Particulate matter air pollution: effects on the cardiovascular system

RB Hamanaka, GM Mutlu - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Air pollution is a complex mixture of gaseous and particulate components, each of which has
detrimental effects on human health. While the composition of air pollution varies greatly …

[HTML][HTML] Generalized additive models: Building evidence of air pollution, climate change and human health

K Ravindra, P Rattan, S Mor, AN Aggarwal - Environment international, 2019 - Elsevier
Advances in statistical analysis in the last few decades in the area of linear models
enhanced the capability of researchers to study environmental procedures. In relation to …

The effects of air pollution on COVID-19 related mortality in northern Italy

ES Coker, L Cavalli, E Fabrizi, G Guastella… - Environmental and …, 2020 - Springer
Long-term exposure to ambient air pollutant concentrations is known to cause chronic lung
inflammation, a condition that may promote increased severity of COVID-19 syndrome …

[HTML][HTML] Human health and environmental impacts of coal combustion and post-combustion wastes

ME Munawer - Journal of Sustainable Mining, 2018 - Elsevier
Due to its high energy generation potential, coal is widely used in power generation in
different countries. Although, the presence of carbon, hydrogen and sulfur in coal facilitates …

Air pollution and public health: emerging hazards and improved understanding of risk

FJ Kelly, JC Fussell - Environmental geochemistry and health, 2015 - Springer
Despite past improvements in air quality, very large parts of the population in urban areas
breathe air that does not meet European standards let alone the health-based World Health …

Particulate matter, air quality and climate: lessons learned and future needs

S Fuzzi, U Baltensperger, K Carslaw… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
The literature on atmospheric particulate matter (PM), or atmospheric aerosol, has increased
enormously over the last 2 decades and amounts now to some 1500–2000 papers per year …

Expert position paper on air pollution and cardiovascular disease

DE Newby, PM Mannucci, GS Tell… - European heart …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Air pollution has wide-ranging and deleterious effects on human health and is a major issue
for the global community. The Global Burden of Disease study has described the worldwide …

Acute effects of fine particulate matter constituents on mortality: A systematic review and meta-regression analysis

S Achilleos, MA Kioumourtzoglou, CD Wu… - Environment …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The link between PM 2.5 exposure and adverse health outcomes is well
documented from studies across the world. However, the reported effect estimates vary …

Humidity: A review and primer on atmospheric moisture and human health

RE Davis, GR McGregor, KB Enfield - Environmental research, 2016 - Elsevier
Research examining associations between weather and human health frequently includes
the effects of atmospheric humidity. A large number of humidity variables have been …

Size, source and chemical composition as determinants of toxicity attributable to ambient particulate matter

FJ Kelly, JC Fussell - Atmospheric environment, 2012 - Elsevier
Particulate matter (PM) is a complex, heterogeneous mixture that changes in time and
space. It encompasses many different chemical components and physical characteristics …