Monitoring air pollution effects on children for supporting public health policy: The protocol of the prospective cohort MAPEC study

Feretti, D; Ceretti, E.; De Donno, A.; Moretti, M.; Carducci, A.; Bonetta, S.; Marrese, M. R.; Bonetti, Alberto; Covolo, L.; Bagordo, F.; Villarini, Massimo; Verani, M.; Schilirã², T.; Limina, R. M.; Grassi, T.; Monarca, S.; Casini, B.; Carraro, Eva; Zani, C.; Mazzoleni, ITALO GABRIELE; Levaggi, R.; Gelatti, U.; Compiani, Sara; Donato, Francesco; Festa, Andrea; Viola, Gaia Claudia Viviana; Zerbini, Ilaria; Guido, Marcello; Idolo, Adele; Serio, Francesca; Tumolo, Maria Rosaria; Verri, Tiziano; Dominici, Luca; Fatigoni, Cristina; Levorato, Sara; Peverini, Manola; Vannini, Samuele; Bruni, Beatrice; Caponi, Elisa; Gilli, Giorgio; Pignata, Cristina; Bonizzoni, Silvia; Furia, Camilla; Braga, Francesco; Codenotti, Roberta; Colombi, Paolo; Lini, Daniela; Mario, Evelyn

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006096

Genotoxic biomarkers have been studied largely in adult population, but few studies so far have investigated them in children exposed to air pollution. Children are a high-risk group as regards the health effects of air pollution and some studies suggest that early exposure during childhood can play an important role in the development of chronic diseases in adulthood. The objective of the project is to evaluate the associations between the concentration of urban air pollutants and biomarkers of early biological effect in children, and to propose a model for estimating the global risk of early biological effects due to air pollutants and other factors in children.

Monitoring air pollution effects on children for supporting public health policy: The protocol of the prospective cohort MAPEC study / Feretti, D; Ceretti, E.; De Donno, A.; Moretti, M.; Carducci, A.; Bonetta, S.; Marrese, M.R.; Bonetti, A.; Covolo, L.; Bagordo, F.; Villarini, M.; Verani, M.; Schilirã², T.; Limina, R.M.; Grassi, T.; Monarca, S.; Casini, B.; Carraro, E.; Zani, C.; Mazzoleni, G.; Levaggi, R.; Gelatti, U.; Compiani, Sara; Donato, Francesco; Festa, Andrea; Viola, Gaia Claudia Viviana; Zerbini, Ilaria; Guido, Marcello; Idolo, Adele; Serio, Francesca; Tumolo, Maria Rosaria; Verri, Tiziano; Dominici, Luca; Fatigoni, Cristina; Levorato, Sara; Peverini, Manola; Vannini, Samuele; Bruni, Beatrice; Caponi, Elisa; Donzelli, Gabriele; Gilli, Giorgio; Pignata, Cristina; Bonizzoni, Silvia; Furia, Camilla; Braga, Francesco; Codenotti, Roberta; Colombi, Paolo; Lini, Daniela; Mario, Evelyn. - In: BMJ OPEN. - ISSN 2044-6055. - STAMPA. - 4:(2014), pp. e006096-e006096. [10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006096]