As part of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Burden of Disease Comparative
Risk Assessment, the burden of disease attributable to urban ambient air pollution was …

Four different methods have been applied to estimate the burden of disease due to indoor
air pollution from household solid fuel use in developing countries (LDCs). The largest …

Since the publication of the first epidemiological study to establish the connection between
long‐term exposure to atmospheric pollution and effects on human health, major efforts …

Air pollution is now recognized by governments, international institutions and civil society as
a major global public health risk factor. This is the result of the remarkable growth of …

The World Health Organization has identified ambient air pollution as a high public health
priority, based on estimates of air pollution related death and disability-adjusted life years …

Recent risk assessments have characterized the overall burden of recent PM2. 5 and ozone
levels on public health, but generally not the variability of these impacts over time or by …

Mortality is the most important health effect of ambient air pollution and has been studied the
longest. The earliest evidence relates to fog episodes but with the development of more …

Abstract “Air pollution and population health” is one of the most important environmental and
public health issues. Economic development, urbanization, energy consumption …

Background Air pollution contributes to mortality and morbidity. We estimated the impact of
outdoor (total) and traffic-related air pollution on public health in Austria, France, and …

Background: Exposure to ozone and fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) can cause adverse
health effects, including premature mortality due to cardiopulmonary diseases and lung …