Critical windows for exposure to chemical composition of ambient particulate matter and human semen quality decline
Wang L, Wang Q, Yao Y, Zhou J, Cai X, Dai T, Song C, Li Y, Li F, Meng T, Sheng H, Guo P, Zhang Q, Zhang X. Critical windows for exposure to chemical composition of ambient particulate matter and human semen quality decline. The Science Of The Total Environment 2024, 955: 176991. PMID: 39433225, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParticulate matterChemical composition of ambient particulate matterComponents of particulate matterChemical components of particulate matterPollution control strategiesQuality declineAmbient particulate matterSemen quality declinesLinear mixed modelsChemical componentsDistributed lag modelsCritical windowExposure windowsHuman semen qualityDecreased sperm countTotal motilityMixed modelsMotility declineSemen samplesSemen qualitySperm countDeclineMatterSperm donorsSpermatogenesis cycle