Health effects of fine particulate air pollution: lines that connect

CA Pope III, DW Dockery - Journal of the air & waste management …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Efforts to understand and mitigate the health effects of particulate matter (PM) air pollution
have a rich and interesting history. This review focuses on six substantial lines of research …

Potential role of ultrafine particles in associations between airborne particle mass and cardiovascular health

RJ Delfino, C Sioutas, S Malik - Environmental health …, 2005 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Numerous epidemiologic time-series studies have shown generally consistent associations
of cardiovascular hospital admissions and mortality with outdoor air pollution, particularly …

Increased particulate air pollution and the triggering of myocardial infarction

A Peters, DW Dockery, JE Muller, MA Mittleman - Circulation, 2001 - ahajournals.org
Background—Elevated concentrations of ambient particulate air pollution have been
associated with increased hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease. Whether high …

Is daily mortality associated specifically with fine particles?

J Schwartz, DW Dockery, LM Neas - Journal of the Air & Waste …, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
Recent epidemiologic studies have consistently reported increased daily mortality
associated with exposures to particulate air pollution. Currently, particulate mass is …

Epidemiology of fine particulate air pollution and human health: biologic mechanisms and who's at risk?

CA Pope 3rd - Environmental health perspectives, 2000 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
This article briefly summarizes the epidemiology of the health effects of fine particulate air
pollution, provides an early, somewhat speculative, discussion of the contribution of …

Health outcomes of exposure to biological and chemical components of inhalable and respirable particulate matter

OM Morakinyo, MI Mokgobu, MS Mukhola… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Particulate matter (PM) is a key indicator of air pollution and a significant risk factor for
adverse health outcomes in humans. PM is not a self-contained pollutant but a mixture of …

Air pollution and cardiovascular injury: epidemiology, toxicology, and mechanisms

BZ Simkhovich, MT Kleinman, RA Kloner - Journal of the American College …, 2008 - jacc.org
Recent epidemiologic studies show that increased levels of air pollutants are positively
associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Inhalation of air pollutants affects …

A systematic review of the relation between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and chronic diseases

M Goldberg - Reviews on environmental health, 2008 - degruyter.com
We conducted a systematic review of all studies published between 1950 and 2007 of
associations between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and the risks in adults of …

Air pollution and incidence of cardiac arrhythmia

A Peters, E Liu, RL Verrier, J Schwartz, DR Gold… - …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Air pollution episodes have been associated with increased cardiovascular hospital
admissions and mortality in time-series studies. We tested the hypothesis that patients with …

Health effects of particulate air pollution: time for reassessment?

CA Pope 3rd, DV Bates… - Environmental health …, 1995 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Numerous studies have observed health effects of particulate air pollution. Compared to
early studies that focused on severe air pollution episodes, recent studies are more relevant …