About

Research Group of Traffic Pollution and Human Health

     Our research emphasizes on how traffic pollution (e.g. noise, air pollutants) affects human chronic diseases, particularly focusing on cardiovascular diseases, mental illness, and cancer. We primarily utilize observational studies to evaluate exposure-diseases association. Specifically, we utilize the causal mediation model to evaluate the association of environmental pollutants with diseases.  In addition, we utilize different types of noise meter (e.g. Class-1/2 noise meter, spectrum analyzer) along with low-cost noise sensor to build-up environmental noise map as well as personal long-term noise exposure levels in Taiwan. 

        本研究團隊著重於了解交通汙染(噪音、空氣污染)，對於人類慢性疾病的影響，例如心血管疾病、精神疾病、癌症等。主要利用觀察型研究的資料，了解暴露與疾病之間的相關性。同時利用中介因果模型(causal mediation model)，來了解何種污染物質為交通暴露源與疾病之間的中介因子。同時也利用不同形式之噪音量測儀器(e.g. 標準噪音計、頻譜儀)，搭配低成本之噪音感測器(low-cost noise sensor)，建立台灣地區環境噪音地圖，以及預測個人長期噪音暴露量。

Currently our research focus on the following areas:

1. Evaluate the interplay of traffic exposure, pollution, and human chronic diseases.

(了解交通污染源如何透過汙染物造成疾病發生)

2. Utilize classical and low-cost noise sensors to build-up environmental and personal noise exposure map.

(以標準儀器結合低成本噪音感測器預估環境以及個人噪音暴露)