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Diesel exhaust adversely affects people with moderate asthma
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Road traffic pollutions may trigger asthma symptoms and exacerbations, and this is mainly attributed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon core diesel exhaust particles (DEP).
The authors carried out a randomised crossover study enrolling 60 non-smoking adults with stable mild and moderate asthma. Each participant was required to walk for 2 hours (10.30– 12.30 hours) along Oxford Street, London (used by …