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Table 2 Exposure to air pollutants around the time of the embryo transfer

From: The effect of short term exposure to outdoor air pollution on fertility

 

15D

3D

D0

D7

NO2 (μg/m3)

36.30 ± 15.38

36.05 ± 19.03

38.01 ± 21.90

36.62 ± 17.63

NOx (μg/m3)

62.13 ± 32.29

62.09 ± 41.44

65.41 ± 46.17

62.74 ± 36.90

PM2.5 (μg/m3)

10.42 ± 3.51

10.35 ± 4.62

10.37 ± 5.04

10.57 ± 4.19

PM2.5 abs (1 unitat)

1.92 ± 0.82

1.62 ± 1.12

2.02 ± 1.29

1.93 ± 0.96

PM coarse (μg/m3)

12.17 ± 4.13

12.14 ± 5.40

12.16 ± 6.07

12.43 ± 4.97

PM10 (μg/m3)

21.87 ± 6.52

21.83 ± 9.13

21.90 ± 10.41

22.31 ± 8.19

  1. NO2 nitrogen dioxide, NOx nitrogen oxide, PM2.5 particulate matter (PM) with aerodynamic diameter ≤2.5 μm, PM2.5 abs a surrogate of black carbon, PM coarse PM with aerodynamic diameter between 2.5 and 10 μm, PM10 PM with aerodynamic diameter ≤ 10 μm, 15D period of 15 days before the embryo transfer, 3D period of 3 days before the embryo transfer, D0 the day of the embryo transfer, D7 period of 7 days after the embryo transfer
  2. Values are expressed as means ± standard deviation, values for PM2.5absorbance expressed in 10-5*m-1 m
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

ISSN: 1477-7827

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