The health effects of ultrafine particles

DE Schraufnagel - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Ultrafine particles (PM0. 1), which are present in the air in large numbers, pose a
health risk. They generally enter the body through the lungs but translocate to essentially all …

Health effects of ultrafine particles: a systematic literature review update of epidemiological evidence

S Ohlwein, R Kappeler, M Kutlar Joss, N Künzli… - International journal of …, 2019 - Springer
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 …

Satellite-Derived 1-km-Resolution PM1 Concentrations from 2014 to 2018 across China

J Wei, Z Li, J Guo, L Sun, W Huang, W Xue… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
Particulate matter with aerodynamic diameters≤ 1 μm (PM1) has a greater impact on the
human health but has been less studied due to fewer ground observations. This study …

Air pollution scenario over Pakistan: Characterization and ranking of extremely polluted cities using long-term concentrations of aerosols and trace gases

M Bilal, A Mhawish, JE Nichol, Z Qiu, M Nazeer… - Remote Sensing of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pakistan ranks third in the world in terms of mortality attributable to air pollution, with aerosol
mass concentrations (PM 2.5) consistently well above WHO (World Health Organization) air …

Particle deposition in the human lung: Health implications of particulate matter from different sources

Q Deng, L Deng, Y Miao, X Guo, Y Li - Environmental research, 2019 - Elsevier
Although ambient particulate matter or particles have been found to be associated with
morbidity and mortality all over the world, specific health effects of particles from different …

Beyond PM2. 5: The role of ultrafine particles on adverse health effects of air pollution

R Chen, B Hu, Y Liu, J Xu, G Yang, D Xu… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Air pollution constitutes the major threat to human health, whereas their
adverse impacts and underlying mechanisms of different particular matters are not clearly …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrafine particles in cities

P Kumar, L Morawska, W Birmili, P Paasonen… - Environment …, 2014 - Elsevier
Ultrafine particles (UFPs; diameter less than 100 nm) are ubiquitous in urban air, and an
acknowledged risk to human health. Globally, the major source for urban outdoor UFP …

World air particulate matter: sources, distribution and health effects

A Mukherjee, M Agrawal - Environmental chemistry letters, 2017 - Springer
Particulate matter (PM) is both a major driver of climate change and a source of toxicity for
health. In the upper atmosphere, particulate matter modifies the earth radiation budget …

Short-term effects of ambient PM1 and PM2. 5 air pollution on hospital admission for respiratory diseases: Case-crossover evidence from Shenzhen, China

Y Zhang, Z Ding, Q **ang, W Wang, L Huang… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Ambient PM 1 (particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter≤ 1 μm) is an
important contribution of PM 2.5 mass. However, little is known worldwide regarding the PM …

Two-way effect modifications of air pollution and air temperature on total natural and cardiovascular mortality in eight European urban areas

K Chen, K Wolf, S Breitner, A Gasparrini… - Environment …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Although epidemiological studies have reported associations between mortality
and both ambient air pollution and air temperature, it remains uncertain whether the …