A review on the human health impact of airborne particulate matter

KH Kim, E Kabir, S Kabir - Environment international, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …

8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG): a critical biomarker of oxidative stress and carcinogenesis

A Valavanidis, T Vlachogianni… - Journal of environmental …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
There is extensive experimental evidence that oxidative damage permanently occurs to
lipids of cellular membranes, proteins, and DNA. In nuclear and mitochondrial DNA, 8 …

Particulate matter, air quality and climate: lessons learned and future needs

S Fuzzi, U Baltensperger, K Carslaw… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
The literature on atmospheric particulate matter (PM), or atmospheric aerosol, has increased
enormously over the last 2 decades and amounts now to some 1500–2000 papers per year …

Formation, characteristics, and applications of environmentally persistent free radicals in biochars: a review

X Ruan, Y Sun, W Du, Y Tang, Q Liu, Z Zhang… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
Due to abundant biomass and eco-friendliness, biochar is exemplified as one of the most
promising candidates to mediate the degradation of environmental contaminants. Recently …

[HTML][HTML] Sources, characteristics, toxicity, and control of ultrafine particles: An overview

AL Moreno-Ríos, LP Tejeda-Benítez… - Geoscience …, 2022 - Elsevier
Air pollution by particulate matter (PM) is one of the main threats to human health,
particularly in large cities where pollution levels are continually exceeded. According to their …

Air pollution combustion emissions: characterization of causative agents and mechanisms associated with cancer, reproductive, and cardiovascular effects

J Lewtas - Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research, 2007 - Elsevier
Combustion emissions account for over half of the fine particle (PM2. 5) air pollution and
most of the primary particulate organic matter. Human exposure to combustion emissions …

Impact of airborne particulate matter on skin: A systematic review from epidemiology to in vitro studies

IM Dijkhoff, B Drasler, BB Karakocak… - Particle and fibre …, 2020 - Springer
Background Air pollution is killing close to 5 million people a year, and harming billions
more. Air pollution levels remain extremely high in many parts of the world, and air pollution …

A comparison of the health effects of ambient particulate matter air pollution from five emission sources

NJ Hime, GB Marks, CT Cowie - International journal of environmental …, 2018 - mdpi.com
This article briefly reviews evidence of health effects associated with exposure to particulate
matter (PM) air pollution from five common outdoor emission sources: traffic, coal-fired …

A global perspective of fine particulate matter pollution and its health effects

A Mukherjee, M Agrawal - Reviews of Environmental Contamination and …, 2018 - Springer
Fine particulate matter (PM) in the ambient air is implicated in a variety of human health
issues throughout the globe. Regulation of fine PM in the atmosphere requires information …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of multiple airborne pollutants and autism spectrum disorder

J Lam, P Sutton, A Kalkbrenner, G Windham… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Exposure to ambient air pollution is widespread and may be detrimental to
human brain development and a potential risk factor for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) …