SynthesisSleep medicine reviews2023
Is exposure to chemical pollutants associated with sleep outcomes? A systematic review.
Synthesis in Sleep medicine reviews, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 18 papers.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Tobacco smoke exposure and sleep problems: A secondary dataset analysis of NHANES and Mendelian randomization analyses.Tobacco induced diseases · 2026Article
- Associations between gestational polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) serum concentrations and child sleep outcomes from ages 2-8 years.Environmental research · 2025Article
- Identifying the known and unknown health hazard information for chemical disasters: a phased scoping review of the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2025Article
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- Associations between internal exposure to acrylamide and sleep health: evidence from NHANES 2013-2016.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Role of toxic and essential elements in sleep duration of patients with cardiovascular diseases.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Association between perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and adolescents' sleep disorders: NHANES 2005-2018.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Childhood lead exposure and sleep problems in adolescents: a longitudinal cohort study.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2024Article
- Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances and disrupted sleep: mediating roles of proteins.Environmental advances · 2024Article
- The Causal Association Between Blood Lead and Sleep Disorders: Evidence from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and Mendelian Randomization Analysis.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2024Article
- Machine learning data sources in pediatric sleep research: assessing racial/ethnic differences in electronic health record-based clinical notes prior to model training.Frontiers in sleep · 2024Article
- On the association of chemical pollutant exposures and disordered sleep outcomes.Sleep medicine reviews · 2023Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Environmental exposures may influence sleep; however, the contributions of environmental chemical pollutants to sleep health have not been systematically investigated. We conducted a systematic review to identify, evaluate, summarize, and synthesize the existing evidence between chemical pollutants (air pollution, exposures related to the Gulf War and other conflicts, endocrine disruptors, metals, pesticides, solvents) and dimensions of sleep health (architecture, duration, quality, timing) and disorders (sleeping pill use, insomnia, sleep-disordered breathing)). Of the 204 included studies, results were mixed; however, the synthesized evidence suggested associations between particulate matter, exposures related to the Gulf War, dioxin and dioxin-like compounds, and pesticide exposure with worse sleep quality; exposures related to the Gulf War, aluminum, and mercury with insomnia and impaired sleep maintenance; and associations between tobacco smoke exposure with insomnia and sleep-disordered breathing, particularly in pediatric populations. Possible mechanisms relate to cholinergic signaling, neurotransmission, and inflammation. Chemical pollutants are likely key determinants of sleep health and disorders. Future studies should aim to evaluate environmental exposures on sleep across the lifespan, with a particular focus on developmental windows and biological mechanisms, as well as in historically marginalized or excluded populations.
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