This review provides a community's perspective on air quality research focusing mainly on
developments over the past decade. The article provides perspectives on current and future …

Particulate matter (PM) is a key indicator of air pollution brought into the air by a variety of
natural and human activities. As it can be suspended over long time and travel over long …

Background: Few studies have investigated air pollution exposure disparities by
race/ethnicity and income across criteria air pollutants, locations, or time. Objective: The …

Importance The US Environmental Protection Agency is required to reexamine its National
Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) every 5 years, but evidence of mortality risk is …

Rationale: Evidence concerning the acute health effects of air pollution caused by fine
particulate matter (PM2. 5) in develo** countries is quite limited. Objectives: To evaluate …

Particulate matter (PM) air pollution is one of the major causes of death worldwide, with
demonstrated adverse effects from both short-term and long-term exposure. Most of the …

Abstract Although the European Alps are one of the most investigated regions worldwide,
maps depicting climate change by means of climate classification are still not-existent. To …

This study uses satellite data to detect agricultural straw burning and estimates its impact on
air pollution and health in China. We find that straw burning increases particulate matter …

Background Short-term exposure to ambient air pollution has been linked to occurrence of
myocardial infarction (MI); however, only a limited number of studies investigated its …

Despite past improvements in air quality, very large parts of the population in urban areas
breathe air that does not meet European standards let alone the health-based World Health …