Executive summary Pollution is the largest environmental cause of disease and premature
death in the world today. Diseases caused by pollution were responsible for an estimated 9 …

Background: Observational studies suggest that exposure to wood smoke is associated with
a variety of adverse health effects in humans. Objective: We aimed to summarise evidence …

Background The causal relevance of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) for risk of site-
specific cancers remains uncertain. Methods Using a Mendelian randomization (MR) …

Many reports of trees' impacts on urban air quality neglect pattern and process at the
landscape scale. Here, we describe brief campaigns to quantify the effect of trees on the …

Abstract Household Air Pollution (HAP) from burning biomass fuels is a major cause of
mortality and morbidity in low-income settings worldwide. Little is known about the …

The combustion of biomass and coal is the dominant source of household air pollution
(HAP) in China, and contributes significantly to the total burden of disease in the Chinese …

Background Clean cooking interventions to reduce air pollution exposure from burning
biomass for daily cooking and heating needs have the potential to reduce a large burden of …

Background Due to the adverse health effects of air pollution, researchers have advocated
for personal exposure measurements whereby individuals carry portable monitors in order …

Introduction Household air pollution from solid fuel combustion for cooking and heating is a
leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide. We hypothesised that clean …

In spite of the global outcry for urgent action against air pollution, most African countries lack
functional air quality monitoring stations and data there from; making air quality …