Reactive oxygen species associated with water-soluble PM2.5 in the southeastern United States: spatiotemporal trends and source apportionment

V Verma, T Fang, H Guo, L King… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - acp.copernicus.org
We assess the potential of the water-soluble fraction of atmospheric fine aerosols in the
southeastern United States to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) and identify major …

A review on the environmental impacts of shipping on aquatic and nearshore ecosystems

AK Jägerbrand, A Brutemark, JB Sveden… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
There are several environmental and ecological effects of shipping. However, these are
rarely assessed in total in the scientific literature. Thus, the aim of this study was to …

Exposure to particulate matter in traffic: a comparison of cyclists and car passengers

LI Panis, B De Geus, G Vandenbulcke, H Willems… - Atmospheric …, 2010 - Elsevier
Emerging evidence suggests that short episodes of high exposure to air pollution occur
while commuting. These events can result in potentially adverse health effects. We present a …

Spatial and temporal variations of the concentrations of PM, PM and PM in China

YQ Wang, XY Zhang, JY Sun, XC Zhang… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
Concentrations of PM 10, PM 2.5 and PM 1 were monitored at 24 CAWNET (China
Atmosphere Watch Network) stations from 2006 to 2014. The highest particulate matter (PM) …

Impact of ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure on the risk of influenza-like-illness: a time-series analysis in Beijing, China

C Feng, J Li, W Sun, Y Zhang, Q Wang - Environmental Health, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Air pollution in Beijing, especially PM 2.5, has received increasing
attention in the past years. Although exposure to PM 2.5 has been linked to many health …

Particle size and chemical constituents of ambient particulate pollution associated with cardiovascular mortality in Guangzhou, China

H Lin, J Tao, Y Du, T Liu, Z Qian, L Tian, Q Di… - Environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Though significant associations between particulate matter (PM) air pollution and
cardiovascular diseases have been widely reported, it remains unclear what characteristics …

Nanoparticles: health effects—pros and cons

MR Gwinn, V Vallyathan - Environmental health perspectives, 2006 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
With the advent of nanotechnology, the prospects for using engineered nanomaterials with
diameters of< 100 nm in industrial applications, medical imaging, disease diagnoses, drug …

Exposures to airborne particulate matter and adverse perinatal outcomes: a biologically plausible mechanistic framework for exploring potential effect modification by …

S Kannan, DP Misra, JT Dvonch… - Environmental health …, 2006 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Objectives The specific objectives are threefold: to describe the biologically plausible
mechanistic pathways by which exposure to particulate matter (PM) may lead to the adverse …

Exposure assessment for atmospheric ultrafine particles (UFPs) and implications in epidemiologic research

C Sioutas, RJ Delfino, M Singh - Environmental health …, 2005 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Epidemiologic research has shown increases in adverse cardiovascular and respiratory
outcomes in relation to mass concentrations of particulate matter (PM)≤ 2.5 or≤ 10 μm in …

Near-highway pollutants in motor vehicle exhaust: a review of epidemiologic evidence of cardiac and pulmonary health risks

D Brugge, JL Durant, C Rioux - Environmental health, 2007 - Springer
There is growing evidence of a distinct set of freshly-emitted air pollutants downwind from
major highways, motorways, and freeways that include elevated levels of ultrafine …