O 3 concentration and duration of exposure are factors influencing the environmental health risk of exercising in Rio Grande, Brazil.

Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 8903118 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1573-2983 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 02694042 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Environ Geochem Health Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 1999- : Dordrecht : Kluwer Academic Publishers
Original Publication: Kew, Surrey : Science and Technology Letters, 1985-

Air Pollutants*/analysis ; Air Pollutants*/toxicity ; Air Pollution*/analysis; Brazil ; Environmental Exposure ; Environmental Health ; Environmental Monitoring ; Exercise ; Humans ; Male ; Particulate Matter/analysis ; Particulate Matter/toxicity

Ozone (O 3 ) represents a great threat to human health, contributing to respiratory diseases and premature mortality. This pollutant is often considered a critical pollutant in regions of southern Brazil. Exposure to this pollutant during vigorous physical activity should be the subject of thorough investigations due to the increased ventilation rate and altered breathing pattern present during vigorous physical activity that result in greater inhalation of O 3 . Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the health risk of exposure to low, mean, and high concentrations of O 3 during different durations of exercise in the city of Rio Grande (southern Brazil). Healthy young men (n = 45) performed cardiopulmonary exercise testing, and ventilation rate data were collected to predict total ventilation and pollutant inhalation during a 5 km running session. The O 3 concentration in the city of Rio Grande was obtained from data reported by the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS). The environmental health risk was calculated based on the potential intake dose. The lowest, mean, and highest concentrations of O 3 detected during the monitoring period were 32.5, 64.9, and 115.2 µg/m ³ , respectively. In all evaluated scenarios, there was a toxicological risk (RQ > 1), except when exercising when the O 3 concentration was lowest for the shortest length of time (p < 0.001). As the concentration of O 3 and the duration of the exposure increase, the health risk is increased. Therefore, O 3 concentration and duration of exposure are factors influencing the health risk of exercising. These findings are extremely relevant in cities that have high levels of O 3 , such as the city of Rio Grande.
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Keywords: Air pollution; Brazil; Exercise; Health risk assessment; Ozone

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