk of a traffic accident may prevail.
834 citations
TL;DR: Exposure assessment studies carried out in the developing world on several traffic-related air pollutants are reviewed and advantages and disadvantages of various monitoring methods for these pollutants in exposure assessment studies are discussed.
579 citations
University of British Columbia1, Imperial College London2, University of Basel3, University of Bristol4, University of Southern California5, Utrecht University6, Flemish Institute for Technological Research7, University of California, Berkeley8, University of Canterbury9, National University of Ireland, Galway10, West Virginia University11, University of Minnesota12, Mines ParisTech13, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill14, University of Chile15, San Diego State University16, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research17, National Institute for Health and Welfare18
TL;DR: Evaluating impacts of active travel policies is highly complex; however, many associations can be quantified, and identifying health-maximizing policies and conditions requires integrated HIAs.
517 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a review of the personal exposure concentration studies for the above named pollutants on different modes of surface transportation (walking, cycling, bus, car and taxi) in the urban transport microenvironment.
419 citations