Κατεύθυνση Περιβάλλον και Υγεία: Διαχείριση Περιβαλλοντικών Θεμάτων με Επιπτώσεις στην Υγεία
Library of the School of Health Sciences

2013-07-09

2013

Μπλέτσα Ειρήνη

Ευαγγελία Πρωτόπαπα (Επιβλέπων), Π. Νικολοπούλου-Σταμάτη, Α.Χ. Λάζαρης

Η επίδραση της ατμοσφαιρικής ρύπανσης στην υγεία και αθλητική απόδοση δρομέων αθλητών σε μεγάλες πόλεις

Greek

Effect of air pollution on athlete health and performance in major cities

The air pollution is a major environmental concern for everyone. The increased
levels of air pollution are directly related with an increased risk of
respiratory disease and mortality, through severe effects on the respiratory
and cardiovascular systems. During athlete training and competition, the lung
deposition of emissions related pollutants is high because of the increased
ventilation during exercise; the mouth breathing bypassing the normal nasal
mechanisms for the filtration of large particles and soluble vapors and the
increased airflow velocity carries pollutants deeper into the respiratory
tract. The aim of this review is to examine six major pollutants in relation to
exercise: carbon monoxide (CO); nitrogen oxides (NOx); ozone (O3), particulate
matter (PM10); sulphur dioxide (SO2); volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Advice
to those exercising is of course to stay away from traffic. Although it is
logical to study air pollutants singly, but air pollutants do not exist in
isolation. Future research could be directed at studying the collective effects
of pollutants and personal exposure, and most of all the adoption of risk
assessment in relation to exposure to air pollution could be a way forward to
ensure adequate long term health protection for the athlete.

Air pollution, Health, Athletic performance, Runners, Cities

No

0

Yes

110

91

File access is restricted.

https://pergamos.lib.uoa.gr/uoa/dl/object/1311582