Health effects of exposure to high concentrations of automotive emissions

Gregory Evans; Stephen M. Ayres; David Licht; Jane Griesbach; Felicity Reimold; Edward F. Ferrand; Antoinette Criscitiello

doi:10.1080/00039896.1973.10666347

Health effects of exposure to high concentrations of automotive emissions

Gregory Evans, Stephen M. Ayres, David Licht, Jane Griesbach, Felicity Reimold, Edward F. Ferrand, Antoinette Criscitiello

Health Policy & Community Health

New York University School of Medicine

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On-site and remote health evaluations were performed on 550 employees of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority in New York City. Extremely high ambient air pollution was observed. Carbon monoxide averaged 63 ppm over a 30-day period with a maximum hourly concentration of 217 ppm in one facility. Eighty-five percent of the smoking and 47% of the nonsmoking tunnel workers had carboxyhemoglobin saturations in excess of 3%. A high percentage of the group had symptoms suggestive of chronic bronchitis; airway resistance was elevated in one third and almost all bridge and tunnel workers had an increase in closing volume, suggesting small airway disease.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	168-178
Number of pages	11
Journal	Archives of Environmental Health
Volume	27
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00039896.1973.10666347
State	Published - Sep 1973

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