Ambient PM2.5 Reduces Global and Regional Life Expectancy

JS Apte, M Brauer, AJ Cohen, M Ezzati… - … Science & Technology …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) air pollution is a major risk for
premature death. Here, we systematically quantify the global impact of PM2. 5 on life …

Population ageing and deaths attributable to ambient PM2· 5 pollution: a global analysis of economic cost

H Yin, M Brauer, JJ Zhang, W Cai, S Navrud… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background The health impacts of ambient air pollution impose large costs on society.
Although all people are exposed to air pollution, the older population (ie, those aged≥ 60 …

How low can you go? Air pollution affects mortality at very low levels

S Weichenthal, L Pinault, T Christidis, RT Burnett… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released new guidelines for outdoor fine
particulate air pollution (PM2. 5) recommending an annual average concentration of 5 …

Consumption in the G20 nations causes particulate air pollution resulting in two million premature deaths annually

K Nansai, S Tohno, S Chatani, K Kanemoto… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
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 …

Socio-demographic factors shaping the future global health burden from air pollution

H Yang, X Huang, DM Westervelt, L Horowitz… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM2. 5) currently contributes to millions of global
premature deaths every year. Here, we assess the pollution and health futures in five 2015 …

Particulate matter air pollution and national and county life expectancy loss in the USA: A spatiotemporal analysis

JE Bennett, H Tamura-Wicks, RM Parks… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Exposure to fine particulate matter pollution (PM2. 5) is hazardous to health.
Our aim was to directly estimate the health and longevity impacts of current PM2. 5 …

Global estimates of mortality associated with long-term exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter

R Burnett, H Chen, M Szyszkowicz… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) is a major global health concern.
Quantitative estimates of attributable mortality are based on disease-specific hazard ratio …

Addressing Global Mortality from Ambient PM2.5

JS Apte, JD Marshall, AJ Cohen… - Environmental science & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Ambient fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) has a large and well-documented global burden of
disease. Our analysis uses high-resolution (10 km, global-coverage) concentration data and …

Changing risk factors that contribute to premature mortality from ambient air pollution between 2000 and 2015

S Chowdhury, A Pozzer, S Dey… - Environmental …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Exposure to ambient air pollution is a major global health risk factor. Using recently updated
hazard ratio functions, we estimate that the global premature mortality burden attributable to …

Implementing the US air quality standard for PM2.5 worldwide can prevent millions of premature deaths per year

D Giannadaki, J Lelieveld, A Pozzer - Environmental Health, 2016 - Springer
Background Air pollution by fine aerosol particles is among the leading causes of poor
health and premature mortality worldwide. The growing awareness of this issue has led …