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Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in high concentrations is a well-documented airway irritant. The effects of short-term exposure to ambient concentrations (0 to about 1000 μg/m3) of NO2 are, however, not so well known. Small, but statistically not significant, increases in specific airway resistance mean values are reported (OREHEK 1976, HAZUCHA 1981) both for asthmatic (+8™10%) and non-asthmatic (+5%) subjects after short-term exposure to 200 μ/m3 NO2. Bronchial reactivity was increased in asthmatic subjects after exposure to 200 μg/m3 NO2 in one study (OREHEK 1976), but in a similar study (HAZUCHA 1981) no significant effects were seen either in asthmatic or non-asthmatic subjects.
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Bylin, G., Lindvall, T., Rehn, T., Sundin, B. (1987). Effects of Short-Term Exposure to Ambient Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations on Human Bronchial Reactivity and Lung Function. In: Boehm, G., Leuschner, R.M. (eds) Advances in Aerobiology. Experientia Supplementum, vol 51. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7491-5_38
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