Air pollution is strongly tied to climate change. Industrialization and fossil fuel combustion
are the main contributors leading to climate change, also being significant sources of air …

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 …

Introduction The impact of traffic-related pollution around schools on student health has
attracted increased attention in recent years. As students are exposed to pollutants around …

The study described in this manuscript analyzed the effects of quarantine and social
distancing policies implemented due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

Green space and its spatial formation are important elements of public welfare in urban
environments and green ecosystems in big cities largely contribute to the mental and …

Access to jobs is an important issue in cities which has not been experienced evenly. The
Municipality of São Paulo, one of the world's megacities, reflects this uneven accessibility …

Objective To analyse the GARD perspective on the health effects of outdoor air pollution,
and to synthesise the Portuguese epidemiological contribution to knowledge on its …

VOCs emissions from motor vehicles have become a main source of air pollution in many
cities. However, the characteristics of VOCs emissions have not been fully elucidated. Ten …

Poor air quality, particularly in urban areas, causes various diseases and degrades living
standards. Air quality could be affected by emissions of odor, Volatile Organic Compounds …

Lung cancer is the most rapidly increasing malignancy worldwide with an estimated 2.1
million cancer cases in the latest, 2018 World Health Organization (WHO) report. The …