CHAI
Cardiovascular Health effects of Air pollution in Andhra Pradesh, India
- Duration
- 2015-2018
- Coordinator
- Cathryn Tonne (ISGlobal)
- Funded by
- European Research Council (Starting Grant)
- Website
- http://www.chaiproject.org
There is large uncertainty in the relationship between exposure to combustion particles and cardiovascular risk for concentrations higher than those typical of outdoor concentrations in urban areas of high income. India is a useful setting for investigating the cardiovascular risk of particles across a wide exposure range, including the range for which there is the largest uncertainty in the exposure-response relationship. High particle concentrations have been measured outdoors in Indian cities, within vehicles, and in households using solid fuel for cooking.
The aim of this project is to investigate the cardiovascular health effects of exposure to particulate air pollution from outdoor and household sources within the Andhra Pradesh Children and Parents Study (APCAPS) prospective cohort.
The specific objectives are as follows:
- To characterize medium-term exposure of participants of the APCAPS cohort to particles using an integrated approach utilizing mobile monitoring of outdoor concentrations, personal monitoring, and previously collected questionnaire data.
- To use methods for the objective measurement of location and time-activity patterns based on global positioning system (GPS) devices and ‘life-logging’ image capture, linked to real-time personal monitoring of particle pollution to identify specific activities and microenvironments important for particle exposure.
- To quantify the association between exposure to particles and biomarkers of arterial vulnerability: intima media thickness of the carotid artery and arterial stiffness.
Total funding
1.200.000 euros
Our Team
Principal Investigator (PI)
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Cathryn Tonne Associate Research Professor
ISGlobal Team
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Mar Álvarez Project Manager
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Albert Ambròs GIS technician
Other projects
See Past ProjectsESCAPE
European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects
PASTA - Physical Activity through Sustainable Transport Approaches
BlueHealth
http://bluehealth2020.euESAIRE
Engaging Citizens in Science: Promoting the Viability of Participatory Sensing for Monitoring Air and Environmental Quality
http://www.esaire.euBiblioLab Ciencia - Ciudad Saludable
iMAP Barcelona
The international Mind, Activities and urban Places in Barcelona study (iMAP Barcelona study): Building the evidence base on the relationships between environment, active living and cognitive health
HERA
Integrating Environment and Health Research: a Vision for the EU
https://www.heraresearcheu.euClimate Change Challenge. Big Data for the City
Pla Clima
https://www.barcelona.cat/barcelona-pel-clima/en/citizen-action/citizen-climate-projects