The deleterious effects of ambient air pollution on human health have been consistently
documented by many epidemiologic studies worldwide, and it has been calculated that …

In China, where air pollution has become a major threat to public health, public awareness
of the detrimental effects of air pollution on respiratory health is increasing—particularly in …

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 …

Background Air pollution constitutes a significant stimulus of asthma exacerbations;
however, the impacts of exposure to major air pollutants on asthma-related hospital …

Concern over the health effects of fine particles in the ambient environment led the US
Environmental Protection Agency to develop the first standard for PM 2.5 (particulate matter …

This document presents answers to 24 questions relevant to reviewing European policies on
air pollution and to addressing health aspects of these policies. The answers were …

Context Air pollution is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), but the underlying
biological mechanisms are not well understood. Objective To determine whether markers …

This study was to investigate the levels of heavy metals in PM 2.5 and in blood, the
prevalence of respiratory symptoms and asthma, and the related factors to them. Lead and …

Children seem to be most vulnerable to the harmful effects of ambient air pollutants because
their defence mechanisms are still evolving and because they inhale a higher volume of air …

Pollution is known to cause and exacerbate a number of chronic respiratory diseases. The
World Health Organisation has placed air pollution as the world's largest environmental …