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Public-health impact of outdoor and traffic-related air pollution: a European assessment
P. Filliger,M. Herry,F. Horak,V. Puybonnieux-Texier,Philippe Quénel,Jodi Schneider,R. Seethaler,J.C. Vernaud,H. Sommer,Nino Künzli,R. Kaiser,Sylvia Medina,Michael Studnicka,Olivier Chanel +13 more
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In this paper, the authors estimated the impact of outdoor and traffic-related air pollution on public health in Austria, France, and Switzerland, and found that air pollution contributes to mortality and morbidity.Citations
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Single and combined effects of air pollutants on circulatory and respiratory system-related mortality in Belgrade, Serbia
TL;DR: Data demonstrated that excess risk of death with short-term exposure to elevated concentrations of PM10, SO2, and soot was not significant, whereas marked effect size estimates for exposure over 90 d preceding mortality were found.
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Health impact assessment of decreases in PM10 and ozone concentrations in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area. A basis for a new air quality management program
Horacio Riojas-Rodríguez,Urinda Alamo-Hernández,José Luis Texcalac-Sangrador,Isabelle Romieu +3 more
TL;DR: Improved air quality in the MCMA could provide significant health benefits through focusing interventions by exposure zones and the greatest health impact was seen in the over-65 age group and in mortality due to cardiopulmonary and cardiovascular disease.
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The Influence of Particulate Matter on Respiratory Morbidity and Mortality in Children and Infants
TL;DR: The study demonstrates a significant impact of air pollution on infants and children, which is manifested primarily as a range of respiratory problems, mainly in the postneonatal period.
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Dispersion of particle numbers and elemental carbon from road traffic, a harbour and an airstrip in the Netherlands
TL;DR: In this paper, the composition of combustion aerosol from road traffic, a harbour and an airstrip has been investigated by measurements of PM2.5, elemental carbon (EC), organic carbon (OC) and size-resolved particle number concentrations (PNC).
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Characteristics and toxicological effects of commuter exposure to black carbon and metal components of fine particles (PM2.5) in Hong Kong.
Xiao-Cui Chen,Junji Cao,Tony J. Ward,Linwei Tian,Zhi Ning,Nirmal Kumar Gali,Noel J. Aquilina,Steve Hung Lam Yim,Linli Qu,Kin Fai Ho +9 more
TL;DR: Findings underscore the importance of commuter exposures and their toxic effects, urging effective mitigating strategies to protect human health.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors outline the history of air pollution in the UK, describe the types of pollutant now in the atmosphere, and discuss the relation between air pollution and health.
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