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 …

This review provides a community's perspective on air quality research focusing mainly on
developments over the past decade. The article provides perspectives on current and future …

Particle transfer across the placenta has been suggested but to date, no direct evidence in
real-life, human context exists. Here we report the presence of black carbon (BC) particles …

Background Maternal exposure to particulate air pollution during pregnancy has been linked
to multiple adverse birth outcomes causing burden of disease later in the child's life. To date …

This study provides an approximate estimate of how much disease can be prevented by
reducing the environmental risks to health. It includes a meta-synthesis of key evidence …

Background: Chemical and nonchemical environmental exposures are increasingly
suspected to influence the development of obesity, especially during early life, but studies …

The American Thoracic Society has previously published statements on what constitutes an
adverse effect on health of air pollution in 1985 and 2000. We set out to update and broaden …

Poor air quality is thought to be an important mortality risk factor globally,–, but there is little
direct evidence from the developing world on how mortality risk varies with changing …

Cities are constantly evolving and so are the living conditions within and between them.
Rapid urbanization and the ever-growing need for housing have turned large areas of many …

Air pollution is a global health threat and causes millions of human deaths annually. The late
onset of respiratory diseases in children and adults due to prenatal or perinatal exposure to …