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. 2011 Nov 4;8(11):4140–4159. doi: 10.3390/ijerph8114140

Table 1.

Human health endpoints linked to environmental health data types for inclusion in Cumulative Levels and Effects Analyses.

Acute (hourly exposure) Chronic (lifetime exposure)
Respiratory/Olfactory Traffic, Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS), criteria pollutants, Air Toxics, AQI, asthma data Traffic, ETS, criteria pollutants, Air Toxics, AQI, asthma hospitalization data
Developmental/Reproductive/Endocrine/Fetotoxicity Air Toxics, SMRSC site* Air Toxics, drinking water, SMRSC site
Hematological Air Toxics Air Toxics
Neurological Air Toxics Air Toxics, mercury in fish, drinking water, SMRSE site, blood lead
Eyes (irritant) Traffic, Air Toxics, AQI Traffic, Air Toxics, AQI
Alimentary Air Toxics, drinking water Air Toxics, drinking water
Bone & teeth Air Toxics Air Toxics, drinking water, blood lead
Cardiovascular Traffic, Air Toxics, AQI, ETS, criteria pollutants Traffic, Air Toxics, AQI, SMRSE site, ETS, criteria pollutants
Kidney Air Toxics Air Toxics, drinking water
Hepatic Air Toxics Air Toxics, drinking water
Cancer Not Applicable ETS, traffic, criteria pollutants, Air Toxics, AQI, drinking water, SMRSC site, blood lead
Ozone See respiratory endpoint above See respiratory endpoint above
Lead See neurological and carcinogenic endpoints above.
Particulate Matter See respiratory endpoint above, and include cardiovascular data. See respiratory endpoint above, and include cardiovascular data.
CO See cardiovascular and neurological endpoints above. Not Applicable
NO2 See respiratory endpoint above See respiratory endpoint above, and include cardiovascular data.
SO2 See respiratory endpoint above See respiratory endpoint above, and include cardiovascular data.
*

Arsenic data from the South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination Site (SMRSC).