Elevated breast cancer incidence rates in urban areas have led to speculation regarding the
potential role of air pollution. In order to inform the exposure assessment for a subsequent …

Background Studies suggest that higher breast cancer rates in urban areas persist after
accounting for the prevalence of known risk factors, leading to speculation that urban …

Background Ambient measurements of hazardous air pollutants (air toxics) have been used
to validate model-predicted concentrations of air toxics but have not been used to perform …

A public health concern regarding hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) is their potential to cause
cancer. It has been difficult to assess potential cancer risks from HAPs, due primarily to lack …

Background A growing literature has reported associations between traffic-related air
pollution and breast cancer, however there are fewer investigations into specific ambient …

Background Findings from a recent prospective cohort study in California suggested
increased risk of breast cancer associated with higher exposure to certain carcinogenic and …

Of the 188 hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) listed in the Clean Air Act, only a handful have
information on human health effects, derived primarily from animal and occupational studies …

In the Seattle Air Toxics Monitoring Pilot Program, we measured 15 hazardous air pollutants
(HAPs) at 6 sites for more than a year between 2000 and 2002. Spatial–temporal variations …

Background: Hazardous air pollutants, or air toxics, are pollutants known to cause cancer or
other serious health effects. Nationwide cancer risk from these pollutants is estimated by the …

Region V of the US Environmental Protection Agency has conducted a comprehensive study
of cancer risks from urban exposure to air pollutants in the Southeast Chicago area. This …