Table 5

Measurements performed in the child and pregnancy panel studies

MeasurementNo. of subjects in child panel study*No. of subjects in pregnancy panel study*DescriptionMeasurement point/period
Geolocation and mobility146126Smartphone GPS with ExpoApp application installed7 days in each study period
Physical activity145148Smartphone and Actigraph accelerometer7 days in each study period
NO2 154158Passive samplers for NO2 installed in the home7 days in each study period
BTEX154158Passive samplers for BTEX installed in the home7 days in each study period
PM2.5 9290Active PM2.5 Cyclone pumps (BGI-400–4), carried by participants in backpack and installed in the homeLast 24 hours of each of the two study periods
Black carbon8966MicroAthelometer (AE51) for continuous monitoringLast 24 hours of each of the two study periods
UV69141Electronic wrist band UV dosimeters47 7 days in each study period
Phthalates, phenols, organophosphate pesticides152Pool of bedtime and first morning urine4 separate days in one study period
Phthalates, phenols, organophosphate pesticides, cotinine152154Pool of daily urine samples (2 or 3 per day) during 1 weekOne pool in each of the two study periods
Phthalates44All morning and bed time urines during 1 week7 days in one study period
1H  NMR metabolomics22All morning and bed time urines during 1 week7 days in one study period
Lung function62SpirometryLast day of period 1 and 2
Blood pressure157154OMRON 705-CPII automated oscillometric deviceLast day of period 1 and 2
Height and weight157145Last day of period 1 and 2
  • *With data in both periods.

  • BTEX, benzene, toluene, ethylene and meta-xylene, para-xylene and ortho-xylene; 1H NMR, proton nuclear magnetic resonance; NO2, nitrogen dioxide; PM 2.5, mass concentration of particles <2.5  µm in aerodynamical diameter; UV, ultraviolet.