The effect of fly ash inhalation (4h daily, 5 days a week) for 28 days on the deposition of
metal ions and histopathological changes in the liver and serum clinical enzymes has been …

Inhalation of residual oil fly ash (ROFA) increases pulmonary morbidity in exposed workers.
We examined the role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in ROFA-induced lung injury. ROFA …

Our previous work has shown that coarse particulate matter (PM10-2.5) from wildfire smoke
is more toxic to lung macrophages on an equal dose (by mass) basis than coarse PM …

Toxicological effects of wood smoke particles are less investigated than traffic-related
combustion particles. We investigated the effect of wood smoke particles, generated by …

Dust storms are events of considerable extent and of frequent occurrence in deserts and on
their margins. Each year many areas of Iran are affected by dust storms, and the intensity of …

Background Exposure to ambient air-borne fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) increases
respiratory morbidity and mortality. The mechanisms underlying PM 2.5-induced adverse …

Pollutant particles induce apoptosis and inflammation, but the relationship between these
two biological processes is not entirely clear. In this study, we compared the proapoptotic …

Background Acute exposure to elevated levels of environmental particulate matter (PM) is
associated with increasing morbidity and mortality rates. These adverse health effects, eg …

The sentiment that woodsmoke, being a natural substance, must be benign to humans is still
sometimes heard. It is now well established, however, that wood-burning stoves and …

Several epidemiological studies have consistently demonstrated significant associations
between ambient levels of particulate matter and lung injury and cardiovascular events with …