Fine particulate matter (PM) in the ambient air is implicated in a variety of human health
issues throughout the globe. Regulation of fine PM in the atmosphere requires information …

Background Fossil fuel combustion by-products, including particulate matter (PM 2.5),
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) and carbon dioxide (CO 2) …

Climate change policies have stimulated a shift towards renewable energy sources such as
biomass. The economic crisis of 2008 has also increased the practice of household biomass …

We performed this meta-analysis to estimate the associations of maternal exposure to PM
2.5 and its chemical constituents with birth weight and to explore the sources of …

Background: A causal link between outdoor air pollution and childhood leukemia has been
proposed, but some older studies suffer from methodological drawbacks. To the best of our …

There is a general consensus in the scientific community that fine particulate matter (PM2. 5)
composition plays a significant role in the health effects attributed to PM; indeed …

A growing body of evidence has investigated the association between maternal exposure to
PM 2.5 (particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter 2.5 μm) during pregnancy and …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a class of common persistent environmental
pollutants found in water, air, soil, and plants and can be released by natural sources …

Delayed fetal growth and adverse birth outcomes are some of the greatest public health
threats to this generation of children worldwide because these conditions are major …

Numerous studies have examined the association of air pollution with preterm birth and birth
weight outcomes. Traffic-related air pollution has also increasingly been identified as an …