Oxidative stress is a potential mechanism of action for particulate matter (PM) toxicity and
can occur when the body's antioxidant capacity cannot counteract or detoxify harmful effects …

Objectives Due to their small size, ultrafine particles (UFP) are believed to exert higher
toxicity than larger particles. As numerous studies on health effects of UFP have been …

Poor air quality is globally the largest environmental health risk. Epidemiological studies
have uncovered clear relationships of gaseous pollutants and particulate matter (PM) with …

Large amounts of epidemiological evidence have confirmed the atmospheric particulate
matter (PM 2.5) exposure was positively correlated with the morbidity and mortality of …

Exposure to atmospheric fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) is associated with cardiorespiratory
morbidity and mortality, but the mechanisms are not well understood. We assess the …

Exposure to ambient air pollution has an adverse influence on human health. There is
increasing evidence that oxidative potential (OP), the capacity of airborne pollutants to …

The ability of certain components of particulate matter to induce oxidative stress through the
generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in vivo may be one mechanism accounting for …

Particulate air pollution being recognized to be responsible for short and long term health
effects, regulations for particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 (PM …

Inflammation is considered to play a central role in a diverse range of disease outcomes
associated with exposure to various types of inhalable particulates. The initial mechanisms …

Background: Oxidative potential (OP) has been proposed as a measure of toxicity of ambient
particulate matter (PM). Objectives: Our goal was to address an important research gap by …