Air pollution is associated with significant adverse health effects, including increased
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Exposure to particulate matter with an aerodynamic …

It is becoming increasingly clear that inhalation exposure to particulate matter (PM) can lead
to or exacerbate various diseases, which are not limited to the lung but extend to the …

Objectives: We sought to determine the effect of exposure to air pollution particulate matter<
10 μm (PM10) on the progression of atherosclerosis in rabbits. Background: Epidemiologic …

Air pollution and particulate matter (PM) are significant factors for adverse health effects
most prominently cardiovascular disease (CVD). PM is produced from various sources …

The relationship between the level of particulate air pollution (PM 10) and the mortality and
morbidity rates from respiratory and cardiovascular diseases is well established, but the …

A recent series of epidemiologic reports have shown associations between fine particulate
matter (PM) levels and increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Elevated PM levels …

The effects of air pollution on health have been intensively studied in recent years. Acute
exposure to environmental pollutants such as particulate and gaseous matters (carbon …

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 …

Abstract The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution (MESA Air) was initiated
in 2004 to investigate the relation between individual-level estimates of long-term air …

Abstract “Air Pollution and Health: Bridging the Gap from Sources to Health Outcomes,” an
international specialty conference sponsored by the American Association for Aerosol …