The health effects of ultrafine particles

DE Schraufnagel - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Ultrafine particles (PM0. 1), which are present in the air in large numbers, pose a
health risk. They generally enter the body through the lungs but translocate to essentially all …

Nanomaterials versus ambient ultrafine particles: an opportunity to exchange toxicology knowledge

V Stone, MR Miller, MJD Clift, A Elder… - Environmental …, 2017 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: A rich body of literature exists that has demonstrated adverse human health
effects following exposure to ambient air particulate matter (PM), and there is strong support …

[HTML][HTML] Can commercial low-cost sensor platforms contribute to air quality monitoring and exposure estimates?

N Castell, FR Dauge, P Schneider, M Vogt… - Environment …, 2017 - Elsevier
The emergence of low-cost, user-friendly and very compact air pollution platforms enable
observations at high spatial resolution in near-real-time and provide new opportunities to …

Highly acidic ambient particles, soluble metals, and oxidative potential: a link between sulfate and aerosol toxicity

T Fang, H Guo, L Zeng, V Verma… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
Soluble transition metals in particulate matter (PM) can generate reactive oxygen species in
vivo by redox cycling, leading to oxidative stress and adverse health effects. Most metals …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrafine particles in cities

P Kumar, L Morawska, W Birmili, P Paasonen… - Environment …, 2014 - Elsevier
Ultrafine particles (UFPs; diameter less than 100 nm) are ubiquitous in urban air, and an
acknowledged risk to human health. Globally, the major source for urban outdoor UFP …

Washable Multilayer Triboelectric Air Filter for Efficient Particulate Matter PM2.5 Removal

Y Bai, CB Han, C He, GQ Gu, JH Nie… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Efficient removal of particulate matter (PM) is the major goal for various air cleaning
technologies due to its huge impact on human health. Here, a washable high‐efficiency …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrafine particle emissions from desktop 3D printers

B Stephens, P Azimi, Z El Orch, T Ramos - Atmospheric Environment, 2013 - Elsevier
The development of low-cost desktop versions of three-dimensional (3D) printers has made
these devices widely accessible for rapid prototyping and small-scale manufacturing in …

Particles, air quality, policy and health

MR Heal, P Kumar, RM Harrison - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
The diversity of ambient particle size and chemical composition considerably complicates
pinpointing the specific causal associations between exposure to particles and adverse …

The adverse effects of air pollution on the nervous system

S Genc, Z Zadeoglulari, SH Fuss… - Journal of toxicology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Exposure to ambient air pollution is a serious and common public health concern associated
with growing morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the last decades, the adverse effects of air …

Major air pollutants and risk of COPD exacerbations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Li, S Sun, R Tang, H Qiu, Q Huang… - … journal of chronic …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background Short-term exposure to major air pollutants (O3, CO, NO2, SO2, PM10, and
PM2. 5) has been associated with respiratory risk. However, evidence on the risk of chronic …