Executive summary Pollution is the largest environmental cause of disease and premature
death in the world today. Diseases caused by pollution were responsible for an estimated 9 …

Awareness of the human health impacts of exposure to air pollution is growing rapidly. For
example, it has become evident that the adverse health effects of air pollution are more …

Background Epidemiological studies have shown that ambient air pollution is closely
associated with increased respiratory inflammation and decreased lung function. Particulate …

An increasing number of studies have shown that exposure to particulate matter with a
diameter≤ 2.5 μm (PM 2.5) could affect the onset and development of cardiovascular …

Depressive symptoms have become a serious public health issue worldwide. Several
studies showed that air pollution, especially fine particulate matter (PM 2.5), may be a risk …

Amid sawmill busy lives, air pollution is one of the greatest casualties of our time and has
increased worldwide since 1990. Today, the history of air pollution in sawmills accounts for …

Air pollution is the world's largest single environmental health risk (WHO). Particulate matter
such as black carbon is one of the main components of air pollution. The effects of …

Evidence of the respiratory effects of ambient organic aerosols (eg, polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons, PAHs) among patients with chronic diseases is limited. We aimed to assess …

Background Population-based short-term air pollution health studies often have limited
spatiotemporally representative exposure data, leading to concerns of exposure …

We can't stop breathing, but we can do something about the quality of air that we breathe.
Clean fresh air is indispensable ingredient for a good life quality. Individuals poses the right …