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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH
Volume 25, Issue 6, Pages 640-655Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2014.1003041
Keywords
spontaneous abortion; PM10; ozone; nitrogen dioxide; pollution
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The effects of environmental pollution on spontaneous abortion (SAB) are still unclear. Records of SAB were collected from five cities (514,996 residents) and correlated with PM10, NO2 and ozone levels. Median pollutant concentrations were below legal limits. Monthly SABs positively correlated with PM10 and ozone levels but not with NO2 levels. The mean monthly SAB rate increase was estimated equal to 19.7 and 33.6 % per 10g/m(3) increase in PM10 or ozone concentration, respectively. Higher values of PM10 and SABs were evident in cities with- than in those without pollutant industries, with a number of SABs twofolds higher in the former group. In conclusion, SAB occurrence is affected by PM10 (particularly if industrial areas are present) and ozone concentrations, also at levels below the legal limits. Thus, SAB might be considered, at least in part, a preventable condition.
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