PM10 is the international convention for measuring environmental particulate air pollution.
Increases in PM10 have been linked to exacerbations of airways disease and deaths from …

Air pollution is consistently linked with elevations in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and CVD-
related mortality. Particulate matter (PM) is a critical factor in air pollution-associated CVD …

Air pollution is regarded as an important risk factor for many diseases that affect a large
proportion of the human population. To date, accumulating reports have noted that …

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 …

Exposure to urban airborne particulate matter (PM) has been associated with adverse health
effects. The majority of research articles published on air pollution PM relate to PM10 …

Epidemiologic data show that air pollution particulates cause adverse pulmonary health
effects, especially in individuals with preexisting lung disease. We sought to model in vitro …

Sand dust is a source of particulate matter (PM) in Korea. Recently, an attention has been
focused on the health effects of PM and fine PM. Here we examine the possible mechanisms …

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 Ambient particulate air pollution is a major threat to the cardiovascular health of
people. Inflammation is an important component of the pathophysiological process that links …

BACKGROUND Particulate matter (PM) in ambient air is a complex mixture containing
particles of different sizes and chemical composition. Short-term increases in ambient PM …