Background Epidemiological, controlled human exposure, and toxicological studies have
demonstrated a variety of health effects in response to particulate matter (PM) exposure with …

Epidemiological and clinical studies have linked exposure to particulate matter (PM) to
adverse health effects, which may be registered as increased mortality and morbidity from …

Air pollution is associated with morbidity and mortality induced by respiratory diseases.
However, the mechanisms therein involved are not yet fully clarified. Thus, we tested the …

While the health effects of air pollution have been an international public health concern
since at least the 1950s, recent research has focused on two broad sources of air pollution …

Humans spend a considerable amount of their time breathing air inside enclosed spaces in
which, due to various sources, there may be contaminants that deteriorate the air quality …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive lung disease characterized
by inflammation and impaired tissue regeneration, and is reported as the fourth leading …

The aim of this study was to carry out a review of scientific literature published in Brazil
between 2000 and 2009 on the characteristics of air pollutants from different emission …

Many studies have reported associations between daily particles less than 2.5 µm in
aerodynamic diameter (PM2. 5) and deaths, but they have been associational studies that …

Although the adverse health effects of nanoparticles have been proposed and are being
clarified, their aggravating effects on pre‐existing pathological conditions have not been fully …

Objective We aimed to assess the relationship between major air pollutants and the natural
history and mortality of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Methods We conducted a …