Air pollution is well recognized as a major risk factor for chronic non-communicable
diseases and has been estimated to contribute more to global morbidity and mortality than …

Restrictions to reduce human interaction have helped to avoid greater suffering and death
from the COVID-19 pandemic, but have also created socioeconomic hardship. This …

The COVID-19 global pandemic has likely affected air quality due to extreme changes in
human behavior. We assessed air quality during the COVID-19 pandemic for fine particulate …

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 …

Background To mitigate the serious levels of air pollution in China, the State Council of
China issued the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan (APPCAP) in 2013. This …

Background Exposure to poor air quality leads to increased premature mortality from
cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Among the far-reaching implications of the ongoing …

Ambient particulate matter (PM) pollution in China continues to be a major public health
challenge. With the release of the new WHO air quality guidelines in 2021, there is an urgent …

Large epidemiological and health impact assessment studies at the global scale, such as
the Global Burden of Disease project, indicate that chronic non-communicable diseases …

Background: Exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM) is associated with a number of
adverse health outcomes, but potential mechanisms are largely unknown. Metabolomics …

Rationale: Nearly 60% of US children live in counties with particulate matter less than or
equal to 2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM2. 5) concentrations above air quality …