Pollution Study in Commuters, Test subjects required

A friend of mine has asked me if I knew anyone who would participate in the following study.

They are looking for healthy cyclists and non-cyclists to participate in a small but important study at Queen Mary University of London looking at the pulmonary and systemic effects of pollution in healthy adults.

DO YOU COMMUTE IN LONDON?
ARE YOU:
18-40?
NON-SMOKER?
RELATIVELY HEALTHY?

You would have to:

1) Complete a brief (1 page) questionnaire about their commuting/cycling habits

2) Inhale nebulised/vaopurised saline for 30 mins (not unpleasant or difficult) and spit into a pot

3) Spend a 24 hour period wearing my carbon monitor with some sort of GPS

4) Maybe… Have some blood taken (not essential but helpful)

Am looking to see:

1) How residential/commuting/working location impacts upon atmospheric carbon exposure (ultrafine carbon is a little toxic).

2) How carbon exposure relates to lung carbon content (will probably be worse with cyclists as they breathe faster and deeper and are closer to the exhaust)

3) How carbon exposure relates to blood markers of inflammation and tissue damage.

Please email: c.nwokoro@qmul.ac.uk

What have you got against the over 40s?!

Ageist!

At 40 still 10 years too young to join SAGA.

People older than 40 are basically just walking rotting carcasses......they are no good for testing as their bodies usually fall to pieces when placed under any exertion. I am making the most of being 39!

^ All true...

I must remind Rapsac of that^^ next time I'm lapping him in a cyclocross race.

**** takes off jacket ****

**** rolls up sleeves *****

Right which of you youngsters fancies stepping outside first then.....

I intend to model my growing old on the basis of Clint in http://www.thegrantorino.com/

Calm down and pick on someone your own age.

At 37 I am definitely still going up the hill* (although for once I am praying that is a false summit just ahead).

I emailed in. Depends how strict you are on smokiers. I only smoke a couple a day.

What are the benefits for participants (other than helping medical science...)?

Do they get some nice graphs, a certificate, a medal, etc.?

There are already a few people emailing in for this. You will have access to the data that you generate.

Calm down and pick on someone your own age.

It was my b'day the other week, still a sensitive subject!

;-)

more than the carbon pollution it is the noise pollution that bugs me.

Is there any drug testing involved? Is it anonymous?
Just asking...

^surely you could study for the test K?
Just saying....

^surely you could study for the test K?
Just saying....

They're testing K? Where do I sign up?

and also for amusing thread. Not condoning elder abuse! Just forced to restrict age range y ethics committee (ridiculous).

As stated by Rapsac individuals will receive access to a report with their data and how this compares to other cyclists/pedestrians. I will also send a link to the journal paper when published.

Will email responders individually with more info but really pleased by response so far.

Cheers

Chin - Sir not madam... (-;)

Does that mean that the elderly among us are freed from the constraints of ethics?

Jolly good. Just wish I had the energy and stamina to be unethical.

^ You've been ethically free of constraints for most of your working career surely!

At university were had a New Zealandish lecturer who announced that he would be teaching us about what appeared to my civilised ear to be "airfix". Turned out, he meant "ethics".

Didn't understand a word of it. I was always crap with the glue and invariably found a few bits left over.

2) How carbon exposure relates to lung carbon content (will probably be worse with cyclists as they breathe faster and deeper and are closer to the exhaust)

Not necessarily

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V78-447D2T6-B&_user=3010452&_coverDate=11%2F12%2F2001&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1535519772&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000059419&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=3010452&md5=3c08ae0d68f16e4d3abe9a4ab779df1b&searchtype=a

got the email, but can't see the attachment?

There have been quite people signing up for this, a few more and the quota will be full.....let the testing commence.

At university were had a New Zealandish lecturer who announced that he would be teaching us about what appeared to my civilised ear to be "airfix". Turned out, he meant "ethics".

Didn't understand a word of it. I was always crap with the glue and invariably found a few bits left over.

NZ? That would be ear-thux. Perhaps your lecturer was a QLD'er?

At university were had a New Zealandish lecturer who announced that he would be teaching us about what appeared to my civilised ear to be "airfix". Turned out, he meant "ethics".

Didn't understand a word of it. I was always crap with the glue and invariably found a few bits left over.

"You must spread reputation around before giving it to cliveo again".