TUBE Project: Transport-Derived Ultrafines and the Brain Effects

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68378041%3A_____%2F22%3A00567473" target="_blank" >RIV/68378041:_____/22:00567473 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/1/311" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/1/311</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010311" target="_blank" >10.3390/ijerph19010311</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

TUBE Project: Transport-Derived Ultrafines and the Brain Effects

Original language description

The adverse effects of air pollutants on the respiratory and cardiovascular systems are unquestionable. However, in recent years, indications of effects beyond these organ systems have become more evident. Traffic-related air pollution has been linked with neurological diseases, exacerbated cognitive dysfunction, and Alzheimer's disease. However, the exact air pollutant compositions and exposure scenarios leading to these adverse health effects are not known. Although several components of air pollution may be at play, recent experimental studies point to a key role of ultrafine particles (UFPs). While the importance of UFPs has been recognized, almost nothing is known about the smallest fraction of UFPs, and only >23 nm emissions are regulated in the EU. Moreover, the role of the semivolatile fraction of the emissions has been neglected. The Transport-Derived Ultrafines and the Brain Effects (TUBE) project will increase knowledge on harmful ultrafine air pollutants, as well as semivolatile compounds related to adverse health effects. By including all the major current combustion and emission control technologies, the TUBE project aims to provide new information on the adverse health effects of current traffic, as well as information for decision makers to develop more effective emission legislation. Most importantly, the TUBE project will include adverse health effects beyond the respiratory system, TUBE will assess how air pollution affects the brain and how air pollution particles might be removed from the brain. The purpose of this report is to describe the TUBE project, its background, and its goals.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30304 - Public and environmental health

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

ISSN

1661-7827

e-ISSN

1660-4601

Volume of the periodical

19

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

14

Pages from-to

311

UT code for WoS article

000742434400001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85121690427