BACKGROUND In December 1991 London experienced a unique air pollution episode during which concentrations of nitrogen dioxide rose to record levels, associated with moderate increases in black smoke. The aim of this study was to investigate whether this episode was associated with adverse health effects and whether any such effects could be attributed to air pollution. METHODS The numbers of ...

Steering Committee at NIER: You Deok Hong (Air Quality Research Division) Joon Young Ahn (Air Quality Research Division) Chang-Keun Song (Air Quality Forecasting Center) Lim-Seok Chang (Air Quality Forecasting Center) Jeong-Hoo Park (Air Quality Forecasting Center) Sang-Kyun Kim (Global Environment Research Division) Jaehyun Lim (Global Environment Research Division) Ji Young Kim (Air Pollution...

Objective To assess the impact on human health observed in association with periods of poor air quality which extended across international borders, affecting both London (UK) and Paris (France). In particular to quantify increased levels of emergency department (ED) attendances for asthma and wheeze/ difficulty breathing, and how different age groups were affected. Here, using ED syndromic sur...

although water and land pollution are very dangerous, air pollution has its own peculiarities due to its transboundary dispersion of pollutants over the entire world. in any well planned urban set up, industrial pollution takes a back seat and vehicular emissions take precedence as the major cause of urban air pollution. in the present study, air pollution tolerance index was calculated for var...

The Po-valley located in northern Italy at the footstep of the Alps is characterized by a high density of anthropogenic emissions and by the frequent occurrence of stagnant meteorological conditions. The area has been identified as one hot spot place where pollution levels will remain problematic in spite of the application of the current European legislation devoted to air pollution control. B...