The burden of disease attributed to the indoor exposure to sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen
dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3), and carbon monoxide (CO) is not clear, and the quantitative …

Electric vehicles reduce pollution only if a high percentage of the electricity mix comes from
renewable sources and if the battery manufacturing takes place at a site far from the vehicle …

The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is generating a high number of
infected individuals and deaths. One of the current questions is how climatological factors …

Background Most prospective studies on the health effects of particulate ambient air
pollution exposure have focused on high-income countries, which have much lower …

Background Air-pollution and weather exposure beyond certain thresholds have serious
effects on public health. Yet, there is lack of information on wider aspects including the role …

We examined the associations between the daily variations of air pollutants and hospital
admissions for respiratory diseases in İstanbul, the largest city of Turkey. A time series …

Abstract Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) is an important air pollutant due to its adverse
health effects. Vehicle emissions make a large contribution to particle concentrations in …

Climate change is recognized as a major contributor to the increase in heat-related deaths,
and the frequency of heatwave days is expected to continue rising in the future. Addressing …

Istanbul, one of the mega cities in the world located between Asia and Europe, has suffered
from severe air pollution problems due to rapid population growth, traffic and industry …

Air pollution is one of the most important problems the world is facing nowadays, adversely
affecting public health and causing millions of deaths every year. Particulate matter is a …