Air pollution and daily mortality: a review and meta analysis

J Schwartz - Environmental research, 1994 - Elsevier
The air pollution disaster in London in 1952 established that very high levels of particulate-
based smog can cause dramatic increases in daily mortality. Recently, more than a dozen …

Climate change, air quality, and human health

PL Kinney - American journal of preventive medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
Weather and climate play important roles in determining patterns of air quality over multiple
scales in time and space, owing to the fact that emissions, transport, dilution, chemical …

An association between air pollution and mortality in six US cities

DW Dockery, CA Pope, X Xu… - New England journal …, 1993 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Recent studies have reported associations between particulate air pollution
and daily mortality rates. Population-based, cross-sectional studies of metropolitan areas in …

Electromagnetic counterparts of compact object mergers powered by the radioactive decay of r-process nuclei

BD Metzger, G Martínez-Pinedo… - Monthly Notices of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The most promising astrophysical sources of kHz gravitational waves (GWs) are the inspiral
and merger of binary neutron star (NS)/black hole systems. Maximizing the scientific return …

[KNJIGA][B] Manual de valoración contingente

P Riera - 1994 - economia.unam.mx
El método de la valoración contingente es una de las técnicas-a menudo la única-que
tenemos para estimar el valor de bienes (productos o servicios) para los que no existe …

Acute effects of ozone on mortality from the “air pollution and health: a European approach” project

A Gryparis, B Forsberg, K Katsouyanni… - American journal of …, 2004 - atsjournals.org
In the Air Pollution and Health: A European Approach (APHEA2) project, the effects of
ambient ozone concentrations on mortality were investigated. Data were collected on daily …

Air pollution and daily mortality: associations with particulates and acid aerosols

DW Dockery, J Schwartz, JD Spengler - Environmental research, 1992 - Elsevier
The association between total daily mortality and air pollution was investigated for a 1-year
period (September 1985 through August 1986) in St. Louis and in the counties in eastern …

Health effects of particulate air pollution: time for reassessment?

CA Pope 3rd, DV Bates… - Environmental health …, 1995 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Numerous studies have observed health effects of particulate air pollution. Compared to
early studies that focused on severe air pollution episodes, recent studies are more relevant …

Air pollutants, oxidative stress and human health

W Yang, ST Omaye - Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Air pollutants have, and continue to be, major contributing factors to chronic diseases and
mortality, subsequently impacting public health. Chronic diseases include: chronic …

Meta-analysis of time-series studies of air pollution and mortality: effects of gases and particles and the influence of cause of death, age, and season

DM Stieb, S Judek, RT Burnett - Journal of the Air & Waste …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
A comprehensive, systematic synthesis was conducted of daily time-series studies of air
pollution and mortality from around the world. Estimates of effect sizes were extracted from …