Particulate matter (PM) is a key indicator of air pollution and a significant risk factor for
adverse health outcomes in humans. PM is not a self-contained pollutant but a mixture of …

Background: Numerous epidemiologic studies report associations between outdoor
concentrations of particles and adverse health effects. Because personal exposure to …

Identification of constituents responsible for the pulmonary toxicity of fugitive combustion
emission source particles may provide insight into the adverse health effects associated with …

In 1998 Congress mandated expanded US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)
health effects research on ambient air particulate matter (PM) and a National Research …

Numerous epidemiologic time-series studies have shown generally consistent associations
of cardiovascular hospital admissions and mortality with outdoor air pollution, particularly …

The purpose of this study is to assess the solubility of traffic-related metal (loid) s associated
with airborne PM of human health concern, employing a physiologically-based extraction …

Particle concentrations were measured for a probability-based sample of 178 nonsmoking
individuals aged 10 or older residing in Riverside, California, in the fall of 1990. Two 12-hr …

The health effects associated with human exposure to airborne fine particulate matter (PM
2.5) have been linked to the ability of PM 2.5 to facilitate the production of excess cellular …

Outdoor concentrations near the homes were well correlated with outdoor concentrations at
the central site, supporting the idea of using the central site as an indicator of ambient …

Opening a panel discussion at last spring's meeting of the Society of Toxicology in
Baltimore, moderator Joe Mauderly told his audience that the subject at hand—health risks …