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01-10-2013 | Editorial

Is it traffic-related air pollution or road traffic noise, or both? Key questions not yet settled!

Author: Maria Foraster

Published in: International Journal of Public Health | Issue 5/2013

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There is substantial evidence for the association of long-term exposure to both road traffic noise and to ambient and traffic-related air pollution on cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) (Brook et al. 2010; van Kempen and Babisch 2012). As traffic is the main common source of noise and air pollution, the question remains whether there is a mutual confounding effect of these stressors on common cardiovascular outcomes (Brook et al. 2010; Babisch 2011). Identifying whether air pollution and/or noise drive this association is relevant to implement adequate abatement policies. …

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Title: Is it traffic-related air pollution or road traffic noise, or both? Key questions not yet settled!
Author: Maria Foraster
Publication date: 01-10-2013
Publisher: Springer Basel
Published in: International Journal of Public Health / Issue 5/2013
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Electronic ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-013-0500-3

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