The major risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) relate to intrinsic changes in cholesterol metabolism or blood pressure regulation or to diseases such as diabetes. In addition, it has been found that chemical and pollutant exposure has adverse effects on cardiovascular health. Although we have known about the harmful effects of smoking on heart disease for a long time, recent research s...

The paper presents the results of studies on exposure workers who may face exhaust emissions diesel engines from urban transport. Many such as drivers, toll booth workers, security guards, public domain police officers be exposed daily to chemical pollutants It is estimated that 52% annual occupational deaths in European Union can attributed work-related cancers. study responds actions prevent ...

This study derives from the need to evaluate the impact on the urban air quality of two-wheeler vehicular class. Mopeds and motorcycles, in fact, are increasingly used in recent years, representing a great share of motor-powered vehicles in urban environment. This paper is finalized at the examination of the emissions of the last generation motorcycles, contributing broadly to extend knowledge ...

Epidemiological studies have shown that air pollutants, such as diesel exhaust particle (DEP), are implicated in the increased incidence of allergic airway disorders. In vitro studies of molecular mechanisms have focused on the role of reactive oxygen species generated directly and indirectly by the exposure to DEP. Antioxidants effectively reduce the allergic inflammatory effects induced by DE...

The mucociliary clearance system is a first line of defense against inhaled agents, and so its compromise can adversely affect health. The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of data on the effect of in vivo air pollutant exposures on the clearance of test particles from airways. Data from both animals and humans are compared whenever possible, so that estimates of human health effects...

Topographic and meteorological conditions make the Columbia River Gorge (CRG) an 'exhaust pipe' for air pollutants generated by the Portland-Vancouver metropolis and Columbia Basin. We sampled fog, bulk precipitation, throughfall, airborne particulates, lichen thalli, and nitrophytic lichen distribution. Throughfall N and S deposition were high, 11.5-25.4 and 3.4-6.7 kg ha(-1) over 4.5 months a...

Air pollutants have been documented to be associated with a wide variety of adverse health impacts in children. These include increases in mortality in very severe episodes; an increased risk of perineonatal mortality in regions of higher pollution, and an increased general rate of mortality in children; increased acute respiratory disease morbidity; aggravation of asthma, as shown by increased...

The air environmental pollutants exhausted by China have attracted the attention from the world, especially the neighboring countries including Japan. Japan has put forward a conceived model named Air Pollution Prevention Alliance between Japan and China. This article analyzes the background and causations of air environmental pollution problems in China, and the efforts that Chinese government...

Energy recovery ventilators (ERV) are increasingly present in residential environments to enable energy-efficient provision of controlled outdoor air ventilation. In this work, we investigated pollutant transport through a typical ERV as potential pathway for re-entrainment indoor pollutants into the ventilation supplied an space. Specifically, transfer volatile organic compounds (VOCs) sandwic...

OBJECTIVES Our aim was to study the possible associations between exposure to elevated levels of air pollution, ozone (O(3)) and vehicle exhaust (NO(x)), during early gestation, and adverse pregnancy outcomes such as pre-eclampsia, preterm birth and small for gestational age. DESIGN Prospective register-based cohort study. SETTING The Swedish Medical Birth Register includes data on all deli...