TY  - JOUR
AB  - Higher incidences of asthma during thunderstorms can pose a serious health risk. In this study, we estimate the thunderstorm asthma risk using statistical methods, with special focus on Bavaria, Southern Germany. In this approach, a dataset of asthma-related emergency cases for the study region is combined with meteorological variables and aeroallergen data to identify statistical relationships between the occurrence of asthma (predictand) and different environmental parameters (set of predictors). On the one hand, the results provide evidence for a weak but significant relationship between atmospheric stability indices and asthma emergencies in the region, but also show that currently thunderstorm asthma is not a major concern in Bavaria due to overall low incidences. As thunderstorm asthma can have severe consequences for allergic patients, the presented approach can be important for the development of emergency strategies in regions affected by thunderstorm asthma and under present and future climate change conditions.
AU  - Straub, A.*
AU  - Fricke, V.*
AU  - Olschewski, P.*
AU  - Seubert, S.*
AU  - Beck, C.*
AU  - Bayr, D.
AU  - Kolek, F.
AU  - Plaza, M.P.
AU  - Leier-Wirtz, V.
AU  - Kaschuba, S.
AU  - Traidl-Hoffmann, C.
AU  - Buermann, W.*
AU  - Gerstlauer, M.*
AU  - Damialis, A.
AU  - Philipp, A.*
C1  - 63173
C2  - 51366
CY  - 2-4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon Or14 4rn, Oxon, England
TI  - The phenomenon of thunderstorm asthma in Bavaria, Southern Germany: A statistical approach.
JO  - Int. J. Environ. Health Res.
PB  - Taylor & Francis Ltd
PY  - 2021
SN  - 0960-3123
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AB  - Exposure data to organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) of mothers' breast milk samples were measured in different locations in the Taurus Mountains/Turkey. Villages at five altitudes were looked upon. The data analysis method applied is the Hasse diagram technique, based on Discrete Mathematics. For each of the five regions, one Hasse diagram was calculated and showed the same maximal object, namely, p-p'-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDE). In a further data investigation step, we performed the similarity analyses of the locations in order to quantify the similarities and incomparabilities. It was revealed that no correlation exists between most altitudes and the pattern of contamination of breast milk samples. The two lowest situated areas, Sahil at sea level and Ciftlikkoy at 121m above sea level were similar. We reduced the datasets by applying the interval analysis followed by similarity analyses. We observed that endrin (END1), mirex (MIRE), and pentachlorobenzene (PECB) reduce most severely the similarity.
AU  - Voigt, K.
AU  - Brüggemann, R.*
AU  - Scherb, H.
AU  - Cok, I.*
AU  - Mazmanci, B.*
AU  - Mazmanci, M.A.*
AU  - Turgut, C.*
AU  - Schramm, K.-W.
C1  - 24718
C2  - 31656
SP  - 226-246
TI  - Evaluation of organochlorine pesticides in breast milk samples in Turkey applying features of the partial order technique.
JO  - Int. J. Environ. Health Res.
VL  - 23
IS  - 3
PB  - Taylor & Francis
PY  - 2013
SN  - 0960-3123
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AB  - Numerous studies have described the adverse associations between particle mass and respiratory health. The aim of the study was to analyze the associations of particle properties, especially size-segregated particle number concentrations (PNC), and respiratory mortality in Beijing, P. R. China. We gathered daily values of respiratory mortality and air pollution data of the Beijing urban area. Generalized additive models were used to estimate the associations. Single pollutant models showed that delayed concentrations of SO2, total PNCs, and PNC of 300-1000 nm were adversely associated with total respiratory mortality. There was an indication that adverse health effects of PNCs might be stronger for stagnant air masses. Two-pollutant models verified the independence of associations of total PNCs of other pollutants (SO2, NO2, and PM10). In conclusion, particle number concentrations, especially accumulation mode particles, might be factors influencing the adverse associations between particulate matter and respiratory health.
AU  - Leitte, A.M.*
AU  - Schlink, U.*
AU  - Herbarth, O.*
AU  - Wiedensohler, A.*
AU  - Pan, X.C.*
AU  - Hu, M.*
AU  - Wehner, B.*
AU  - Breitner-Busch, S.
AU  - Peters, A.
AU  - Wichmann, H.-E.
AU  - Franck, U.*
C1  - 7538
C2  - 30128
SP  - 119-133
TI  - Associations between size-segregated particle number concentrations and respiratory mortality in Beijing, China.
JO  - Int. J. Environ. Health Res.
VL  - 22
IS  - 2
PB  - Taylor & Francis Ltd
PY  - 2012
SN  - 0960-3123
ER  -