Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a class of chemicals of considerable
environmental significance. PAHs are chemical contaminants of fused carbon and hydrogen …

Despite past improvements in air quality, very large parts of the population in urban areas
breathe air that does not meet European standards let alone the health-based World Health …

Aims The risk of mortality from the coronavirus disease that emerged in 2019 (COVID-19) is
increased by comorbidity from cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. Air pollution also …

Oxidative stress occurs whenever the release of reactive oxygen species (ROS) exceeds
endogenous antioxidant capacity. In this paper, we review the specific role of several …

Rationale: Extremes of heat and particulate air pollution threaten human health and are
becoming more frequent because of climate change. Understanding the health impacts of …

Air pollution is now fully acknowledged to be a public health problem and a social issue.
Particulate matter (PM) concentration has been linked with several clinical manifestations of …

BACKGROUND: Extreme temperature events (ETEs), including heat wave and cold spell,
have been linked to myocardial infarction (MI) morbidity; however, their effects on MI …

Airborne particulate matter (PM) comprises both solid and liquid particles, including carbon,
sulphates, nitrate, and toxic heavy metals, which can induce oxidative stress and …

Accumulating evidence from both human and animal studies show that brain is a target of air
pollution. Multiple epidemiological studies have now linked components of air pollution to …

Methods A non-systematic review was done through a search on the following databases:
MEDLINE, EMBASE, Global Health, The Cochrane Library (Cochrane Database of …