RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The airport atmospheric environment: respiratory health at work
JF European Respiratory Review
JO EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY REVIEW
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 124
OP 130
DO 10.1183/09059180.00005712
VO 22
IS 128
A1 Léa Touri
A1 Hélène Marchetti
A1 Irène Sari-Minodier
A1 Nicolas Molinari
A1 Pascal Chanez
YR 2013
UL http://err.ersjournals.com/content/22/128/124.abstract
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.