Indoor air quality is directly influenced by indoor PM 2.5. Short-term and long-term exposure
of PM 2.5 in the micro environment would severely detriment the health of both humans and …

Much research on the health effects of outdoor air pollution has been published in the last
decade. The goal of this review is to concisely summarize a wide range of the recent …

Children seem to be most vulnerable to the harmful effects of ambient air pollutants because
their defence mechanisms are still evolving and because they inhale a higher volume of air …

Background Limited evidence is available on the health effects of particulate matter with an
aerodynamic diameter of< 1 μm (PM 1), mainly due to the lack of its ground measurement …

El término? contaminación del aire? incluye una amplia variedad de componentes químicos
y biológicos de la atmósfera intra y extradomiciliaria. Este artículo intenta realizar una …

In order to assess health effects in humans caused by environmental nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
a systematic review of studies in humans was conducted. MEDLINE database was searched …

Urban centers in Latin American often face high levels of air pollution as a result of
economic and industrial growth. Decisions with regard to industry, transportation, and …

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the primary cause of acute lower respiratory infections in
children, bronchiolitis in particular. Airborne particulate matter (PM) may influence the …

The human fetus, child, and adult may experience adverse health outcomes from parental or
childhood exposures to environmental toxicants. The fetus and infant are especially …

BACKGROUND: Previous studies of air pollution have not examined the association
between exposure to varying types, distance, and amounts of traffic and wheezing in very …