Environmental air pollution is a major risk factor for morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Environmental air pollution has a direct impact on human health, being responsible for an …

Over the past 250 years—since the Industrial Revolution accelerated the process of
pollutant emission, which, until then, had been limited to the domestic use of fuels (mineral …

The aim of this study was to review original scientific articles describing the relationship
between atmospheric pollution and damage to human health. We also aimed to determine …

Objective To analyse the GARD perspective on the health effects of outdoor air pollution,
and to synthesise the Portuguese epidemiological contribution to knowledge on its …

The effects of air pollution on health have been studied worldwide. Given that air pollution
triggers oxidative stress and inflammation, it is plausible that high levels of air pollutants …

There is increasing interest in understanding the role of air pollution as one of the greatest
threats to human health worldwide. Nine of 10 individuals breathe air with polluted …

This is the first study to examine the association between ambient air pollution (PM 2.5, O 3,
and NO 2) and mortality (in different population groups by sex and age) based on a …

Air pollution and respiratory diseases among children in Brazil Page 1 Rev Saúde Pública
2004;38(5) www.fsp.usp.br/rsp Correspondence to: Lourdes C Martins Rua Abraham Bloemaert …

Background Multiple lines of evidence have associated exposure to ambient air pollution
with an increased risk of respiratory malignancies. However, there is a dearth of evidence …

Children and adolescents have been considered more susceptible to the effects of air
pollution than adults. In order to investigate the responses of children of different ages to air …