further reading
ON CO LEVELS WITHIN PASSENGER CARS
Potchter O., Oz, M., Brenner S. et al (2014), Exposure of motorcycle, car and bus commuters to carbon monoxide on a main road in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, Israel. Environ Monit Assess 186:8413
Huang J, Deng F, Wu S et al. Comparisons of personal exposure to PM2.5 and CO by different commuting modes in Beijing, China. Sci. Total Environ. 2012; 425: 52–59. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.03.007
Moreno T, Pacitto A, Fernández A, et al. Vehicle interior air quality conditions when travelling by taxi. Environ. Res. 2019; Vol.172: 529-542, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.02.042.
ON CHRONIC LOW-LEVEL CO EXPOSURE IN THE UK
Townsend C.L. Maynard R.L. (2002), Effects on health of prolonged exposure to low concentrations of carbon monoxide. Occup Environ Med 59:708-711
Wright J. (2002) Chronic and occult carbon monoxide poisoning: we don’t know what we’re missing. Emergency Medicine Journal 19:386-390
ON TISSUE-SPECIFIC EFFECTS: neurological
Thom SR, Bhopale VM, Fisher D et al. Delayed neuropathology after carbon monoxide poisoning is immune-mediated. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2004;101(37):13660-13665. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0405642101
on tissue-specific effects: vascular
Thom SR, Bhopale VM, Han ST et al. Intravascular neutrophil activation due to carbon monoxide poisoning. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006; 174: 1239–48. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200604-557OC.
ON TISSUE-SPECIFIC EFFECTS: cardiac
Dallas ML, Yang Z, Boyle JP et al. Carbon monoxide induces cardiac arrhythmia via induction of the late Na+ current. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012; Oct 1, 186(7):648-56. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201204-0688OC
on harmful effects of CO exposure in utero
Levy RJ. Carbon monoxide pollution and neurodevelopment: A public health concern. Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2015 May-Jun;49:31-40. doi: 10.1016/j.ntt.2015.03.001.
Benagiano V, Lorusso L, Coluccia A et al. Glutamic acid decarboxylase and GABA immunoreactivities in the cerebellar cortex of adult rat after prenatal exposure to a low concentration of carbon monoxide. Neuroscience. 2005;135(3):897-905. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2005.06.058.
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