Air pollution, depressive and anxiety disorders, and brain effects: a systematic review

CG Zundel, P Ryan, C Brokamp, A Heeter, Y Huang… - Neurotoxicology, 2022 - Elsevier
Accumulating data suggest that air pollution increases the risk of internalizing
psychopathology, including anxiety and depressive disorders. Moreover, the link between …

Air pollution and mental health: associations, mechanisms and methods

JD King, S Zhang, A Cohen - Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Literature on this topic has recently seen an appreciable expansion. Work that better
estimates daily exposure, controls for complex confounders, and is driven by hypotheses …

Air pollution, genetic factors and the risk of depression

Z Fu, Q Liu, J Liang, Z Weng, W Li, J Xu… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Both genetics and ambient air pollutants contribute to depression, but the degree to which
genetic susceptibility modifies the effect of air pollution on depression remains unknown. We …

Exposure to multiple ambient air pollutants changes white matter microstructure during early adolescence with sex-specific differences

DL Cotter, H Ahmadi, C Cardenas-Iniguez… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Background Air pollution is ubiquitous, yet questions remain regarding its impact on the
developing brain. Large changes occur in white matter microstructure across adolescence …

Ambient air pollution exposure and increasing depressive symptoms in older women: The mediating role of the prefrontal cortex and insula

AJ Petkus, SM Resnick, X Wang, DP Beavers… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Exposures to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) have been
associated with the emergence of depressive symptoms in older adulthood, although most …

The association of exposure to air pollution and depression in women; a cross-sectional study of a middle-income country

R Khosrorad, HE Aval, ML Najafi, H Rezai… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Air pollution exposure has been related with mental disorders, especially depression;
however, the available evidence on these associations in Low and Middle-Income Countries …

Deposition-mediated phytoremediation of nitrogen oxide emissions

M Li, H Gu, SS Lam, C Sonne, W Peng - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
The growing global population and use of natural resources lead to significant air pollution.
Nitrogen oxide emissions is a potential killer threatening human health requiring focus and …

The Relationship between Ambient Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Pollution and Depression: An Analysis of Data from 185 Countries

RP Rajkumar - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
Several studies have identified a relationship between air pollution and depression,
particularly in relation to fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) exposure. However, the strength of …

Observational study of ground-level ozone and climatic factors in Craiova, Romania, based on one-year high-resolution data

H Yildizhan, MT Udriștioiu, T Pekdogan, A Ameen - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Air pollution is a multifaceted issue affecting people's health, environment, and biodiversity.
Gaining comprehension of the interactions between natural and anthropocentric pollutant …

Association between short-and long-term exposures to air pollutants and internalizing/externalizing behavior in children aged 4 to 7 years

H Qi, A Peng, H Mei, Y Zhang, Y Zhang… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The effects of air pollutants on psychological health have attracted increasing attention
worldwide. However, there is limited evidence on the association between air pollution and …