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 …

Global association between ambient air pollution and blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BY Yang, Z Qian, SW Howard, MG Vaughn, SJ Fan… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Although numerous studies have investigated the association of ambient air pollution with
hypertension and blood pressure (BP), the results were inconsistent. We performed a …

Nanomaterials versus ambient ultrafine particles: an opportunity to exchange toxicology knowledge

V Stone, MR Miller, MJD Clift, A Elder… - Environmental …, 2017 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: A rich body of literature exists that has demonstrated adverse human health
effects following exposure to ambient air particulate matter (PM), and there is strong support …

Improving indoor air quality, health and performance within environments where people live, travel, learn and work

FJ Kelly, JC Fussell - Atmospheric Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
In today's' indoor generation', most human activities take place within an enclosed space,
characterised by a chemically diverse and complex air quality. Although source control is the …

Air pollution and cardiovascular disease

BA Franklin, R Brook, CA Pope III - Current problems in cardiology, 2015 - Elsevier
An escalating body of epidemiologic and clinical research provides compelling evidence
that exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution contributes to the development of …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrafine particles: A review about their health effects, presence, generation, and measurement in indoor environments

J Marval, P Tronville - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Human exposure to aerosols has been associated with diseases and death, reducing the
population's life expectancy up to a few years. Indoor particulate matter is predominant in …

Effect of exposure to PM2. 5 on blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Liang, B Zhang, X Zhao, Y Ruan, H Lian… - Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: Comprehensive studies have confirmed that particulate matter air pollution
could trigger myocardial infarction, heart failure and reduce heart rate variability; however …

Source apportionment of particle number concentrations: A global review

PK Hopke, Y Feng, Q Dai - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
There are strong indications that exposure to ultrafine particles (UFP)(mobility diameters≤
100 nm) can induce adverse health effects. UFP can be present in the atmosphere through …

Meteorological correlates and AirQ+ health risk assessment of ambient fine particulate matter in Tehran, Iran

M Ansari, MH Ehrampoush - Environmental research, 2019 - Elsevier
There are few studies in the world that have been evaluated the mortality due to exposure to
particulate matter smaller than 2.5 µm by AirQ+ software. Therefore, the study aimed to …

Fine particulate matter and cardiorespiratory health in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies

H Luo, Q Zhang, Y Niu, H Kan, R Chen - Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
This review aimed to systematically summarize the epidemiological literature on the
cardiorespiratory effects of PM 2.5 published during the 13 th Five-Year Plan period (2016 …