Background Many low-and middle-income countries are experiencing high and increasing
exposure to ambient fine particulate air pollution (PM2. 5). The effect of PM2. 5 on infant and …

Background The periods of fetal and child development arguably represent the stages of
greatest vulnerability to the dual impacts of fossil fuel combustion: the multiple toxic effects of …

Few cohort studies explored the associations of long-term exposure to ambient fine
particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 μm or less (PM 2.5) and its chemical …

Worldwide exposure to ambient PM2. 5 causes over 4 million premature deaths annually. As
most of these deaths are in developing countries, without internationally coordinated efforts …

Abstract Fine particle pollution, PM2. 5, is associated with increased risk of death from
cardiorespiratory diseases. A multidecadal shift in the United States (US) PM2. 5 …

Airborne fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) represents the greatest ambient air pollution risk to
health. Wildfires and managed burns, together referred to hereafter as 'landscape'fires, are a …

In support of an assessment of the mortality impacts of the Kuwait Oil Fires we interviewed
six European experts in epidemiology and toxicology using formal procedures for elicitation …

Background The shape of the exposure-response curve for long-term ambient fine
particulate (PM 2.5) exposure and cause-specific mortality is poorly understood, especially …

Background Long-term improvements in air quality and public health in the continental USA
were disrupted over the past decade by increased fire emissions that potentially offset the …

Policy-makers seeking to limit the impact of coal electricity-generating units (EGUs, also
known as power plants) on air quality and climate justify regulations by quantifying the …