Grantee Research Project Results
2002 Progress Report: St. Louis Bus, Steubenville and Atlanta Studies
EPA Grant Number: R827353C003Subproject: this is subproject number 003 , established and managed by the Center Director under grant R827353
(EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
Center: Health Effects Institute (2015 - 2020)
Center Director: Greenbaum, Daniel S.
Title: St. Louis Bus, Steubenville and Atlanta Studies
Investigators: Gold, Diane R.
Current Investigators: Gold, Diane R. , Suh, Helen H. , Dockery, Douglas W. , Wheeler, A. , Zanobetti, Antonella , Coull, Brent , Adamkiewicz, Gary , Luttmann-Gibson, Heike , Sarnat, Jeremy , Schwartz, Joel , Stone, Peter , Dubowsky, S.
Institution: Harvard University
EPA Project Officer: Chung, Serena
Project Period: June 1, 1999 through May 31, 2005 (Extended to May 31, 2006)
Project Period Covered by this Report: June 1, 2002 through May 31, 2003
Project Amount: Refer to main center abstract for funding details.
RFA: Airborne Particulate Matter (PM) Centers (1999) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Air Quality and Air Toxics , Particulate Matter , Air
Objective:
The main objective of this research project is to investigate the joint and individual effects of outdoor and indoor particles on heart rate and heart rate variability.
Progress Summary:
We have completed data collection for two field studies conducted in Atlanta and Steubenville, both of which have been co-sponsored by the Center. For the Atlanta study, multipollutant exposures and cardiovascular health status were measured repeatedly for two cohorts: individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and recent myocardial infarctions. For the Steubenville study, multipollutant exposures and cardiovascular health status were measured for elderly individuals living in government-subsidized housing complexes. The same health protocol was used for each of these studies, with data on heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV), blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and daily symptoms obtained for each participant on at least 7 days. Twenty-four hour indoor, outdoor, and personal measurements of PM, ozone, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen dioxide also were measured on each of the monitoring days.
Our analysis of the toxic effects of indoor and outdoor particles using in vitro bioassays was published in Environmental Health Perspectives (Long, et al., 2001). In this study, particle-induced proinflammatory responses were assessed using tumor necrosis factor (TNF) production in the macrophages. TNF production was significantly higher for indoor as compared to outdoor particles, both before and after normalization for endotoxin concentrations. Indoor and outdoor particle samples also were collected in 46 homes in Atlanta, GA, and will undergo a similar analysis to investigate the relative toxicity of indoor and outdoor particles.
References:
Long CM, Suh H, Kobzik L, Catalano PJ, Ning PJ, Koutrakis P. A pilot investigation of the relative toxicity of indoor and outdoor fine particles: in vitro effects of endotoxin and other particulate properties. Environmental Health Perspectives 109(10):1019-1026.
Future Activities:
During the next year, the data analysis from the Atlanta study will be completed, and a paper will be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal by the end of this year. Laboratory analysis of the electrocardiogram data from Steubenville currently is ongoing, with data analysis expected to start early next year.
Journal Articles:
No journal articles submitted with this report: View all 8 publications for this subprojectSupplemental Keywords:
ambient particles, particulate matter, PM, outdoor particles, indoor particles, particulates, heart, heart rate, heart rate variability, health effects, Atlanta, Steubenville, cardiovascular health, myocardial infarction, MI, cardiovascular effects, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, lung disease, respiratory disease, elderly, susceptible populations, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, ozone, O3, carbon monoxide, CO, nitrogen dioxide, NO2, tumor necrosis factor, inflammatory response, airway inflammation., RFA, Health, Scientific Discipline, Air, particulate matter, Toxicology, air toxics, Environmental Chemistry, Epidemiology, Risk Assessments, Susceptibility/Sensitive Population/Genetic Susceptibility, indoor air, genetic susceptability, tropospheric ozone, Biology, ambient air quality, health effects, monitoring, risk assessment, sensitive populations, particulates, chemical exposure, interindividual variability, molecular epidemiology, air pollutants, exposure and effects, stratospheric ozone, ambient air monitoring, health risks, cardiopulmonary responses, indoor exposure, human health effects, ambient air, developmental effects, epidemelogy, respiratory disease, exposure, pulmonary disease, ambient measurement methods, ambient monitoring, air pollution, particle exposure, biological mechanism , Human Health Risk Assessment, human exposure, inhalation, pulmonary, ambient particle health effects, cardiopulmonary response, particulate exposure, inhaled, inhalation toxicology, human susceptibility, differentiating outdoor and indoor sources, atmospheric monitoring, cardiopulmonary, human health, indoor air quality, inhaled particles, measurement methods , metals, respiratory, genetic susceptibility, air quality, dosimetry, cardiovascular disease, human health riskRelevant Websites:
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/epacenter/ Exit
Progress and Final Reports:
Original AbstractMain Center Abstract and Reports:
R827353 Health Effects Institute (2015 - 2020) Subprojects under this Center: (EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
R827353C001 Assessing Human Exposures to Particulate and Gaseous Air Pollutants
R827353C002 Quantifying Exposure Error and its Effect on Epidemiological
Studies
R827353C003 St. Louis Bus, Steubenville and Atlanta Studies
R827353C004 Examining Conditions That Predispose Towards
Acute Adverse Effects of Particulate Exposures
R827353C005 Assessing Life-Shortening Associated with Exposure to
Particulate Matter
R827353C006 Investigating Chronic Effects of Exposure to Particulate
Matter
R827353C007 Determining the Effects of Particle Characteristics on Respiratory Health of Children
R827353C008 Differentiating the Roles of Particle Size, Particle Composition,
and Gaseous Co-Pollutants on Cardiac Ischemia
R827353C009 Assessing Deposition of Ambient Particles in the Lung
R827353C010 Relating Changes in Blood Viscosity, Other Clotting Parameters,
Heart Rate, and Heart Rate Variability to Particulate and Criteria Gas Exposures
R827353C011 Studies of Oxidant Mechanisms
R827353C012 Modeling Relationships Between Mobile Source Particle Emissions and Population Exposures
R827353C013 Toxicological Evaluation of Realistic Emissions of Source Aerosols (TERESA) Study
R827353C014 Identifying the Physical and Chemical Properties of Particulate Matter Responsible for the Observed Adverse Health Effects
R827353C015 Research Coordination Core
R827353C016 Analytical and Facilities Core
R827353C017 Technology Development and Transfer Core
The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoints of the principal investigator and may not represent the views and policies of ORD and EPA. Conclusions drawn by the principal investigators have not been reviewed by the Agency.
Project Research Results
- Final Report
- 2004 Progress Report
- 2003 Progress Report
- 2001 Progress Report
- 2000 Progress Report
- 1999 Progress Report
- Original Abstract
8 journal articles for this subproject
Main Center: R827353
207 publications for this center
204 journal articles for this center