An overview of bioaerosol load and health impacts associated with dust storms: A focus on the Middle East

Z Soleimani, P Teymouri, AD Boloorani… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - Elsevier
Dust storms are an important environmental problem worldwide. The main sources of dust
storms include the Sahara, the Middle East, and central and northeastern Asia. Dust …

Health effects of Asian dust: A systematic review and meta-analysis

M Hashizume, Y Kim, CFS Ng, Y Chung… - Environmental …, 2020 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Potential adverse health effects of Asian dust exposure have been reported,
but systematic reviews and quantitative syntheses are lacking. Objective: We reviewed …

[HTML][HTML] Airborne particulate matter (PM2. 5) triggers cornea inflammation and pyroptosis via NLRP3 activation

L Niu, L Li, C Xing, B Luo, C Hu, M Song, J Niu… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although studies have demonstrated that fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) induces ocular
surface damage, PM2. 5 exposure causes cornea toxicity is not entirely clear. The aim of this …

[HTML][HTML] Current perspective in the discovery of anti-aging agents from natural products

AJ Ding, SQ Zheng, XB Huang, TK Xing, GS Wu… - Natural products and …, 2017 - Springer
Aging is a process characterized by accumulating degenerative damages, resulting in the
death of an organism ultimately. The main goal of aging research is to develop therapies …

Traffic and outdoor air pollution levels near highways in Baghdad, Iraq

MT Chaichan, HA Kazem, TA Abed - Environment, development and …, 2018 - Springer
In Iraq, the number of passenger cars, trucks and buses, local generators, and heavy
construction equipment rose to a considerable extent since 2003, causing high …

The burden of overall and cause-specific respiratory morbidity due to ambient air pollution in Sichuan Basin, China: a multi-city time-series analysis

H Qiu, H Yu, L Wang, X Zhu, M Chen, L Zhou… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Few studies have investigated the respiratory morbidity burden due to ambient air pollution
in China, especially in a multi-city setting. This study aimed to estimate the short-term effects …

Acute effects of ambient air pollution on clinic visits of college students for upper respiratory tract infection in Wuhan, China

F Zhang, H Zhang, C Wu, M Zhang, H Feng… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Ambient air pollutants have been linked to adverse health outcomes, but evidence is still
relatively rare in college students. Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) is a common …

[HTML][HTML] Association between PM10 and specific circulatory system diseases in China

Y Zhang, Y Ma, F Feng, B Cheng, H Wang, J Shen… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Particulate matter (PM) has been proved to be a risk factor for the development of circulatory
system diseases (CSDs) around the world. In this study, we collected daily air pollutants …

Temperature modifies the effects of air pollutants on respiratory diseases

J Shen, Y Ma, Y Zhang, C Zhang, W Wang… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Increasing studies have reported temperature modification effects on air pollutants–induced
respiratory diseases. In the current study, daily data of respiratory emergency room visits …

[HTML][HTML] Associations of short-term exposure to air pollution with respiratory hospital admissions in Arak, Iran

M Vahedian, N Khanjani, M Mirzaee… - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Springer
Background Ambient air pollution, is one of the most frequently stated environmental
problems. Many epidemiological studies have documented adverse health effects for …