Background The burning of biomass in the developing world for heating and cooking results
in high indoor particle concentrations. Long-term exposure to airborne particulate matter …

This paper is concerned with health effects from the inhalation of particulate matter (PM)
emitted from the combustion of coal, and from the co-combustion of refuse derived fuel …

Repeated airway exposure to wood dust has long been known to cause adverse respiratory
effects such as asthma and chronic bronchitis and impairment of lung function. However, the …

We compared the toxicity of subchronic exposure to equivalent masses of particles from
sugar cane burning and traffic. BALB/c mice received 3 intranasal instillations/week during …

Previously a significant mitochondrial impairment was identified in alveolar epithelial cells
exposed to metals adsorbed to combustion-generated particulate matter (PM). Due to the …

Inflammation is regarded as an important mechanism behind mortality and morbidity
experienced by cardiorespiratory patients exposed to urban air particulate matter (PM) …

The present study investigated the generation of free radicals by wood smoke and cellular
injuries caused by these radicals. Wood smoke was collected after thermolysis of western …

Inhalation of residual oil fly ash (ROFA), a component of ambient particulate matter, has
been shown to increase pulmonary morbidity and impair lung defense mechanisms in …

Air pollution is associated with a variety of respiratory and cardiovascular disorders,
including fibrosis. To understand the possible molecular mechanisms underlying this …

Particulate air pollution is known to increase cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
Proposed mechanisms underlying this increase include effects on inflammation, coagulation …