Air pollution and airway disease

FJ Kelly, JC Fussell - Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Epidemiological and toxicological research continues to support a link between urban air
pollution and an increased incidence and/or severity of airway disease. Detrimental effects …

Composition of air pollution particles and oxidative stress in cells, tissues, and living systems

AJ Ghio, MS Carraway, MC Madden - Journal of Toxicology and …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Epidemiological studies demonstrated an association between increased levels of ambient
air pollution particles and human morbidity and mortality. Production of oxidants, either …

Associations between coarse particulate matter air pollution and cause-specific mortality: a nationwide analysis in 272 Chinese cities

R Chen, P Yin, X Meng, L Wang, C Liu… - Environmental …, 2019 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Coarse particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter between 2.5 and 10 μ m
(PM 2.5–10) air pollution is a severe environmental problem in developing countries, but its …

Influence of fiber diameter, filter thickness, and packing density on PM2. 5 removal efficiency of electrospun nanofiber air filters for indoor applications

Y Bian, S Wang, L Zhang, C Chen - Building and Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Electrospinning is a versatile technique to fabricate nanofiber filters with high PM 2.5
removal efficiency and relatively low pressure drop. The eletrospun nanofiber filters may …

Chemical and microphysical characterization of ambient aerosols with the aerodyne aerosol mass spectrometer

MR Canagaratna, JT Jayne, JL Jimenez… - Mass spectrometry …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The application of mass spectrometric techniques to the real‐time measurement and
characterization of aerosols represents a significant advance in the field of atmospheric …

Ventilation rates and health: multidisciplinary review of the scientific literature

J Sundell, H Levin, WW Nazaroff, WS Cain, WJ Fisk… - Indoor …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The scientific literature through 2005 on the effects of ventilation rates on health in indoor
environments has been reviewed by a multidisciplinary group. The group judged 27 papers …

Association between ambient fine particulate pollution and hospital admissions for cause specific cardiovascular disease: time series study in 184 major Chinese …

Y Tian, H Liu, Y Wu, Y Si, J Song, Y Cao, M Li, Y Wu… - Bmj, 2019 - bmj.com
Objective To estimate the risks of daily hospital admissions for cause specific major
cardiovascular diseases associated with short term exposure to ambient fine particulate …

Role of vegetation as a mitigating factor in the urban context

F Ferrini, A Fini, J Mori, A Gori - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
It is known that the urban environment amplifies the effects of climate change, sometimes
with disastrous consequences that put people at risk. These aspects can be affected by …

Long-and short-term exposure to PM2. 5 and mortality: using novel exposure models

I Kloog, B Ridgway, P Koutrakis, BA Coull… - …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: Many studies have reported associations between ambient particulate matter
(PM) and adverse health effects, focused on either short-term (acute) or long-term (chronic) …

[HTML][HTML] Air pollution and stroke

KK Lee, MR Miller, ASV Shah - Journal of stroke, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The adverse health effects of air pollution have long been recognised; however, there is less
awareness that the majority of the morbidity and mortality caused by air pollution is due to its …