BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Outdoor air pollution represents a potentially modifiable risk factor for stroke. We examined the link between ambient pollution and mortality up to 5 years poststroke, especially for pollutants associated with vehicle exhaust. METHODS Data from the South London Stroke Register, a population-based register covering an urban, multiethnic population, were used. Hazard rat...

BACKGROUND Exposure to traffic-derived air pollutants, particularly diesel emissions, has been associated with adverse health effects, predominantly in individuals with pre-existing respiratory disease. Here the hypothesis that this heightened sensitivity reflects an augmentation of the transient inflammatory response previously reported in healthy adults exposed to diesel exhaust is examined. ...

In this study, based on the numerical simulation , we investigated aerosol pollution diffusion in residential bathroom with exhaust vents at different positions and ventilation methods. The results show that setting an air outlet under side wall next to toilet can discharge pollutants time which not only shortens path of but also optimizes organization form. dry wet separation area wash separat...

There are many automotive applications where complex chemistry plays an important role. For example, more stringent regulatory requirements for automobiles and trucks have led to a need to fine-tune combustors in IC engines to reduce emissions of pollutants such as NOx and introduce catalytic converter systems for aftertreatment of exhaust gases to further reduce pollutant emissions. However, m...

Exposure to particulate matter and ozone cause adverse airway reactions. Individual pollutant effects are often addressed separately, despite coexisting in ambient air. The present investigation was performed to study the effects of sequential exposures to diesel exhaust (DE) and ozone on airway inflammation in human subjects. Healthy subjects underwent bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage ...

Several components of air pollution have been linked to asthma. In addition to the well-studied critera air pollutants, such as nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and ozone, diesel exhaust and diesel exhaust particles (DEPs) also appear to play a role in respiratory and allergic diseases. Diesel exhaust is composed of vapors, gases, and fine particles emitted by diesel-fueled compression-ignitio...

The emissions of gasoline and diesel engines contribute significantly to ever increasing pollution of living environment. A specific part of exhaust gases is composed of carcinogenic derivatives of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Amino derivatives of parent hydrocarbon fluorene, namely 2-aminofluorene (2-AF) and 2,7-diaminofluorene (2,7-DAF), are well-known hazardous air and water pollutants ...

The increased incidence of allergic asthma in the human population worldwide has stimulated many explanatory theories. A concomitant decrease in air quality leads to epidemiological and laboratory-based studies to demonstrate a link between air pollutants and asthma. Specifically, ozone, environmental tobacco smoke, and diesel exhaust are associated with enhancement of respiratory allergy to in...

Being major ornamental street trees, species of Platanus are widely planted in the Shanghai urban area. A great deal of allergenic Platanus pollen is released from the trees and suspended in the atmosphere during its flowering season, ultimately causing allergic respiratory diseases. Few papers have focused on the distribution of this type of pollen and its expression of allergenic proteins. In...