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Health Effects of Wood Smoke and Traffic-Related Air Pollution Exposures: a Necessary Comparison
Sponsor: University of British Columbia
Summary
Accumulating evidence demonstrates that breathing air pollutants leads to devastating increases in sickness and death worldwide over time. However, there is little data comparing the effects of different types of air pollution on health. In Canada, traffic-related air pollution and wood smoke (wildfires and wood burning for heating) are very common air pollutants. This study aims to safely complete a controlled human exposure study to test how these air pollution types acutely affect health.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
19 Years - 40 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
48
Start Date
2025-07-01
Completion Date
2029-12-31
Last Updated
2024-12-27
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Filtered Air (FA)
Exposure to HEPA filtered air, as a control
Wood Smoke (WS)
Wood smoke (WS) standardized to 300µg/m³ of particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less (PM2.5).
Diesel Exhaust (DE)
Diesel exhaust (DE) standardized to 300µg/m³ of particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less (PM2.5).
Diesel Exhaust and Wood Smoke (DEWS)
Combined diesel exhaust and wood smoke standardized to 300µg/m³ of particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less (PM2.5).
Locations (1)
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada