[HTML][HTML] The impact of PM2. 5 on the human respiratory system

YF Xing, YH Xu, MH Shi, YX Lian - Journal of thoracic disease, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Recently, many researchers paid more attentions to the association between air pollution
and respiratory system disease. In the past few years, levels of smog have increased …

[HTML][HTML] Air particulate matter and cardiovascular disease: the epidemiological, biomedical and clinical evidence

Y Du, X Xu, M Chu, Y Guo, J Wang - Journal of thoracic disease, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Air pollution is now becoming an independent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and
mortality. Numerous epidemiological, biomedical and clinical studies indicate that ambient …

[HTML][HTML] Air pollution and chronic airway diseases: what should people know and do?

XQ Jiang, XD Mei, D Feng - Journal of thoracic disease, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The health effects of air pollution remain a public health concern worldwide. Exposure to air
pollution has many substantial adverse effects on human health. Globally, seven million …

Assessing PM2.5 Exposures with High Spatiotemporal Resolution across the Continental United States

Q Di, I Kloog, P Koutrakis, A Lyapustin… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
A number of models have been developed to estimate PM2. 5 exposure, including satellite-
based aerosol optical depth (AOD) models, land-use regression, or chemical transport …

Low-Concentration PM2.5 and Mortality: Estimating Acute and Chronic Effects in a Population-Based Study

L Shi, A Zanobetti, I Kloog, BA Coull… - Environmental …, 2016 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Both short-and long-term exposures to fine particulate matter (≤ 2.5 μm; PM2.
5) are associated with mortality. However, whether the associations exist at levels below the …

Long-term PM2.5 Exposure and Neurological Hospital Admissions in the Northeastern United States

MA Kioumourtzoglou, JD Schwartz… - Environmental …, 2016 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Long-term exposure to fine particles (particulate matter≤ 2.5 μm; PM2. 5) has
been consistently linked to heart and lung disease. Recently, there has been increased …

Particulate air pollution from wildfires in the Western US under climate change

JC Liu, LJ Mickley, MP Sulprizio, F Dominici, X Yue… - Climatic change, 2016 - Springer
Wildfire can impose a direct impact on human health under climate change. While the
potential impacts of climate change on wildfires and resulting air pollution have been …

Major air pollutants and risk of COPD exacerbations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Li, S Sun, R Tang, H Qiu, Q Huang… - … journal of chronic …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background Short-term exposure to major air pollutants (O3, CO, NO2, SO2, PM10, and
PM2. 5) has been associated with respiratory risk. However, evidence on the risk of chronic …

Short-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter increases hospitalizations and mortality in COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MH Li, LC Fan, B Mao, JW Yang, AMK Choi, WJ Cao… - Chest, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Many epidemiologic studies have documented variable relationships between
ambient particulate matter (PM) and COPD hospitalizations and mortality in cities worldwide …

Silk nanofibers as high efficient and lightweight air filter

C Wang, S Wu, M Jian, J Xie, L Xu, X Yang, Q Zheng… - Nano Research, 2016 - Springer
Silk is a widely available, edible, biocompatible, and environmentally sustainable natural
material. Particulate matter (PM) pollution has drawn considerable attention because it is a …