Air pollution is well recognized as a major risk factor for chronic non-communicable
diseases and has been estimated to contribute more to global morbidity and mortality than …

Ambient particulate matter (PM) pollution in China continues to be a major public health
challenge. With the release of the new WHO air quality guidelines in 2021, there is an urgent …

Since the publication of the last American Heart Association scientific statement on air
pollution and cardiovascular disease in 2010, unequivocal evidence of the causal role of …

Wildfire smoke is an increasing environmental health threat to which children are particularly
vulnerable, for both physiologic and behavioral reasons. To address the need for improved …

In China, where air pollution has become a major threat to public health, public awareness
of the detrimental effects of air pollution on respiratory health is increasing—particularly in …

Air pollution is composed of particulate matter (PM) and gaseous pollutants, such as
nitrogen dioxide and ozone. PM is classified according to size into coarse particles (PM 10) …

Ambient air pollution is a leading cause of non-communicable disease globally. The largest
proportion of deaths and morbidity due to air pollution is now known to be due to …

The cardiovascular effects of inhaled particle matter (PM) are responsible for a substantial
morbidity and mortality attributed to air pollution. Ultrafine particles, like those in diesel …

Air pollution is now becoming an independent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and
mortality. Numerous epidemiological, biomedical and clinical studies indicate that ambient …

The massive production of polymer-based respiratory masks during the COVID-19
pandemic has rekindled the issue of environmental pollution from nonrecyclable plastic …