Numerous studies have reported weak but statistically significant acute health effects of
particulate air pollution. The associations are observed at levels below the current US …

In July 1997, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the auspices of the
federal Clean Air Act, promulgated National Ambient Air Quality Standards for particulate …

It has been recognized for many years that high levels of air pollution can lead to increased
mortality and mor? bidity. The open question has been whether exposures at the lower …

There are now more than 150 published epidemiologic studies of health effects of
particulate air pollution and dozens of related literature reviews. This article explores the …

Background: Populations susceptible to the effects of particulate matter have begun to be
characterized, but the independent contributions of specific factors have not been explored …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the adverse effects of particulate air pollution on
health. The overall epidemiologic evidence is consistent with the premise that particulate air …

This article summarizes epidemiological evidence of health effects of particulate air
pollution. Acute exposure to elevated levels of particulate air pollution has been associated …

Since the year 2000, evaluation of the impact of air pollution on people's health has drawn
the attention of the general public and has led decision-makers to develop specific health …

BACKGROUND Epidemiologic time-series studies conducted in a number of cities have
identified, in general, an association between daily changes in concentration of ambient …

Although the epidemiologic associations between urban particulate air pollution and human
mortality and morbidity have been accumulating for several years, the causal agents (a …