Although air pollution is well known to be harmful to the lung and airways, it can also
damage most other organ systems of the body. It is estimated that about 500,000 lung …

We present a comprehensive review of published results from the last 30 years regarding
the sources and atmospheric characteristics of particles and ozone in the Metropolitan Area …

Uma das maiores preocupações do novo século está na exploração dos recursos
ambientais. Se por um lado há consenso quanto à necessidade urgente de preservação …

ABSTRACT Nitrogen dioxide (NO 2), sulfur dioxide (SO 2), and carbon monoxide are
important ambient air pollutants. High-intensity, confined space exposure to NO 2 has …

About half of the world's population now lives in urban areas because of the opportunity for a
better quality of life. Many of these urban centers are expanding rapidly, leading to the …

Children's exposure to air pollution is a special concern because their immune system and
lungs are not fully developed when exposure begins, raising the possibility of different …

Despite current regulations, which limit the levels of certain air pollutants, there are still a
number of adverse health effects that result from exposure to these agents. Numerous …

The disease burden of a population, and how that burden is distributed across different
subpopulations (eg infants, women), are important pieces of information for defining …

Current scientific evidence, derived largely from studies in North America and Western
Europe (NAWE), indicates that urban air pollution, 1 which is derived largely from …

It is important to focus on children with respect to air pollution because (1) their lungs are not
completely developed,(2) they can have greater exposures than adults, and (3) those …