Heterogeneity of air pollution effects is related to average temperature

Traffic-Related Air Pollution: Legislation Versus Health and Environmental Effects

Health Effects of Air Pollution

An air pollutant is known as a substance in the air that can cause harm to humans and the environment. Pollutants can be in the form of solid particles, liquid droplets, or gases. In addition, they may be natural or man-made. Pollutants can be classified as either primary or secondary. Air pollution, both indoors and outdoors, is a major environmental health problem affecting everyone in develo...

Traffic related air pollution is related to interrupter resistance in four - year old children

1) Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands 2) National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands 3) Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands 4) University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 5) Beatrix Children’s hospital, University Medical Centre Groningen,...

Health Effects of Air Pollution

This brief paper provides background reading for the Population-Environment Research Network’s online seminar on ‘Air Pollution and Health Linkages,’ scheduled for December 1-15, 2003. The purpose of this ‘cyberseminar’ is to foster a discussion that will lead to identification of key issues, knowledge gaps, and methodological shortcomings in understanding health impacts of air pollution, both ...

Cardiovascular effects of air pollution.

Air pollution is a heterogeneous mixture of gases, liquids and PM (particulate matter). In the modern urban world, PM is principally derived from fossil fuel combustion with individual constituents varying in size from a few nanometres to 10 microm in diameter. In addition to the ambient concentration, the pollution source and chemical composition may play roles in determining the biological to...