Efforts to understand and mitigate the health effects of particulate matter (PM) air pollution
have a rich and interesting history. This review focuses on six substantial lines of research …

Herein is the discussion of the 2006 A&WMA Critical Review1, 2 on “Health Effects of Fine
Particulate Air Pollution: Lines that Connect.” In the review, Drs. C. Arden Pope III and …

There are now more than 150 published epidemiologic studies of health effects of
particulate air pollution and dozens of related literature reviews. This article explores the …

Background—Epidemiologic studies have linked long-term exposure to fine particulate
matter air pollution (PM) to broad cause-of-death mortality. Associations with specific …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the adverse effects of particulate air pollution on
health. The overall epidemiologic evidence is consistent with the premise that particulate air …

This article briefly summarizes the epidemiology of the health effects of fine particulate air
pollution, provides an early, somewhat speculative, discussion of the contribution of …

In the last 10 years there has been an abundance of new epidemiological studies on health
effects of particulate air pollution. The overall evidence suggests that fine particulate …

Abstract The World Health Organization estimates that particulate matter (PM) air pollution
contributes to approximately 800,000 premature deaths each year, ranking it the 13th …

This article summarizes epidemiological evidence of health effects of particulate air
pollution. Acute exposure to elevated levels of particulate air pollution has been associated …

Numerous studies have reported weak but statistically significant acute health effects of
particulate air pollution. The associations are observed at levels below the current US …