The airport atmospheric environment: respiratory health at work

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^*Aix-Marseille Université, Faculté de médecine de la Timone, Service de santé au travail, Marseille, ^#Aix-Marseille Université, UMR CNRS 7263 IMBE, Marseille, ^¶FR CNRS 3098 ECCOREV, Europôle de l’Arbois, Aix-en-Provence, and ⁺Service DIM, UMR 729 mistea, Hopital La Colombière, CHRU Montpellier, Montpellier, ^§Département des maladies respiratoires, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, and ^fLaboratoire d’immunologie INSERM CNRS U 1067, UMR7733, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France.

P. Chanez, Département des maladies respiratoires, AP-HM, CNRS U 600, UMR6212, Boulevard de Sainte Marguerite, Marseille 13008, France. E-mail:Pascal.chanez@univ-med.fr

Abstract

Air traffic is increasing, raising concern about local pollution and its adverse health effects on the people living in the vicinity of large airports. However, the highest risk is probably occupational exposure due to proximity. Jet exhaust is one of the main concerns at an airport and may have a health impact, particularly on the respiratory tract. Current studies are neither numerous enough nor strong enough to prove this kind of association. Yet, more and more people work in airports, and occupational exposure to jet exhaust is a fact. The aim of this review was to evaluate the existing knowledge regarding the impact of airport pollution on respiratory health. We conducted systematic literature searches to examine workplace exposures.

doi:10.1183/09059180.00005712

Eur Respir Rev June 1, 2013 vol. 22 no. 128 124-130

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