The detrimental effects of air pollution on health have been recognized for most of the last
century. Effective legislation has led to a change in the nature of the air pollutants in outdoor …

Although air pollution is well known to be harmful to the lung and airways, it can also
damage most other organ systems of the body. It is estimated that about 500,000 lung …

COPD is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the industrialized and the
developing countries. According to the prediction of the World Health Organization, COPD …

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this page Air pollution and its health impacts: the changing panorama Kjellstrom, TE; Neller …

Scientific interest in indoor pollution has been increasing since the second half of the 1980s.
Growing scientific evidence has shown that because people generally spend the majority of …

The health effects of air pollution remain a public health concern worldwide. Exposure to air
pollution has many substantial adverse effects on human health. Globally, seven million …

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 …

Continued vigilance will be essential to lessen the effects of air pollution on human health
and pulmonary disease. Cooperation at a multinational level will be required on the part of …

Air pollution is ubiquitous and is responsible for noticeable acute and chronic adverse
health effects [1]. Heart diseases and stroke are the most common reasons for morbidity and …

Exposures to environmental pollution remain a major source of health risk throughout the
world, though risks are generally higher in developing countries, where poverty, lack of …