Air pollution is globally recognized as a silent killer, with its detrimental effects on the respiratory and cardiovascular ...
Particulate matter (PM) in outdoor air pollution was recently designated as a Group I carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) 1. Elevated concentrations of PM 2.5 (ranging ...
Physical activity, particularly walking, is a common recommendation for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...
The diseases caused by PM 2.5 pollution in different systems are shown. CAD, cardiovascular disease; NASH, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert ...
This Article contains an error in Figure 8, where the image for the PM2.5 + CEOs (day 7) group in panel 8C was mistakenly duplicated and partially overlapped with ...
In a recent study published in Environmental Research, researchers conducted a nationwide cross-sectional analysis of the long-term consequences of particulate matter (PM 2.5) and its five components ...
Imagine losing a few points of intelligence quotient simply by breathing the air around you. The consequences of air pollution on the brain are less widely discussed, though the damage to the lungs ...
A collaborative team of researchers led by the Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) recently examined long-term trends in ambient fine particulate matter known as PM2.5 between 1998 and 2019 to ...
Air Quality Index, or AQI, and PM2.5, particulate matter which measures 2.5 micrometers or less, are not the same thing. But both do refer to how polluted the air is, just in different ways. AQI, an ...