In:
International Journal of Public Health, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 68 ( 2023-11-17)
Abstract:
Objectives: This paper presents the study design of the Berlin-Brandenburg Air study (BEAR-study). We measure air quality in Berlin and Brandenburg before and after the relocation of aircraft (AC) traffic from Tegel (TXL) airport to the new Berlin-Brandenburg airport (BER) and investigate the association of AC-related ultrafine particles (UFP) with health outcomes in schoolchildren. Methods: The BEAR-study is a natural experiment examining schoolchildren attending schools near TXL and BER airports, and in control areas (CA) away from both airports and associated air corridors. Each child undergoes repeated school-based health-examinations. Total particle number concentration (PNC) and meteorological parameters are continuously monitored. Submicrometer particle number size distribution, equivalent black carbon, and gas-phase pollutants are collected from long-term air quality monitoring stations. Daily source-specific UFP concentrations are modeled. We will analyze short-term effects of UFP on respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurocognitive outcomes, as well as medium and long-term effects on lung growth and cognitive development. Results: We examined 1,070 children (as of 30 November 2022) from 16 schools in Berlin and Brandenburg. Conclusion: The BEAR study increases the understanding of how AC-related UFP affect children’s health.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1661-8564
DOI:
10.3389/ijph.2023.1606096
DOI:
10.3389/ijph.2023.1606096.s001
DOI:
10.3389/ijph.2023.1606096.s002
DOI:
10.3389/ijph.2023.1606096.s003
DOI:
10.3389/ijph.2023.1606096.s004
DOI:
10.3389/ijph.2023.1606096.s005
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Frontiers Media SA
Publication Date:
2023
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2276416-1
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