This paper focuses on the use of results of epidemiological studies to quantify the effects on
health, particularly on mortality, of long-term exposure to air pollutants. It introduces health …

It is now well established that air pollution constitutes a significant public health problem in
the UK, in Europe and in many other countries across the globe. However, summary …

This report was carried out by a sub-group of the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air
Pollution (COMEAP) for the UK Department of Health to investigate the extent of effects of air …

The increase in mortality risk associated with long-term exposure to particulate air pollution
is one of the most important, and best-characterised, effects of air pollution on health. This …

Quantifying the impact of air pollution on the public's health has become an increasingly
critical component in policy discussion. Those responsible for any health impact assessment …

The current air quality limit values for airborne pollutants in the UK are low by historical
standards and are at levels that are believed not to harm health. We assess whether this …

Concern about the impact of air pollution has led governments and local authorities across
the world to regulate, among other things, the burning of fossil fuels, industrial effluence …

Adverse health effects of air pollution are well established mostly through epidemiological
studies, although also toxicology is consistently accumulating findings as to the underlying …

The adverse health effects of air pollution became widely acknowledged after severe
pollution episodes occurred in Europe and North America before the 1960s. In these areas …

1. BACKGROUND Over the last few years, acceptance has become wider of the proposition
that particulate air pollution is related to mortality; and that the magnitude of the associated …