Outdoor air pollution is a major contributor to the burden of disease worldwide. Most of the
global population resides in places where air pollution levels, because of emissions from …

While lung cancer has been the leading cause of cancer-related deaths for many years in
the United States, incidence and mortality statistics–among other measures–vary widely …

Background Ambient air pollution is a major environmental cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide. Cities are generally hotspots for air pollution and disease. However, the exact …

Aims Ambient air pollution is a major health risk, leading to respiratory and cardiovascular
mortality. A recent Global Exposure Mortality Model, based on an unmatched number of …

Executive summary Pollution is the largest environmental cause of disease and premature
death in the world today. Diseases caused by pollution were responsible for an estimated 9 …

Much of the key epidemiological evidence that long-term exposure to fine particulate matter
air pollution (PM 2.5) contributes to increased risk of mortality comes from survival studies of …

Background Fine particulate matter< 2.5 µm in diameter (PM2. 5) has known effects on
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, no study has quantified and compared the …

High levels of air pollution in China may contribute to the urban population's reported low
level of happiness,–. To test this claim, we have constructed a daily city-level expressed …

Exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) air pollution is a major risk for
premature death. Here, we systematically quantify the global impact of PM2. 5 on life …

Summary Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study
2015 provides an up-to-date synthesis of the evidence for risk factor exposure and the …