title: Mapping air pollution by biological monitoring in the metropolitan Tel Aviv area.
abstract: Conventional environmental monitoring is not surrogate of personal exposure. In contrast, biomonitoring provides information on the presence of substances in the human body, making it highly relevant to the assessment of exposure to toxic substances. Induced sputum (IS) is a noninvasive technique for detecting inflammation and reflecting particulate matter content in the airways. In this study, we mapped particulate matter dispersion in metropolitan Tel Aviv by both biomonitoring techniques employing IS samples and by environmental monitoring. All adults referred to the Pulmonary Lab for respiratory symptom evaluation in 2007 and in 2009 were enrolled. Pulmonary function tests were performed by conventional methods. Particulate size distribution in IS was analyzed, and maps of air pollution were created. Biomonitoring was more informative and enabled mapping of wider areas. Integration of biomonitoring and environmental monitoring should be considered in forming public health policy on containment of airborne particles of toxic substances.
authors.affiliation: a Environmental Studies Porter School , Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv , Israel.
authors.forename: Aya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lavi
authors.affiliation: a Environmental Studies Porter School , Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv , Israel.|b Department of Geography and Human Environment , Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv , Israel.
authors.forename: Oded
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Potchter
authors.affiliation: a Environmental Studies Porter School , Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv , Israel.|b Department of Geography and Human Environment , Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv , Israel.
authors.forename: Itzhak
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Omer
authors.affiliation: c Department of Pulmonary Diseases , Tel Aviv Medical Center , Tel Aviv , Israel.|d Occupational and Environmental Health, Sackler Faculty of Medicine , Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv , Israel.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fireman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D062305:Geographic Mapping; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000032:analysis*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D052638:Particulate Matter
keywords: biological monitoring; monitoring urban air pollution; personal exposure