Each year, the general public and wildland firefighters in the US are exposed to smoke from
wildland fires. As part of an effort to characterize health risks of breathing this smoke, a …

Generation of oxidatively damaged DNA by particulate matter (PM) is hypothesized to occur
via production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and inflammation. We investigated this …

Background: Forest, grass, and peat fires release approximately 2 petagrams of carbon into
the atmosphere each year, influencing weather, climate, and air quality. Objective: We …

Non-communicable diseases, including cancer, are overtaking infectious disease as the
leading health-care threat in middle-income and low-income countries. Latin American and …

Epidemiological and clinical studies have linked exposure to particulate matter (PM) to
adverse health effects, which may be registered as increased mortality and morbidity from …

Background Residential wood combustion is now recognized as a major particle source in
many developed countries, and the number of studies investigating the negative health …

Particulates are small particles of solid or liquid suspended in liquid or air. In vitro studies
show that particles generate reactive oxygen species, deplete endogenous antioxidants …

Although we have greatly benefited from the use of traditional epidemiological approaches
in linking environmental exposure to human disease, we are still lacking knowledge in to …

Nanoscale particles can have impressive and useful characteristics, but the same properties
may be problematic for human health. From this perspective it is critical to assess the ability …

Traffic is a major source of particulate matter (PM), and ultrafine particulates and traffic
intensity probably contribute significantly to PM-related health effects. As a strong …