Ambient air pollution and respiratory disease

M Abramson, T Voigt - Medical journal of Australia, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
… chambers and the effect on lung function is measured. Such experiments shed light on the
acute toxicity of air pollution. … bronchoconstriction or cold air reactivity Bronchial reactivity …

The effect of industry-related air pollution on lung function and respiratory symptoms in school children

AD Bergstra, B Brunekreef, A Burdorf - Environmental Health, 2018 - Springer
… and respiratory symptoms have been investigated scarcely. Our aim was to investigate the
associations of long-term air pollution from heavy industry with lung function and respiratory

Fine particulate air pollution and cardiorespiratory effects in the elderly

TF Mar, JQ Koenig, K Jansen, J Sullivan… - …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
… measurements of pulmonary function (arterial oxygen saturation) and cardiac function (heart …
The mean PM 2.5 concentration in Seattle in the winter (when outdoor PM 2.5 is highest) for …

Exercise and outdoor ambient air pollution

AJ Carlisle, NCC Sharp - British journal of sports medicine, 2001 - bjsm.bmj.com
… athletes to air pollution, as pollutants that are normally cleared from the respiratory system are
… temperature and humidity influence the degree of symptoms experienced, with cold dry air

Health risk assessment for air pollutants: alterations in lung and cardiac gene expression in mice exposed to Milano winter fine particulate matter (PM2. 5)

G Sancini, F Farina, C Battaglia, I Cifola, E Mangano… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
… adverse effects on respiratory and cardiovascular systems induced by winter fine particles
… been specifically outlined to rise extra-pulmonary adverse effects being lungs still affected. …

Exposure to vehicular pollution and assessment of respiratory function in urban inhabitants

BP Chattopadhyay, AK Mukherjee, K Mukherjee… - Lung, 2007 - Springer
environmental pollutants because of their toxic potential. The present study reports on the
respiratory … between 13.5C and 29.0C in the winter months and between 29.0C and 39.0C in …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of atmospheric pollution on the respiratory system

M Oyarzún, P Pino, J Ortiz, I Olaeta - Biological Research, 1998 - biologiachile.cl
… During winter and fall, the air of Santiago is polluted with … air pollution and deterioration of
the respiratory system in … and indoor air pollution sources, particularly environmental tobacco …

Winter is coming: a socio-environmental monitoring and spatiotemporal modelling approach for better understanding a respiratory disease

L Marek, M Campbell, M Epton, S Kingham… - … International Journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
… One of the main goals of this study was to increase the understanding of the influence of
winter air pollution on the number of COPD hospitalisations in the study area. Previous studies […

Effects of wintertime ambient air pollutants on asthma exacerbations in urban minority children with moderate to severe disease

N Rabinovitch, L Zhang, JR Murphy, S Vedal… - Journal of allergy and …, 2004 - Elsevier
… levels of Environmental Protection Agency criteria air pollutants in … during winter months
when children are primarily indoors. … We observed a greater decline in lung function compared …

Effect of temperature on lung function and symptoms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

GC Donaldson, T Seemungal… - European respiratory …, 1999 - Eur Respiratory Soc
cold had a deleterious effect on patients with COPD. Daily symptom and lung function data
… months and of ambient air pollution at that time showed little relationship, possibly because …