Focus Network Nanoparticles and Health (NanoHealth)
Networks > Higher allergenic effects of the ambient aerosol of Hettstedt compared to Zerbst
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Dr. Wolfgang KreylingE-mail: kreyling@helmholtz-muenchen.de
Address
Helmholtz Zentrum München
Focus Network Nanoparticles and Health
Institute of Inhalation Biology
Ingolstädter Landstraße 1
D-85764 Neuherberg
Phone +49-(0)89/3187-2309
Fax: +49-(0)89/3187-3397
In the 90’s three surveys on children living either in Hettstedt or Zerbst, cities in the Eastern part of Germany, had shown increased health effects in Hettstedt when compared to Zerbst (Heinrich et al.). These findings were supported by a clinical study on healthy subjects (GSF + Fraunhofer: Krug et al.), by toxicological studies on an allergenic mouse model (EPA + GSF: Gavett et al.) and by the oxidative stress capacity of dust samples (GSF + Umweltmedizinische Forschung: Borm et al.). To extend our understanding on the underlying mechanisms an interdisciplinary collaborative project was anticipated, in which large amounts of ambient particles were collected and chemically analyzed to be used studying the health effects of the ambient aerosol of Hettstedt versus that of Zerbst.
Links:
- GSF-Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)
- GSF-Institute for Inhalatio Biology (IHB)
- Clinical Cooperation Group Environmental Dermatology and Allergology (UDA)
- GSF-Institute of Toxicology (TOX)
- GSF-Institute of Ecological Chemistry (IÖC)
- GSF-Institut of Radiation Protection (ISS)