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 …

In 2004, the first American Heart Association scientific statement on “Air Pollution and
Cardiovascular Disease” concluded that exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution …

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

Particulate matter (PM) air pollution is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular
morbidity and mortality. The focus of this review will be on the role that both acute and …

An association between high levels of air pollutants and human disease has been known for
more than half a century. Air pollution is composed of a heterogeneous mixture of …

Air pollution is a complex and ubiquitous mixture of pollutants including particulate matter,
chemical substances and biological materials. There is growing awareness of the adverse …

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