Road transport significantly contributes to air pollution in cities. Emission regulations have
led to significantly reduced emissions in modern vehicles. Particle emissions are controlled …

The current study was designed to assess the association between temporal variations in
urban PM 2.5 chemical composition, sources, and the oxidative stress and inflammatory …

Research efforts in the past decades have provided insight into the adverse health effects of
air pollution exposure. Exposure to airborne particulate matter is known to impair the …

Lung cancer (LCs) is still a serious health problem globally, with many incidences attributed
to environmental triggers such as Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). VOCs are a broad …

Pollution has long been incriminated in many cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. More
recently, studies evaluated the potential role for particulate pollutants in autoimmune …

Air pollution has become an important national issue in Iran in recent years. Several studies
in Iran have shown that air pollution harmfully impacts the physical and mental health of …

Objectives This paper presents detailed analysis of the global and regional burden of
chronic respiratory disease arising from occupational airborne exposures, as estimated in …

Background Recent studies reported elevated concentrations of ultrafine particles (UFP)
near airports. Little is known about the health effects of UFP from aviation. Since UFP can …

Background Prenatal ambient fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) and maternal chronic
psychosocial stress have independently been linked to changes in mithochondrial DNA …

Exposure to atmospheric air pollution containing volatile organic compounds such as
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has been shown to be a risk factor in the induction …