Air pollution contributes to the global burden of disease, with ambient exposure to fine
particulate matter of diameters smaller than 2.5 μm (PM2. 5) being identified as the fifth …

Air pollution at any given time is unequally distributed across locations. Average
concentrations of fine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter (PM2. 5) …

Outdoor air pollution adversely affects human health and is estimated to be responsible for
five to ten per cent of the total annual premature mortality in the contiguous United States …

Racial-ethnic minorities in the United States are exposed to disproportionately high levels of
ambient fine particulate air pollution (PM2. 5), the largest environmental cause of human …

Air pollution is one of the leading causes of health complications and mortality worldwide,
especially affecting lower-income groups, who tend to be more exposed and vulnerable …

Steady improvements in ambient air quality in the USA over the past several decades, in
part a result of public policy,, have led to public health benefits,,–. However, recent trends in …

Assessment of the global burden of disease is based on epidemiological cohort studies that
connect premature mortality to a wide range of causes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, including the long-term …

Abstract Background Black Americans are exposed to higher annual levels of air pollution
containing fine particulate matter (particles with an aerodynamic diameter of≤ 2.5 μm [PM2 …

Fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) air pollution exposure is the largest environmental health
risk factor in the United States. Here, we link PM2. 5 exposure to the human activities …

Poor air quality is thought to be an important mortality risk factor globally,–, but there is little
direct evidence from the developing world on how mortality risk varies with changing …