Toxicological assessment of ambient and traffic-related particulate matter: a review of recent studies

TMCM De Kok, HAL Driece, JGF Hogervorst… - … Research/Reviews in …, 2006 - Elsevier
Particulate air pollution (PM) is an important environmental health risk factor for many
different diseases. This is indicated by numerous epidemiological studies on associations …

Airborne particulate matter and human health: toxicological assessment and importance of size and composition of particles for oxidative damage and carcinogenic …

A Valavanidis, K Fiotakis… - Journal of Environmental …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Air pollution has been considered a hazard to human health. In the past decades, many
studies highlighted the role of ambient airborne particulate matter (PM) as an important …

Genotoxicity and physicochemical characteristics of traffic‐related ambient particulate matter

TM de Kok, JG Hogervorst, JJ Briedé… - Environmental and …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM) has been linked to several adverse health
effects. Since vehicular traffic is a PM source of growing importance, we sampled total …

Health outcomes of exposure to biological and chemical components of inhalable and respirable particulate matter

OM Morakinyo, MI Mokgobu, MS Mukhola… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
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 …

Size, source and chemical composition as determinants of toxicity attributable to ambient particulate matter

FJ Kelly, JC Fussell - Atmospheric environment, 2012 - Elsevier
Particulate matter (PM) is a complex, heterogeneous mixture that changes in time and
space. It encompasses many different chemical components and physical characteristics …

Temporal–spatial variations of the physicochemical characteristics of air pollution Particulate Matter (PM2. 5–0.3) and toxicological effects in human bronchial …

M Dergham, C Lepers, A Verdin, F Cazier, S Billet… - Environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
While the evidence for the health adverse effects of air pollution Particulate Matter (PM) has
been growing, there is still uncertainty as to which constituents within PM are most harmful …

Particle size, chemical composition, seasons of the year and urban, rural or remote site origins as determinants of biological effects of particulate matter on pulmonary …

MG Perrone, M Gualtieri, V Consonni, L Ferrero… - Environmental …, 2013 - Elsevier
Particulate matter (PM), a complex mix of chemical compounds, results to be associated with
various health effects. However there is still lack of information on the impact of its different …

Associations of urban air particulate composition with inflammatory and cytotoxic responses in RAW 246.7 cell line

PI Jalava, MR Hirvonen, M Sillanpää… - Inhalation …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Epidemiological studies show heterogeneities in the particulate pollution-related exposure–
effect relationships among cardiorespiratory patients, but the connection to chemical …

A comprehensive understanding of ambient particulate matter and its components on the adverse health effects based from epidemiological and laboratory evidence

T Li, Y Yu, Z Sun, J Duan - Particle and fibre toxicology, 2022 - Springer
The impacts of air pollution on public health have become a great concern worldwide.
Ambient particulate matter (PM) is a major air pollution that comprises a heterogeneous …

Inflammatory effects of particulate matter air pollution

RD Arias-Pérez, NA Taborda, DM Gómez… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Air pollution is an important cause of non-communicable diseases globally with particulate
matter (PM) as one of the main air pollutants. PM is composed of microscopic particles that …