Longitudinal assessment of acute pulmonary, cardiolovascular and hematologic effects of fine and ultrafine particles under real world conditions (CorPuScula)
Study objective:
The aim of CorPuScula was to investigate acute health effects of fine and ultrafine particles in children and elderly adults living in Munich. The study was conducted by a team of researchers from the LMU Munich, funded by the Bavarian State. The group in Düsseldorf received the collected data to conduct further multi-pollutant analyses with a specific focus on independent effects of ultrafine particles.
Specific objectives
- To conduct a panel study in elementary school children and seniors living in a residential home
- To estimate acute health effects on pulmonary, cardiovascular and hematologic outcomes from short-term exposure to fine and ultrafine particles
- To investigate the independence of ultrafine particle effects from larger particles and ambient NO2 concentrations
Study design:
Panel study
Study population:
52 adults and 50 elementary school children in Munich
Study period:
2000 – 2002
Project Team Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf
- Pascale Haddad
- Sarah Lucht
- Lina Glaubitz
- Katherine Orgurtsova
Collaborators
- CorPuScula-Team at LMU Munich