Environmental pollution is a major cause of disease and death. Exposures in early life are
especially dangerous. Patterns of exposure vary greatly across countries. In low-income and …

Objectives Traditional hazards such as poor sanitation currently account for most of Africa's
environmentally related disease burden. However, with rapid development absent …

Increasingly diverse chemicals are used in consumer products, while our understanding of
their exposure pathways and associated human health risks still lags behind. This paper …

Air pollution contributes to the premature deaths of millions of people each year around the
world, and air quality problems are growing in many developing nations. While past policy …

Abstract Purpose of Review Air pollution significantly affects health, causing up to 7 million
premature deaths annually with an even larger number of hospitalizations and days of sick …

Most EIA programs around the world require the consideration of human health impacts. Yet
relatively few EIA documents adequately address those impacts. This article examines how …

Background: The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, coordinated by the Institute for
Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), produces influential, data-driven estimates of the …

There is very little systematically collected evidence on the overall contribution of
environmental risk factors to the global burden of disease. The World Health Organization …

Background: Exposure to ozone and fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) can cause adverse
health effects, including premature mortality due to cardiopulmonary diseases and lung …