Background Exposure to ambient particulate matter has been associated with a number of
adverse health effects. Particle characteristics such as size, surface area and chemistry …

Particulate matter has been associated with a number of adverse health effects. Since
combustion particles from vehicle exhaust and wood smoke are common constituents of …

This study presents different research techniques linked together to improve our
understanding of the particulate matter (PM) impacts on health. PM samples from the …

Background Exposure to particulate matter (PM) has been linked to several adverse
cardiopulmonary effects, probably via biological mechanisms involving inflammation. The …

The aim of the present investigation is to assess the health relevance of different combustion
particles, ie: Diesel soot, particulate emissions from a quasi complete combustion of wood in …

Background Residential wood combustion is now recognized as a major particle source in
many developed countries, and the number of studies investigating the negative health …

Biomass combustion significantly contributes to indoor and outdoor air pollution and to the
adverse health effects observed in the exposed populations. Besides, the contribution to …

Diesel combustion and solid biomass burning are the major sources of ultrafine particles
(UFP) in urbanized areas. Cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, including lung cancer …

Emissions from small-scale wood combustion appliances are of special interest since fine
particles have been consistently associated with adverse health effects. It has been reported …

Smoke from biomass combustion has been identified as a major environmental risk factor
associated with adverse health effects globally. Deposition of the smoke particles in the …