Traffic and power generation are the main sources of urban air pollution. The idea that
outdoor air pollution can cause exacerbations of pre-existing asthma is supported by an …

In recent years, many new studies have evaluated associations between environmental
pollutants and child health. This review aims to provide a broad summary of this literature …

Background: The Minamata Convention on Mercury provided a mandate for action against
global mercury pollution. However, our knowledge of mercury exposures is limited because …

Background: Developmental periods in early life may be particularly vulnerable to impacts of
environmental exposures. Human research on this topic has generally focused on single …

As part of the Human Biomonitoring for Europe (HBM4EU) initiative a human biomonitoring
(HBM) survey is conducted in 21 countries. This survey builds on existing HBM capacity in …

With rapid urbanization and life style changes, loud noise is omnipresent and has become a
part of life. Indoor and outdoor environmental noise pollution have been documented as a …

Background During the past 25 years, many pregnancy and birth cohorts have been
established. Each cohort provides unique opportunities for examining associations of early …

Rationale: Although epidemiological studies suggest that exposure to maternal smoking
during fetal and early life increases the risk of childhood wheezing and asthma, previous …

Asthma, rhinitis, and eczema are complex diseases with multiple genetic and environmental
factors interlinked through IgE-associated and non–IgE-associated mechanisms …

Inequalities in perinatal and maternal outcome persist in women from lower socioeconomic
groups, from specific ethnic groups, and from those living in deprived areas. In view of the …