PM2.5 exposure disparities persist despite strict vehicle emissions controls in California

LH Koolik, Á Alvarado, A Budahn, L Plummer… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
As policymakers increasingly focus on environmental justice, a key question is whether
emissions reductions aimed at addressing air quality or climate change can also ameliorate …

Exposure disparities by income, race and ethnicity, and historic redlining grade in the greater Seattle area for ultrafine particles and other air pollutants

K Bramble, MN Blanco, A Doubleday… - Environmental …, 2023 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Growing evidence shows ultrafine particles (UFPs) are detrimental to
cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and respiratory health. Historically, racialized and low …

Redox and inflammatory mechanisms linking air pollution particulate matter with cardiometabolic derangements

T Marchini - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Air pollution is the largest environmental risk factor for disease and premature death. Among
the different components that are present in polluted air, fine particulate matter below 2.5 μm …

Increasing racial and ethnic disparities in ambient air pollution-Attributable morbidity and mortality in the United States

GH Kerr, A van Donkelaar, RV Martin… - Environmental …, 2024 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Ambient nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) and fine particulate matter with aerodynamic
diameter≤ 2.5 μ m (PM 2.5) threaten public health in the US, and systemic racism has led to …

Impacts of wind power on air quality, premature mortality, and exposure disparities in the United States

M Qiu, CM Zigler, NE Selin - Science Advances, 2022 - science.org
Understanding impacts of renewable energy on air quality and associated human
exposures is essential for informing future policy. We estimate the impacts of US wind power …

Measuring long-term exposure to wildfire PM2.5 in California: Time-varying inequities in environmental burden

JA Casey, MA Kioumourtzoglou… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Wildfires have become more frequent and intense due to climate change and outdoor
wildfire fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) concentrations differ from relatively smoothly varying …

Nationwide and Regional PM2.5‐Related Air Quality Health Benefits From the Removal of Energy‐Related Emissions in the United States

NA Mailloux, DW Abel, T Holloway, JA Patz - GeoHealth, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Clean energy policy can provide substantial health benefits through improved air quality. As
ambitious clean energy proposals are increasingly considered and adopted across the …

[HTML][HTML] Towards sustainable and net-zero cities: A review of environmental modelling and monitoring tools for optimizing emissions reduction strategies for improved …

AC O'Regan, MM Nyhan - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change is a defining challenge for today's society and its consequences pose a
great threat to humanity. Cities are major contributors to climate change, accounting for over …

In-use NOx and black carbon emissions from heavy-duty freight diesel vehicles and near-zero emissions natural gas vehicles in California's San Joaquin Air Basin

T Ma, C Li, J Luo, C Frederickson, T Tang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study assessed the real-world nitrogen oxide (NOx) and black carbon emissions from
six goods movement heavy-duty diesel and compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles …

Exposure-response associations between chronic exposure to fine particulate matter and risks of hospital admission for major cardiovascular diseases: population …

Y Wei, Y Feng, MD Yazdi, K Yin, E Castro, A Shtein… - bmj, 2024 - bmj.com
Objective To estimate exposure-response associations between chronic exposure to fine
particulate matter (PM 2.5) and risks of the first hospital admission for major cardiovascular …