Car free cities: Pathway to healthy urban living
MJ Nieuwenhuijsen, H Khreis - Environment international, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Many cities across the world are beginning to shift their mobility solution away
from the private cars and towards more environmentally friendly and citizen-focused means …
from the private cars and towards more environmentally friendly and citizen-focused means …
Urban and transport planning, environmental exposures and health-new concepts, methods and tools to improve health in cities
MJ Nieuwenhuijsen - Environmental health, 2016 - Springer
Background The majority of people live in cities and urbanization is continuing worldwide.
Cities have long been known to be society's predominant engine of innovation and wealth …
Cities have long been known to be society's predominant engine of innovation and wealth …
Particulate matter air pollution components and risk for lung cancer
O Raaschou-Nielsen, R Beelen, M Wang, G Hoek… - Environment …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Particulate matter (PM) air pollution is a human lung carcinogen; however, the
components responsible have not been identified. We assessed the associations between …
components responsible have not been identified. We assessed the associations between …
A comparison of the health effects of ambient particulate matter air pollution from five emission sources
This article briefly reviews evidence of health effects associated with exposure to particulate
matter (PM) air pollution from five common outdoor emission sources: traffic, coal-fired …
matter (PM) air pollution from five common outdoor emission sources: traffic, coal-fired …
Exposure assessment models for elemental components of particulate matter in an urban environment: A comparison of regression and random forest approaches
Exposure assessment for elemental components of particulate matter (PM) using land use
modeling is a complex problem due to the high spatial and temporal variations in pollutant …
modeling is a complex problem due to the high spatial and temporal variations in pollutant …
The health impacts of traffic-related exposures in urban areas: Understanding real effects, underlying driving forces and co-producing future directions
H Khreis, KM Warsow, E Verlinghieri, A Guzman… - Journal of Transport & …, 2016 - Elsevier
The world is currently witnessing its largest surge of urban growth in human history; a trend
that draws attention to the need to understand and address health impacts of urban living …
that draws attention to the need to understand and address health impacts of urban living …
Effects of long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution on lung function in children
ES Schultz, AA Litonjua, E Melén - Current allergy and asthma reports, 2017 - Springer
Lung function in early life has been shown to be an important predictor for peak lung
function in adults and later decline. Reduced lung function per se is associated with …
function in adults and later decline. Reduced lung function per se is associated with …
Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and incidence of postmenopausal breast cancer in 15 European cohorts within the ESCAPE project
ZJ Andersen, M Stafoggia, G Weinmayr… - Environmental …, 2017 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Epidemiological evidence on the association between ambient air pollution
and breast cancer risk is inconsistent. Objective: We examined the association between long …
and breast cancer risk is inconsistent. Objective: We examined the association between long …
A population-based cohort study of respiratory disease and long-term exposure to iron and copper in fine particulate air pollution and their combined impact on …
Metal components in fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) from nontailpipe emissions may play an
important role in underlying the adverse respiratory effects of PM2. 5. We investigated the …
important role in underlying the adverse respiratory effects of PM2. 5. We investigated the …
Significant but spatiotemporal-heterogeneous health risks caused by airborne exposure to multiple toxic trace elements in China
Airborne trace elements (TEs) pose a notable threat to human health due to their toxicity and
carcinogenicity, whereas their exposures and associated health risks in China remain …
carcinogenicity, whereas their exposures and associated health risks in China remain …