Lars Modig

I study the impact of various ambient or working environment factors on human health. My main research area has been epidemiological studies of ambient air pollution and respiratory health.

Contact

lars.modig@umu.se

+46 90 785 23 79

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Affiliated as project manager at Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine Section: Section of Sustainable Health

6B, 3tr, Norrlands universitetssjukhus Umeå universitet, 901 85 Umeå

In my research I study the impact of various ambient or working environment factors on human health. My main research area has been epidemiological studies of ambient air pollution and respiratory health, but also measurements of air pollutants in different environments.

Since 2014 I have been working as an occupational and environmental hygienist, investigating if occupational or environmental exposures have caused medical issues among patients. The clinical work is interesting and educating and have inspired me to get more involved in research concerning occupational exposures and their adverse impact on health.

Hexavalent chromium still a concern in Sweden: evidence from a cross-sectional study within the safechrom project

International journal of hygiene and environmental health, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 256

Jiang, Zheshun; Schenk, Linda; Assarsson, Eva; et al.

Gastroesophageal reflux and snoring are related to asthma and respiratory symptoms: Results from a Nordic longitudinal population survey

Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 221

Mir Fakhraei, Rima; Lindberg, Eva; Benediktsdóttir, Bryndís; et al.

Associations of long-term exposure to air pollution and greenness with incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Northern Europe: The Life-GAP project

Environmental Research, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 257

Xu, Shanshan; Marcon, Alessandro; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen; et al.

Indoor airborne microbiome and endotoxin: meteorological events and occupant characteristics are important determinants

Environmental Science and Technology, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2023, Vol. 57, (32) : 11750-11766

Amin, Hesham; Šantl-Temkiv, Tina; Cramer, Christine; et al.

Maternal and paternal tuberculosis is associated with increased asthma and respiratory symptoms in their offspring: a study from Northern Europe

Frontiers in Allergy, Vol. 4

Gyawali, Sanjay; López-Cervantes, Juan Pablo; Johannessen, Ane; et al.

Previous tuberculosis infection associated with increased frequency of asthma and respiratory symptoms in a nordic–baltic multicentre population study

ERJ Open Research, European Respiratory Society (ERS) 2023, Vol. 9, (3)

Gyawali, Sanjay; López-Cervantes, Juan Pablo; Jõgi, Nils Oskar; et al.

Association between abdominal and general obesity and respiratory symptoms, asthma and COPD: Results from the RHINE study

Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 211

Kisiel, Marta A.; Arnfelt, Oscar; Lindberg, Eva; et al.

Inflammatory bowel disease and asthma: results from the RHINE study

Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 216

Kisiel, Marta A.; Sedvall, Martin; Malinovschi, Andrei; et al.

Traffic noise in the bedroom in association with markers of obesity: a cross-sectional study and mediation analysis of the respiratory health in Northern Europe cohort

BMC Public Health, BioMed Central (BMC) 2023, Vol. 23, (1)

Veber, Triin; Pyko, Andrei; Carlsen, Hanne Krage; et al.

Long-term exposure to low-level air pollution and greenness and mortality in Northern Europe: the Life-GAP project

Environment International, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 181

Xu, Shanshan; Marcon, Alessandro; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen; et al.

Impact of long-term exposure to ambient ozone on lung function over a course of 20 years (The ECRHS study): a prospective cohort study in adults

The Lancet Regional Health: Europe, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 34

Zhao, Tianyu; Markevych, Iana; Fuertes, Elaine; et al.

Birch pollen, air pollution and their interactive effects on airway symptoms and peak expiratory flow in allergic asthma during pollen season: a panel study in Northern and Southern Sweden

Environmental Health, BioMed Central (BMC) 2022, Vol. 21, (1)

Carlsen, Hanne Krage; Haga, Susanna Lohman; Olsson, David; et al.

Arbetsolyckor vid användning av rullställningar i byggbranschen

Folkhälsa och klinisk medicin i Umeå rapporterar, 2022:1

Järvholm, Bengt; Modig, Lars; Pettersson, Hans

Asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis in association with home environment - The RHINE study

Science of the Total Environment, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 853

Wang, Juan; Janson, Christer; Malinovschi, Andrei; et al.

Personal exposure levels to O3, NO x and PM10 and the association to ambient levels in two Swedish cities

Environmental Monitoring & Assessment, Springer Berlin/Heidelberg 2021, Vol. 193, (10)

Haga, Susanna Lohman; Hagenbjörk-Gustavsson, Annika; Olin, Anna-Carin; et al.

In allergic individuals, FENO50 is associated with O₃ and PM10 during pollen season

European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 56

Carlsen, Hanne Krage; Koca, Hatice; Lohman-Haga, Susanna; et al.

Indicators of residential traffic exposure: Modelled NOX, traffic proximity, and self-reported exposure in RHINE III

Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 167 : 416-425

Carlsen, Hanne Krage; Bäck, E.; Eneroth, K.; et al.

The spatial variation of O3, NO, NO2 and NOx and the relation between them in two Swedish cities

Environmental Monitoring & Assessment, Vol. 189, (4)

Hagenbjörk, Annika; Malmqvist, E; Mattisson, K; et al.

Associations between genome-wide gene expression and ambient nitrogen oxides (NOx)

Epidemiology, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2017, Vol. 28, (3) : 320-328

Mostafavi, Nahid; Vlaanderen, Jelle; Portengen, Lutzen; et al.

Father's environment before conception and asthma risk in his children: a multi-generation analysis of the respiratory health in northern Europe study

International Journal of Epidemiology, Oxford University Press 2017, Vol. 49, (1) : 235-245

Svanes, Cecilie; Koplin, Jennifer; Skulstad, Svein Magne; et al.

Socioeconomic position and outdoor nitrogen dioxide (NO2) exposure in Western Europe: a multi-city analysis

Environment International, Vol. 101 : 117-124

Temam, Sofia; Burte, Emilie; Adam, Martin; et al.

Journal of Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 124, (3) : 306-312

Oudin, Anna; Forsberg, Bertil; Nordin Adolfsson, Annelie; et al.

Exposure to traffic and lung function in adults: a general population cohort study

BMJ Open, Vol. 5, (6)

Carlsen, Hanne Krage; Modig, Lars; Levinsson, Anna; et al.

Is There a Threshold Concentration of Cat Allergen Exposure on Respiratory Symptoms in Adults?

PLOS ONE, Vol. 10, (6)

Chen, Chih-Mei; Thiering, Elisabeth; Zock, Jan-Paul; et al.

Ambient Air Pollution and Adult Asthma Incidence in Six European horts ESCAPE)

Journal of Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 123, (6) : 613-621

Jacquemin, Benedicte; Siroux, Valerie; Sanchez, Margaux; et al.

Betydelsen av förändring i befolkningens geografiska utbredning över tid för resultaten i en hälsokonsekvensbedömning för ett större vägprojekt: Slutrapport

Yrkes- och miljömedicin i Umeå rapporterar, 2015:1

Modig, Lars; Meister, Kadri; Strömgren, Magnus; et al.

Inflammatory markers in relation to long-term air pollution

Environment International, Vol. 81 : 1-7

Mostafavi, Nahid; Vlaanderen, Jelle; Chadeau-Hyam, Marc; et al.

Close proximity to busy roads increases the prevalence and onset of cardiac disease: results from RHINE Tartu

Public Health, Vol. 129, (10) : 1398-1405

Pindus, Mihkel; Orru, Hans; Modig, Lars

Early life parental exposure to cats and dogs reduces the risk of allergic disease in their children: possible intergenerational effect

Allergy. European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Vol. 69, (Supplement: 99) : 577-578

Adrian, L.; Svanes, C.; Johannessen, A.; et al.

Effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on natural-cause mortality: an analysis of 22 European cohorts within the multicentre ESCAPE project

The Lancet, Elsevier 2014, Vol. 383, (9919) : 785-795

Beelen, Rob; Raaschou-Nielsen, Ole; Stafoggia, Massimo; et al.

Haplotypes of the inducible nitric oxide synthase gene are strongly associated with exhaled nitric oxide levels in adults: a population-based study

Journal of Medical Genetics, Vol. 51, (7) : 449-454

Dahgam, Santosh; Modig, Lars; Naluai, Asa Torinsson; et al.

Comparing land use regression and dispersion modelling to assess residential exposure to ambient air pollution for epidemiological studies

Environment International, Vol. 73 : 382-392

de Hoogh, Kees; Korek, Michal; Vienneau, Danielle; et al.

Air Pollution and Non-Malignant Respiratory Mortality in 16 Cohorts within the ESCAPE Project

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, American Thoracic Society 2014, Vol. 189, (6) : 684-696

Dimakopoulou, Konstantina; Samoli, Evangelia; Beelen, Rob; et al.

Hälsorelaterad miljöövervakning. Cancerframkallande ämnen i tätortsluft: personlig exponering och bakgrundsmätningar i Umeå 2013

Yrkes- och miljömedicin i Umeå rapporterar, 2014:2

Hagenbjörk-Gustavsson, Annika; Modig, Lars; Forsberg, Bertil

Interaction effects of long-term air pollution exposure and variants in the GSTP1, GSTT1 and GSTCD genes on risk of acute myocardial infarction and hypertension: a case-control study

PLOS ONE, Vol. 9, (6) : e99043-

Levinsson, Anna; Olin, Anna-Carin; Modig, Lars; et al.

Assessing ozone exposure for epidemiological studies in Malmö and Umeå, Sweden

Atmospheric Environment, Elsevier 2014, Vol. 94 : 241-248

Malmqvist, E.; Olsson, David; Hagenbjörk-Gustafsson, Annika; et al.

Short-Term Exposure to Ozone and Levels of Exhaled Nitric Oxide

Epidemiology, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2014, Vol. 25, (1) : 79-87

Modig, Lars; Dahgam, Santosh; Olsson, David; et al.

Performance of multi-city land use regression models for nitrogen dioxide and fine particles

Journal of Environmental Health Perspectives, Public Health Services, US Dept of Health and Human Services 2014, Vol. 122, (8) : 843-849

Wang, Meng; Beelen, Rob; Bellander, Tom; et al.

Air pollution and lung cancer incidence in 17 European cohorts: prospective analyses from the European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE)

The Lancet Oncology, Vol. 14, (9) : 813-822

Raaschou-Nielsen, Ole; Andersen, Zorana J; Beelen, Rob; et al.

Variation of NO₂ and NO_x concentrations between and within 36 European study areas: Results from the ESCAPE study

Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 62 : 374-390

Cyrys, Josef; Eeftens, Marloes; Heinrich, Joachim; et al.

Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the NOS2 and NOS3 genes are associated with exhaled nitric oxide

Journal of Medical Genetics, Vol. 49, (3) : 200-205

Dahgam, Santosh; Nyberg, Fredrik; Modig, Lars; et al.

Modell för beräkning av bensen- och 1,3-butadienhalter i omgivningsluft utifrån geografisk information om bland annat biobränsleeldning och trafik

Yrkes- och miljömedicin i Umeå rapporterar, 2012:1

Modig, Lars; Hagenbjörk-Gustafsson, Annika; Jonsson, Lennart; et al.

Impact of residential mobility on exposure assessment in longitudinal air pollution studies: A sensitivity analysis within the ESCAPE project

Scientific World Journal, Vol. 2012 : 125818-

Oudin, Anna; Forsberg, Bertil; Strömgren, Magnus; et al.

Heavy vehicle traffic is related to wheeze among schoolchildren: a population-based study in an area with low traffic flows

Environmental Health, London: BioMed Central 2011, Vol. 10, (91)

Andersson, Martin; Modig, Lars; Hedman, Linnea; et al.

Vehicle exhaust outside the home and onset of asthma among adults

European Respiratory Journal, Vol. 33, (6) : 1261-7

Modig, Lars; Torén, K; Janson, C; et al.

Perceived annoyance and asthmatic symptoms in relation to vehicle exhaust levels outside home: a cross-sectional study

Environmental Health, Vol. 6 : 29-

Modig, Lars; Forsberg, Bertil

Vehicle exhaust exposure in an incident case-control study of adult asthma

European Respiratory Journal, Copenhagen: Munksgaard 2006, Vol. 28, (1) : 75-81

Modig, Lars; Järvholm, Bengt; Rönnmark, Eva; et al.

Akuta luftvägsbesvär bland vuxna astmatiker i förhållande till tidsmässiga variationer i luftföroreningshalter - en studie inom den hälsorelaterade miljöövervakningen 2005

Modig, Lars; Segerstedt, Bo; Forsberg, Bertil

Hälsokonsekvenser av partikulära luftföroreningar i 26 europeiska städer Svenska resultat från APHEIS 3

Umeå universitet 2004

Forsberg, Bertil; Modig, Lars; Segerstedt, Bo

PM2.5 and NO2 assessment in 21 European study centres of ECRHS II: annual means and seasonal differences

Atmospheric Environment, Elsevier 2004, Vol. 38, (13) : 1943-1953

Hazenkamp-Von Arx, M.E.; Gotschi, T.; Ackermann-Liebrich, U.; et al.

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