Ambient (outdoor) air pollution is now recognized as an important problem, both nationally and worldwide. Our scientific understanding of the spectrum of health effects of air pollution has increased, and numerous studies are finding important health effects from air pollution at levels once considered safe. Children and infants are among the most susceptible to many of the air pollutants. In a...

BACKGROUND Air pollution is a growing health problem for urban populations in emerging economies. The present study examines the (cross-sectional) relation between blood pressure and particulate air pollution in schoolchildren of Lahore (Pakistan). METHODS We recruited a sample of 8-12 year-old children (mean age 9.9 years; 45% girls) from two schools in Lahore situated in areas with low (n =...

Coal based thermal power generation accounts for 44.7% of the world's electricity and coal alone provides about 80% of the total energy demand in India. Energy-intensive industries deteriorate the air quality of the residential areas due to release of different pollutants, especially a range of deleterious heavy metals like Hg, Cd, Cu, Pb, and Cr. Near about 53.3 percent of the coal produced ev...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Few studies have examined the effect of hourly changes in air pollution on cardiovascular disease morbidity. We evaluated the associations between hourly changes in air pollution and the risks of several types of cardiovascular disease. METHODS We used a time-stratified case-crossover design. Study participants were 10,949 residents of the city of Okayama, Japan, aged≥6...

Ambient (outdoor) air pollution is now recognized as an important problem, both nationally and worldwide. Our scientific understanding of the spectrum of health effects of air pollution has increased, and numerous studies are finding important health effects from air pollution at levels once considered safe. Children and infants are among the most susceptible to many of the air pollutants. In a...

Air pollution is a complex mixture of solid and liquid particles suspended in the air (the so called particulate matter) that vary in size, composition and origin, and different types of gases such as ozone (O 3 ), nitrogen oxides (NO 2 ), volatile organic carbons, and carbon monoxide (CO). In the recent years there has been considerable interest on the long and short-term effects of exposure t...

Like traffic jams and cell phones, particulate air pollution is a reality of modern living. Whether it’s from cigarette smoking, industrial emissions, or the burning of wood and dung for fuel, fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been strongly linked to cardiovascular disease, inflammation, lung cancer, and other lung diseases. As part of the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2010 collaborati...

BACKGROUND A number of studies have shown associations between chronic exposure to particulate air pollution and increased mortality, particularly from cardiovascular disease, but fewer studies have examined the association between long-term exposure to fine particulate air pollution and specific cardiovascular events, such as acute myocardial infarction (AMI). OBJECTIVE We examined how long-...

conclusions proximity to road traffic might be a risk factor for ra as there are suspected effects associated with no2 and so2. overall, the available evidence is too preliminary and scarce to draw firm conclusions. however, the results indicate the feasibility of further studies elucidating on the relationship between air pollution and ra. results four relevant papers were included in a qualit...