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. 2015 Sep;6(5):286–298. doi: 10.1177/2040622315587256

Table 4.

Traffic-related exposure studies on respiratory allergies.

Study Date Location Pollutants Subject/location Results
Gehring et al. [2010], McConnell et al. [2010] 1996–1997 Netherlands PM2.5 3863 yearly from birth until age 8 years significant increase in incidence and prevalence of asthma
Penard-Morand et al. [2010] 1998–2000 6 French cities benzene, SO2, PM10, NOx, and CO 6683 children (9–11 years) increased risk of asthma and allergic rhinitis
Yamazaki et al. [2014] Japan elemental carbon 10,069 school children 6–9-year old increased risk of asthma incidence
Kunzli et al. [2009] 1991–2002 Switzerland PM10 adult aged 18–60 years increased risk of asthma incidence
Young et al. [2014] U.S. PM2.5 50,884 women increased risk of asthma incidence

PM, particulate matter.