Health Effects Associated with PM2.5: a Systematic Review

S Sharma, M Chandra, SH Kota - Current Pollution Reports, 2020 - Springer
Background Air pollution is a global problem with PM 2.5 being one of the major pollutants
causing many diseases. The concentrations of PM 2.5 are found to exceed the World Health …

Short-term exposure to air pollution and hospital admission for pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Yee, YA Cho, HJ Yoo, H Yun, HS Gwak - Environmental Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Air pollution is a major issue that poses a health threat worldwide. Although
several studies investigated the adverse effects of air pollution on various diseases, few …

Ambient air pollution is associated with pediatric pneumonia: A time-stratified case–crossover study in an urban area

CY Cheng, SY Cheng, CC Chen, HY Pan, KH Wu… - Environmental …, 2019 - Springer
Background Pneumonia, the leading reason underlying childhood deaths, may be triggered
or exacerbated by air pollution. To date, only a few studies have examined the association of …

Wildfire-induced pollution and its short-term impact on COVID-19 cases and mortality in California

HR Naqvi, G Mutreja, A Shakeel, K Singh, K Abbas… - Gondwana …, 2023 - Elsevier
Globally, wildfires have seen remarkable increase in duration and size and have become a
health hazard. In addition to vegetation and habitat destruction, rapid release of smoke, dust …

[HTML][HTML] Repeated exposure to fine particulate matter constituents lead to liver inflammation and proliferative response in mice

CS Yuan, CS Lai, YL Tseng, PC Hsu, CM Lin… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Fine particulate matter (particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter of≦ 2.5
µm, PM 2.5) exposure cause adverse health effects, including lung inflammation. Through …

Pollution Characteristics of Particulate Matter (PM2.5 and PM10) and Constituent Carbonaceous Aerosols in a South Asian Future Megacity

A Aslam, M Ibrahim, I Shahid, A Mahmood, MK Irshad… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The future megacity of Faisalabad is of prime interest when considering environmental
health because of its bulky population and abundant industrial and anthropogenic sources …

Pathogenic mechanisms of secondary organic aerosols

T Déméautis, M Delles, S Tomaz… - Chemical Research …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Air pollution represents a major health problem and an economic burden. In recent years,
advances in air pollution research has allowed particle fractionation and identification of …

Fine particulate matter constituents associated with emergency room visits for pediatric asthma: A time-stratified case–crossover study in an urban area

YN Ho, FJ Cheng, MT Tsai, CM Tsai, PC Chuang… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Global asthma-related mortality tallies at around 2.5 million annually. Although
asthma may be triggered or exacerbated by particulate matter (PM) exposure, studies …

Short-term effects of ambient air pollution on ST-elevation myocardial infarction events: are there potentially susceptible groups?

HY Pan, SM Cheung, FC Chen, KH Wu… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background: Air pollution exposure is associated with greater risk for cardiovascular events.
This study aims to examine the effects of increased exposure to short-term air pollutants on …

Association between ambient air pollution and emergency room visits for pediatric respiratory diseases: The impact of COVID-19 pandemic

CY Cheng, YL Tseng, KC Huang, IM Chiu, HY Pan… - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The level and composition of air pollution have changed during the coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. However, the association between air pollution and pediatric …