I found this research using the reference list of an article I also found useful on google scholar. The title of this research is “Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution and Incidence of Cardiovascular Events in Women” it can be found in The New England Journal of Medicine. My topic is whether pesticide particulate matter from agrochemical using farms is affecting the health of people who live nearby. In this research example the long-term exposure of particulate matter (PM2.5) and cardiovascular events is monitored and analyzed. I discovered in my last research example that women were least affected by pesticide particulate matter. Meaning there was no correlation between pesticide residues and heart disease. In this research example 65,893 postmenopausal women without previous cardiovascular disease were studied. In this research example however, the effects of air pollution as a whole were being monitored. To narrow the test group women from 36 U.S. major cities from 1994 to 1998 were studied, the women were followed up for 6 years. In order to determine a women’s exposure to air pollution the nearest monitor to each of their locations was used; each of their first cardiovascular event took into account a variety of demographic factors. 1816 women had either several cardiovascular events or passed away. The results showed that levels of PM2.5 ranged from 3.4 to 28.3 μg per cubic meter. With each increase of 10 μg there was an increase of cardiovascular events by 24% and a 74% increase of death. When reading the research, the results turned out as I expected, with an increase in PM2.5 come an increase in heart disease for both men and women. However, this research was conducted in cities, the air pollution in cities must be vastly different that air pollution in rural areas where pesticide using farms are mainly located. This research still leaves me wondering why males are more susceptible to heart disease due to pesticide PM2.5 than women, perhaps in the last research example the women being studies were mostly spouses of male pesticide applicators or farmers and were therefore exposed less.

Miller, Kristine A. “Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution and Incidence of Cardiovascular Events in Women.” NewEnglandJournalofMedicine, 1 Feb. 2007, www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa054409