This article briefly summarizes the epidemiology of the health effects of fine particulate air
pollution, provides an early, somewhat speculative, discussion of the contribution of …

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 …

The fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) problem has attracted much scientific and public
attention, due to its effects on visibility, human health, and global climate. There are three …

Using the most comprehensive developing country dataset ever compiled on air and water
pollution and environmental regulations, the paper assesses India's environmental …

Much of what we know about the marginal effect of pollution on infant mortality is derived
from developed country data. However, given the lower levels of air pollution in developed …

Previously we reported that fine particle mass (particulate matter [less than and equal to] 2.5
microm; PM (2.5)), which is primarily from combustion sources, but not coarse particle mass …

In 1989, the government of Mexico City introduced a program, Hoy No Circula, that bans
most drivers from using their vehicles one weekday per week on the basis of the last digit of …

Background Although the association between exposure to particulate matter and health is
well established, there remains uncertainty as to whether certain chemical components are …

Background: Although many time-series studies of ozone and mortality have identified
positive associations, others have yielded null or inconclusive results, making the results of …

In the last decade, a number of quantitative epidemiological studies of specific diseases
have been done in developing countries that for the first time allow estimation of the total …