Over the last decade or so, a large number of studies have investigated the possible
adverse effects of ambient air pollution on birth outcomes. We reviewed these studies, which …

Both occupational and environmental exposure to particles is associated with an increased
risk of lung cancer. Particles are thought to impact on genotoxicity as well as on cell …

Identifying the ambient particulate matter (PM) fractions or constituents, critically involved in
eliciting adverse health effects, is crucial to the implementation of more cost-efficient …

Particulate air pollution (PM) is an important environmental health risk factor for many
different diseases. This is indicated by numerous epidemiological studies on associations …

Background This study explores and characterizes cell cycle alterations induced by urban
PM2. 5 in the human epithelial cell line BEAS-2B, and elucidates possible mechanisms …

Asthma has become the most common, childhood chronic disease in the industrialized
world, and it is also increasing in developing regions. There are huge differences in the …

The levels of particulate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined with a
fast analytical approach to study their seasonal variations at Menen (Belgium) during 2003; …

Objectives Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitously distributed human
mutagens and carcinogens. However, lack of adequate air monitoring data has limited …

Air pollution in Milan causes health concern due to the high concentrations of particulate
matter (PM10 and PM2. 5). The aim of this study was to investigate possible seasonal …

Airborne particulate matter (PM) is considered to be an important contributor to lung
diseases. In the present study we report that Milan winter-PM2. 5 inhibited proliferation in …