Introduction Ambient particulate air pollution is known to have detrimental effects on
cardiovascular health but less is known about the specific effects of black carbon or …

Background Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5), an ambient air pollutant with mass-
based standards promulgated under the Clean Air Act, and black carbon (BC), a common …

Background: Fine particulate matter (PM) air pollution is associated with numerous adverse
health effects, including increased blood pressure (BP) and vascular dysfunction. Coarse …

Background: Air pollution is negatively associated with cardiovascular health. Impediments
to efficient regulation include lack of knowledge about which sources of air pollution …

Background Black carbon (BC) is a ubiquitous component of particulate matter (PM) emitted
from combustion-related sources and is associated with a number of health outcomes …

Background Exposure to black carbon indoors may be associated with blood pressure;
however, evidence is limited to vulnerable subpopulations and highly exposed individuals …

Background: Previous studies reported that long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution
may increase the incidence of hypertension and diabetes. However, little is known about the …

Background Few longitudinal studies have examined the association between ultrafine
particulate matter (UFP, particles< 0.1 μm aerodynamic diameter) exposure and …

Objective—We aimed to assess racial differences in air pollution exposures to ambient fine
particulate matter (particles with median aerodynamic diameter< 2.5 µm [PM2. 5]) and black …

Numerous epidemiologic time-series studies have shown generally consistent associations
of cardiovascular hospital admissions and mortality with outdoor air pollution, particularly …