PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Léa Touri AU - Hélène Marchetti AU - Irène Sari-Minodier AU - Nicolas Molinari AU - Pascal Chanez TI - The airport atmospheric environment: respiratory health at work AID - 10.1183/09059180.00005712 DP - 2013 Jun 01 TA - European Respiratory Review PG - 124--130 VI - 22 IP - 128 4099 - http://err.ersjournals.com/content/22/128/124.short 4100 - http://err.ersjournals.com/content/22/128/124.full SO - EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY REVIEW2013 Jun 01; 22 AB - 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.