Glomerular function in relation to fine airborne particulate matter in a representative population sample

Abstract From 1990 until 2017, global air-pollution related mortality increased by 40%. Few studies addressed the renal responses to ultrafine particulate [≤ 2.5 µm (PM2.5)], including black carbon (BC), which penetrate into the blood stream. In a Flemish population study, glomerular filtration esti...

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Main Authors: Ying-Mei Feng, Lutgarde Thijs, Zhen-Yu Zhang, Esmée M. Bijnens, Wen-Yi Yang, Fang-Fei Wei, Bram G. Janssen, Tim S. Nawrot, Jan A. Staessen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94136-1