Outdoor air pollution is a major environmental health problem throughout the world. In
particular, exposure to particulate matter (PM) has been associated with the development …

Exposure to air pollutants has been correlated with an increase in the severity of asthma and
in the exacerbation of pre-existing asthma. However, whether or not environmental pollution …

The toxicity of some per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), such as perfluorooctane
sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) has been studied thoroughly, showing …

Background Emissions from diesel vehicles and biomass burning are the principal sources
of primary ultrafine particles (UFP). The exposure to UFP has been associated to …

Toxicity of metal nanoparticles (NPs) are closely associated with increasing intracellular
reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the levels of pro-inflammatory mediators. However, NP …

Air pollution has become the world's single biggest environmental health risk of the past
decade, causing millions of yearly deaths worldwide. One of the dominant air pollutants is …

Objective: To investigate the comparative acute health effects associated with exposures to
diesel and 75% biodiesel/25% diesel (B75) blend fuel emissions. Methods: We analyzed …

Previous studies indicated that exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) was related to
pulmonary inflammatory diseases through activation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) …

Adsorbed soluble organics seem to be the main drivers of inflammatory responses induced
by diesel exhaust particles (DEP). The specific compounds contributing to this process and …

Introduction: Air pollution from diesel combustion is linked in part to the generation of diesel
exhaust particles (DEP). DEP exposure induces various processes, including inflammation …