[HTML][HTML] Human health and environmental impacts of coal combustion and post-combustion wastes

ME Munawer - Journal of Sustainable Mining, 2018 - Elsevier
Due to its high energy generation potential, coal is widely used in power generation in
different countries. Although, the presence of carbon, hydrogen and sulfur in coal facilitates …

[HTML][HTML] The Impact of PM2.5 on the Host Defense of Respiratory System

L Yang, C Li, X Tang - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The harm of fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) to public health is the focus of attention around
the world. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2015 ranked PM2. 5 as the fifth …

Association between short-term exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 infection: Evidence from China

Y Zhu, J Xie, F Huang, L Cao - Science of the total environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The novel coronavirus pneumonia, namely COVID-19, has become a global public health
problem. Previous studies have found that air pollution is a risk factor for respiratory infection …

[HTML][HTML] Air pollutants and early origins of respiratory diseases

D Kim, Z Chen, LF Zhou, SX Huang - Chronic diseases and translational …, 2018 - Elsevier
Air pollution is a global health threat and causes millions of human deaths annually. The late
onset of respiratory diseases in children and adults due to prenatal or perinatal exposure to …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of climate change on the domestic indoor environment and associated health risks in the UK

S Vardoulakis, C Dimitroulopoulou, J Thornes… - Environment …, 2015 - Elsevier
There is growing evidence that projected climate change has the potential to significantly
affect public health. In the UK, much of this impact is likely to arise by amplifying existing …

Astragaloside IV regulates the ferroptosis signaling pathway via the Nrf2/SLC7A11/GPX4 axis to inhibit PM2. 5-mediated lung injury in mice

X Wang, Y Wang, D Huang, S Shi, C Pei, Y Wu… - International …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Exposure to PM2. 5 will increase the risk of respiratory disease and increase the
burden of social health care. Astragaloside Ⅳ (Ast-IV) is one of the main biologically active …

COVID-19 prevalence and fatality rates in association with air pollution emission concentrations and emission sources

M Hendryx, J Luo - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is primarily respiratory in nature, and as such,
there is interest in examining whether air pollution might contribute to disease susceptibility …

Nanoparticles: a review of particle toxicology following inhalation exposure

S Bakand, A Hayes, F Dechsakulthorn - Inhalation toxicology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
It is expected that the rapid expansion of nanotechnology will bring many potential benefits.
However, initial investigations have demonstrated that nanomaterials may adversely affect …

Environmentally persistent free radicals: insights on a new class of pollutants

EP Vejerano, G Rao, L Khachatryan… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Environmentally persistent free radicals, EPFRs, exist in significant concentration in
atmospheric particulate matter (PM). EPFRs are primarily emitted from combustion and …

Adverse health effects of outdoor air pollutants

L Curtis, W Rea, P Smith-Willis, E Fenyves… - Environment international, 2006 - Elsevier
Much research on the health effects of outdoor air pollution has been published in the last
decade. The goal of this review is to concisely summarize a wide range of the recent …