Air quality changes in cities during the COVID-19 lockdown: A critical review

MG Adam, PTM Tran, R Balasubramanian - Atmospheric Research, 2021 - Elsevier
In response to the rapid spread of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) within and across
countries and the need to protect public health, governments worldwide introduced …

Advances in air quality research–current and emerging challenges

RS Sokhi, N Moussiopoulos, A Baklanov… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
This review provides a community's perspective on air quality research focusing mainly on
developments over the past decade. The article provides perspectives on current and future …

Potential role of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in air pollution-induced non-malignant respiratory diseases

M Låg, J Øvrevik, M Refsnes, JA Holme - Respiratory research, 2020 - Springer
Epidemiological studies have found strong associations between air pollution and
respiratory effects including development and/or exacerbation of asthma and chronic …

Understanding the pathogenesis of occupational coal and silica dust-associated lung disease

KS Vanka, S Shukla, HM Gomez… - European …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Workers in the mining and construction industries are at increased risk of respiratory and
other diseases as a result of being exposed to harmful levels of airborne particulate matter …

Impact of airborne particulate matter on skin: A systematic review from epidemiology to in vitro studies

IM Dijkhoff, B Drasler, BB Karakocak… - Particle and fibre …, 2020 - Springer
Background Air pollution is killing close to 5 million people a year, and harming billions
more. Air pollution levels remain extremely high in many parts of the world, and air pollution …

[HTML][HTML] The emerging risk of exposure to air pollution on cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease–evidence from epidemiological and animal studies

J Kilian, M Kitazawa - Biomedical journal, 2018 - Elsevier
As incidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative diseases rise, there
is increasing interest in environmental factors which may contribute to disease onset and …

A comparison of the health effects of ambient particulate matter air pollution from five emission sources

NJ Hime, GB Marks, CT Cowie - International journal of environmental …, 2018 - mdpi.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of Long-Term PM2. 5 constituents and their sources on specific causes of death in a US Medicare cohort

F Kazemiparkouhi, T Honda, KD Eum, B Wang… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Our understanding of the impact of long-term exposures to PM 2.5 constituents
and sources on mortality is limited. Objectives To examine associations between long-term …

[HTML][HTML] Air pollution exposure is associated with the gut microbiome as revealed by shotgun metagenomic sequencing

F Fouladi, MJ Bailey, WB Patterson, M Sioda… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Animal work indicates exposure to air pollutants may alter the composition of the gut
microbiota. This study examined relationships between air pollutants and the gut …

Indoor particulate matter in urban households: sources, pathways, characteristics, health effects, and exposure mitigation

L Zhang, C Ou, D Magana-Arachchi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Particulate matter (PM) is a complex mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets suspended
in the air with varying size, shape, and chemical composition which intensifies significant …