2 July 2024
The air near large airports is filled with ultrafine particles, and more and more studies show that ultrafine particles are bad for health. Associate professor Gerard Hoek was interviewed by the Guardian about his research on the effects of ultrafine particles on the respiratory health of children living near Schiphol Airport.
"On days with high aviation-related ultrafine particles, children experienced substantially more respiratory symptoms and used more symptom-relieving medication." Gerard Hoek of Utrecht University shares in an interview with the Guardian. Children near Schiphol Airport experience more respiratory symptoms including coughing, wheeziness and phlegm.
The environment we live in has a dominant impact on our health. It explains an estimated seventy percent of the chronic disease burden. Where we live, what we eat, how much we exercise, the air we breathe and whom we associate with; all of these environmental factors play a role. The combination of these factors over the life course is called the exposome. There is general (scientific) consensus that understanding more about the exposome will help explain the current burden of disease and that it provides entry points for prevention and ...
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