[HTML][HTML] Road traffic noise, air pollution and cardiovascular events in a Swedish cohort

EM Andersson, M Ögren, P Molnár, D Segersson… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Urbanization and increasing road traffic cause exposure to both noise and air pollution.
While the levels of air pollutants such as nitrogen oxides (NO x) have decreased in Sweden …

[HTML][HTML] The short-and long-term associations of particulate matter with inflammation and blood coagulation markers: a meta-analysis

H Tang, Z Cheng, N Li, S Mao, R Ma, H He, Z Niu… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Inflammation and the coagulation cascade are considered to be the potential mechanisms of
ambient particulate matter (PM) exposure-induced adverse cardiovascular events. Tumor …

Air pollution and skin aging

T Schikowski, A Hüls - Current environmental health reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of the Review The evidence on the role of air pollution on skin aging has
increased in recent years. The accumulating evidence is based on both, epidemiological …

Effect of particulate matter exposure on respiratory health of e-waste workers at Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana

AA Amoabeng Nti, J Arko-Mensah, PK Botwe… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Direct and continuous exposure to particulate matter (PM), especially in
occupational settings is known to impact negatively on respiratory health and lung function …

Association between ambient air pollution and daily hospital admissions for depression in 75 Chinese cities

X Gu, T Guo, Y Si, J Wang, W Zhang… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Although the association between ambient air pollution and risk of depression
has been investigated in several epidemiological studies, the evidence is still lacking for …

Characterization of water-insoluble oxidative potential of PM2. 5 using the dithiothreitol assay

D Gao, JA Mulholland, AG Russell, RJ Weber - Atmospheric Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Both water-soluble and insoluble components of ambient particulate matter (PM) have been
shown to contribute to the oxidative potential (OP) of PM. In this study, we used the …

Short-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a nationwide case-crossover study in Japan

B Zhao, FH Johnston, F Salimi… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background PM 2· 5 is an important but modifiable environmental risk factor, not only for
pulmonary diseases and cancers, but for cardiovascular health. However, the evidence …

Out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrests and wildfire‐related particulate matter during 2015–2017 California wildfires

CG Jones, AG Rappold, J Vargo… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background The natural cycle of large‐scale wildfires is accelerating, increasingly exposing
both rural and populous urban areas to wildfire emissions. While respiratory health effects …

Effects of ambient particulate matter on vascular tissue: a review

K Shkirkova, K Lamorie-Foote, M Connor… - Journal of Toxicology …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Fine and ultra-fine particulate matter (PM) are major constituents of urban air pollution and
recognized risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. This review examined the effects of PM …

Alzheimer disease starts in childhood in polluted Metropolitan Mexico City. A major health crisis in progress

L Calderón-Garcidueñas, R Torres-Jardón… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Exposures to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) and ozone (O 3) above USEPA standards are
associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk. Metropolitan Mexico City (MMC) youth have …