Abstract Searching, PubMed (accessed Nov. 10, 2015) for “Air pollution” and “Health”
resulted in 26,156 citations. Since the 1930 Meuse Valley episode in Belgium, Donora 1948 …

The health effects of air pollution were recognized after the Industrial Revolution with a
transition to manufacturing processes that utilize fuel burning and the emergence of large …

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 …

Abstract Number of scientific studies linking possible effects of air pollution on health are
increasing. However, the disparity in the effect estimated from different studies and …

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 …

Despite considerable air pollution prevention and control measures that have been put into
practice in recent years, outdoor air pollution remains one of the most important risk factors …

Pollution of the air have been known since the early man discovered fire and started to use
biomass for heating and preparing food. However, many people consider that ambient air …

Ambient air pollutants can adversely affect population health in multiple ways, such as
through respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, neurological and birth-related outcomes [1 …

This paper provides four complementary perspectives on the understanding of the risk
posed to health by particular sources of air pollution. These perspectives are based on …

One of our era's greatest scourges is air pollution, on account not only of its impact on
climate change but also its impact on public and individual health due to increasing …