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Efforts to understand and mitigate the health effects of particulate matter (PM) air pollution
have a rich and interesting history. This review focuses on six substantial lines of research …

Black carbon is a good indicator of combustion-related air pollution and was only recently
recognized as a short-lived climate-forcer, which contributes to warming the Earth's …

In the 1930s, 40s, and 50s, several episodes of extrethe air pollution focused attention on
the potential for adverse health effects of air pollution.\t~ ese included an episode in the …

Epidemiological studies have consistently shown an association between particulate air
pollution and not only exacerbations of illness in people with respiratory disease but also …

Background Air pollution contributes to mortality and morbidity. We estimated the impact of
outdoor (total) and traffic-related air pollution on public health in Austria, France, and …

The association between fine and ultrafine particles and respiratory health was studied in
adults with a history of asthma in Erfurt, Eastern Germany. Twenty-seven nonsmoking …

This article briefly summarizes the epidemiology of the health effects of fine particulate air
pollution, provides an early, somewhat speculative, discussion of the contribution of …

Objective Our goal was to quantify the short-term effects of particulate matter with
aerodynamic diameter≤ 10 μm (PM10) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) on respiratory health of …

This article summarizes epidemiological evidence of health effects of particulate air
pollution. Acute exposure to elevated levels of particulate air pollution has been associated …