Vulnerability to air pollution health effects

A Makri, NI Stilianakis - International journal of hygiene and environmental …, 2008 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Ambient air pollution can have adverse effects on the health of exposed
populations, but individuals or groups are not equally vulnerable, and pollution reduction …

[HTML][HTML] Qualitative research about public health risk perceptions on ambient air pollution. A review study

C Noel, C Vanroelen, S Gadeyne - SSM-population health, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Understanding public health risk perceptions is essential in efficient
environmental health management. In the light of the negative impact of air pollution on …

Air pollution health risks: do class and race matter?

K Sexton, H Gong Jr, JC Bailar… - Toxicology and …, 1993 - journals.sagepub.com
Air pollution is not spread evenly across demographic groups. Exposures and associated
health risks appear to fall disproportionately on populations that are poor and nonwhite …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental risk factors and health: an umbrella review of meta-analyses

D Rojas-Rueda, E Morales-Zamora… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Environmental health is a growing area of knowledge, continually increasing
and updating the body of evidence linking the environment to human health. Aim: This study …

Air pollution exposure: Who is at high risk?

R Peled - Atmospheric Environment, 2011 - Elsevier
This article reviews the sub-population groups who are at high risk and first to be harmed by
air pollution coming from anthropogenic combustions. Epidemiological studies from the last …

From good intentions to proven interventions: effectiveness of actions to reduce the health impacts of air pollution

LV Giles, P Barn, N Künzli, I Romieu… - Environmental …, 2011 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Associations between air pollution and a multitude of health effects are now
well established. Given ubiquitous exposure to some level of air pollution, the attributable …

[HTML][HTML] Health effects of ambient air pollution–recent research development and contemporary methodological challenges

C Ren, S Tong - Environmental Health, 2008 - Springer
Exposure to high levels of air pollution can cause a variety of adverse health outcomes. Air
quality in developed countries has been generally improved over the last three decades …

Subpopulations at increased risk of adverse health outcomes from air pollution

I Annesi-Maesano, N Agabiti, R Pistelli… - European …, 2003 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Epidemiological research to identify subpopulations with enhanced susceptibility to air
pollution is still at an early stage. From the available studies, there is evidence that both …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental pollution, a hidden culprit for health issues

H Xu, Y Jia, Z Sun, J Su, QS Liu, Q Zhou… - Eco-Environment & …, 2022 - Elsevier
The environmental and health impacts from the massive discharge of chemicals and
subsequent pollution have been gaining increasing public concern. The unintended …

Towards personal exposures: how technology is changing air pollution and health research

A Larkin, P Hystad - Current environmental health reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review We present a review of emerging technologies and how these
can transform personal air pollution exposure assessment and subsequent health research …