%I University of Szeged %T Ambient air pollution as a causal factor for gestational diabetes mellitus in mining communities: a roadmap to real-time photoacoustic spectroscopy application %C Szeged %D 2024 %J Proceedings of the International Symposium on Analytical and Environmental Problems %V 30 %K LevegĹszennyezĂŠs - mĂŠrĂŠs - mĂłdszer, BĂĄnyĂĄszat, Fotoakusztikus spektroszkĂłpia, KĂśrnyezetkĂŠmia %L acta85664 %A Tsebe-Sibiya Naomi Tracey %P 62-66 %O Bibliogr.: p. 65-66. ; ill. ; ĂśsszefoglalĂĄs angol nyelven %X Air pollution has been implicated as an emerging risk factor to gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). There is a growing prevalence of GDM in South Africa. This study aims to investigate, using photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS); the potential correlation of long-term exposure to enhanced levels of air pollutants with the prevalence of GDM in women living near coal mining operations.