Transport first became a significant source of air pollution after the problems of sooty smog
from coal combustion had largely been solved in western European and North American …

This article briefly summarizes the epidemiology of the health effects of fine particulate air
pollution, provides an early, somewhat speculative, discussion of the contribution of …

Using the most comprehensive developing country dataset ever compiled on air and water
pollution and environmental regulations, the paper assesses India's environmental …

Much of what we know about the marginal effect of pollution on infant mortality is derived
from developed country data. However, given the lower levels of air pollution in developed …

This study explores the impact of environmental regulations in China on infant mortality. In
1998, the Chinese government imposed stringent air pollution regulations, in one of the first …

In 1989, the government of Mexico City introduced a program, Hoy No Circula, that bans
most drivers from using their vehicles one weekday per week on the basis of the last digit of …

ContextOzone has been associated with various adverse health effects, including increased
rates of hospital admissions and exacerbation of respiratory illnesses. Although numerous …

The risks posed to human health by air pollution have been evaluated since the 1950s and
guideline values were derived in 1958. In 1987, the WHO Regional Office for Europe EURO …

About half of the world's population now lives in urban areas because of the opportunity for a
better quality of life. Many of these urban centers are expanding rapidly, leading to the …

The effects of both ambient air pollution and socioeconomic position (SEP) on health are
well documented. A limited number of recent studies suggest that SEP may itself play a role …