Industrial pollutions on the health effects of infants, children, and adolescents: A systematic review

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Industrial pollutions on the health effects of infants, children, and adolescents: A systematic review

Zeqiang Wang 1*
  • 1 Shanghai Starriver Bilingual School    
  • *corresponding author frankwangzeqiang@163.com
Published on 20 December 2023 | https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-8818/24/20231101
TNS Vol.24
ISSN (Print): 2753-8826
ISSN (Online): 2753-8818
ISBN (Print): 978-1-83558-221-3
ISBN (Online): 978-1-83558-222-0

Abstract

Industrial pollution is considered especially harmful to juveniles’ health. This paper analyzes the effect of common pollutants, including particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, persistent organic pollutants, and heavy metals, on three different types of diseases. It can be concluded that particulate matter, nitrogen oxide, and POPs are significantly associated with neurodevelopmental deficiencies in infants. Endocrine-disrupting effects and neuroinflammation are considered the leading causes, but the specific mechanisms remain questioned. Pollutants from heavy industries have a higher potential to cause children’s respiratory diseases, and residency within 4 km of the industry is especially hazardous. Biomarkers VEGF and urinary 8-OHdG reflect a high glutathione-related oxidative burden for exposure to toxic metals attached to particulate matter. Deregulation in metabolism and DNA oxidative damage is shown to be responsible for increasing cancer risk, but the triggering pathway is unclear. The tendency to develop diseases in both genders is heterozygous, and a larger dataset is required to draw a conclusion.

Keywords:

industrial pollution, PM2.5, POPs, children, health

Wang,Z. (2023). Industrial pollutions on the health effects of infants, children, and adolescents: A systematic review. Theoretical and Natural Science,24,65-70.
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[17]. Chen, C., Kuo, T., Kuo, H., Tseng, Y. J., Kuo, C., Yuan, T., & Chan, C. (2019). Metabolomics of Children and Adolescents Exposed to Industrial Carcinogenic Pollutants. Environ. Sci. Technol., 53(9), 5454–5465. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b00392

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Wang,Z. (2023). Industrial pollutions on the health effects of infants, children, and adolescents: A systematic review. Theoretical and Natural Science,24,65-70.

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References

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[4]. Mallah, M. A., Changxing, L., Mallah, M. A., Noreen, S., Liu, Y., Saeed, M., Xi, H., Ahmed, B., Feng, F., Mirjat, A. A., Wang, W., Jabar, A., Naveed, M., Li, J. H., & Zhang, Q. (2022). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and its effects on human health: An overeview. Chemosphere, 296, 133948. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133948

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[7]. Kinuthia, G. K., Ngure, V., Beti, D., Lugalia, R., Wangila, A., & Kamau, L. (2020). Levels of heavy metals in wastewater and soil samples from open drainage channels in Nairobi, Kenya: Community health implication. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1038/ s41598-020-65359-5

[8]. World Health Organization. (‎2021)‎. WHO global air quality guidelines: particulate matter (‎PM2.5 and PM10)‎, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide. World Health Organization. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/345329.

[9]. Ha S. (2021). Air pollution and neurological development in children. Developmental medicine and child neurology, 63(4), 374–381. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.14758

[10]. Flores-Pajot, M. C., Ofner, M., Do, M. T., Lavigne, E., & Villeneuve, P. J. (2016). Childhood autism spectrum disorders and exposure to nitrogen dioxide, and particulate matter air pollution: A review and meta-analysis. Environmental research, 151, 763–776. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2016.07.030

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[12]. Panunzi, S., Marchetti, P., Stafoggia, M., Badaloni, C., Caranci, N., de Hoogh, K., Giorgi Rossi, P., Guarda, L., Locatelli, F., Ottone, M., Silocchi, C., Ricci, P., & Marcon, A. (2023). Residential exposure to air pollution and adverse respiratory and allergic outcomes in children and adolescents living in a chipboard industrial area of Northern Italy. Science of The Total Environment, 864, 161070. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161070

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[15]. Weichenthal, S., Crouse, D. L., Pinault, L., Godri-Pollitt, K., Lavigne, E., Evans, G., van Donkelaar, A., Martin, R. V., & Burnett, R. T. (2016). Oxidative burden of fine particulate air pollution and risk of cause-specific mortality in the Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort (CanCHEC). Environmental Research, 146, 92-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres. 2015.12.013

[16]. Ibrahim, M. F., Hod, R., Ahmad Tajudin, M. A. B., Wan Mahiyuddin, W. R., Mohammed Nawi, A., & Sahani, M. (2022). Children's exposure to air pollution in a natural gas industrial area and their risk of hospital admission for respiratory diseases. Environmental Research, 210, 112966. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.112966

[17]. Chen, C., Kuo, T., Kuo, H., Tseng, Y. J., Kuo, C., Yuan, T., & Chan, C. (2019). Metabolomics of Children and Adolescents Exposed to Industrial Carcinogenic Pollutants. Environ. Sci. Technol., 53(9), 5454–5465. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b00392

[18]. Filippini, T., Heck, J. E., Malagoli, C., Giovane, C. D., & Vinceti, M. (2015). A Review and Meta-Analysis of Outdoor Air Pollution and Risk of Childhood Leukemia. Journal of environmental science and health. Part C, Environmental carcinogenesis & ecotoxicology reviews, 33(1), 36. https://doi.org/10.1080/10590501.2015.1002999

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