Short-term exposure to stone minerals used in asphalt affect lung function and promote pulmonary inflammation among healthy adults

• Main Authors: Therese Nitter Moazami (Author), Bjørn Hilt (Author), Kirsti Sørås (Author), Kristin V Hirsch Svendsen (Author), Hans Jørgen Dahlman (Author), Magne Refsnes (Author), Marit Låg (Author), Johan Øvrevik (Author), Rikke Bramming Jørgensen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

OBJECTIVE: Stone minerals are a partially ignored environmental challenge but a significant contributor to urban air pollution. We examined if short-term exposure to two stone minerals - quartz diorite and rhomb porphyry - commonly used in asphalt pavement would affect lung function, promote pulmona...