• In this new analysis, exposure to PM2.5, PM10, and NO2 pollution at home and in the workplace of 2419 women with breast cancer was compared with that of 2984 women without breast cancer during the period from 1990 to 2011. (medscape.com)
  • Breast cancer risk increased by 28% when exposure to fine particulate (PM2.5) air pollution increased by 10 µg/m 3 . (medscape.com)
  • The increment is approximately equivalent to the difference in PM2.5 particulate concentration typically seen in rural vs urban areas of Europe. (medscape.com)
  • There is now strong epidemiological and biological evidence for the link between PM2.5 particulate exposure and cancer, and there are good clinical and economic reasons for reducing pollution to prevent cancers," said Jean-Yves Blay, MD, PhD, director of public policy for ESMO. (medscape.com)
  • Following a proposal from the European Commission in October 2022 to reduce the limit for PM2.5 particulates in the air from the current 25 µg/m 3 to 10 µg/m 3 by 2030, ESMO urged a further reduction in the PM2.5 limit to 5 µg/m 3 , in line with the World Health Organization's air quality guidance , according to the press release. (medscape.com)
  • Average daily density of fine particulate matter in micrograms per cubic meter (PM2.5). (countyhealthrankings.org)
  • The researchers saw that the largest increases in breast cancer incidence was among women who on average had higher particulate matter levels (PM2.5) near their home prior to enrolling in the study, compared to those who lived in areas with lower levels of PM2.5. (ecancer.org)
  • The particulate matter pollution measured in this study was 2.5 microns in diameter or smaller (PM2.5), meaning the particles are small enough to be inhaled deep into the lungs. (ecancer.org)
  • 2017). Together with PM2.5, ozone is a major contributor to air pollution-related morbidity and mortality, with an estimated 4,700 ozone-related deaths in the United States in 2005 (Fann et al. (cdc.gov)
  • Inhalation of particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 microns or less (PM2.5) can have a number of adverse effects on health and well-being. (cdc.gov)
  • Ten-year average PM2.5 exposure predictions based on 2000-2009 data and smoothed to broadly represent pollution differences in the Puget Sound region. (eurekalert.org)
  • The authors detected n-alkyl nitrates from PM2.5 samples and evaluated the relationship between the formation of n-alkyl nitrate and photochemical reactions in PM2.5 by analyzing the temporal trends and correlations of n-alkyl nitrates with related pollutants, and inferred the formation mechanism of n-alkyl nitrates in particulate matter. (copernicus.org)
  • This study aimed to assess the Particulate Matter (PM2.5 and PM10) in relation to meteorological characteris- tics in Chattogram city from 2013-2018. (kne-publishing.com)
  • Reported measures are the daily measure of fine particulate matter in micrograms per cubic meter (PM2.5) (µg/m³), the number of observations, minimum and maximum range value, and standard deviation. (cdc.gov)
  • In Anchorage, Alaska , particulates with aerodynamic diameter ≤10 um (PM10) arise primarily from natural, geologic sources, and particulates with aerodynamic diameter ≤2.5 um (PM2.5) arise primarily from automobile emissions. (cdc.gov)
  • Among all smoking-permitted air quality guidelines (AQG)11 for particulate venues, the mean PM2.5 concentration was 342 mg/m3. (who.int)
  • The protect the public's health, the current WHO mean PM2.5 concentration in the single venue with guideline for PM2.5 pollution is a daily mean expo- a voluntary smoke-free policy was 6 mg/m3. (who.int)
  • In a week when Fresno residents are breathing concentrated particulate matter air pollution associated with a junk fire southwest of the city, a coalition of medical, community, and environmental groups filed a petition today asking the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to review the Environmental Protection Agency's approval of Regulation VIII, a set of rules governing fugitive dust pollution in California's San Joaquin Valley. (earthjustice.org)
  • The associate professor of environmental and occupational Health at the University of California, Irvine, talked about the impact of concentrated particulate matter or air pollution on cognitive function in animal models. (neurologylive.com)
  • The Independent Particulate Matter Review Panel, comprised of 20 air pollution and health experts cut out of the process by the Trump administration, met anyway and concluded that the current standards aren't adequate to protect public health, as required by the Clean Air Act. (yubanet.com)
  • EPA staff scientists and the Independent Particulate Matter Review Panel concluded that the current standards for particulate matter are inadequate to protect public health . (ucsusa.org)
  • Given the Administrator deprived the nation of a science-based process that would lead to health-protective standards, the administration should listen to the Independent Particulate Matter Review Panel. (ucsusa.org)
  • However, if the administration insists on moving forward in this flawed process, the only scientifically defensible option is to heed the recommendations of the Independent Particulate Matter Review Panel . (globalpossibilities.org)
  • citation needed] The regular dusk mask also can help little with particulate pollutants since they are designed to filter out larger particles. (wikipedia.org)
  • Fine particulate matter is defined as particles of air pollutants with an aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 micrometers (PM 2.5 ). (countyhealthrankings.org)
  • Recently, the Missouri Supreme Court held that lead particulates emitted into the air outside a smelting facility qualify as "pollutants" under a pollution exclusion, and that insurance coverage was not available. (americanbar.org)
  • After adjusting for PM 2.5 from other sources and co-pollutants like coarse particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone, PM 2.5 from wildfires and agriculture were most strongly associated with greater rates of dementia. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it would not strengthen standards for particulate-matter air pollution, one of the most common-and most harmful-pollutants in the United States. (yubanet.com)
  • There are many different kinds of pollutions and pollutants. (asienreisender.de)
  • Particulate-bound n -alkyl nitrates are secondary pollutants that strongly influence haze pollution. (copernicus.org)
  • The levels of particulate matter reported in Qatar were in the upper range of ambient air pollutants reported internationally, and may influence the country's future lung cancer burden. (who.int)
  • Pollutants with the strongest evidence for public health concern are fine particulate matter1 and gases (mainly carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide and volatile organic compounds). (who.int)
  • It is known that the lungs are the main target of attack of air pollutants, among which the primary are particulate matter (PM 10 ), sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) and ozone (O 3 ). (bvsalud.org)
  • It is believed that the manifestations of the biological effects of air pollution have a behavior gap in relation to the individual's exposure to these pollutants 14 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Research conducted about biomass burning in 2015, estimated that 38% of European total particulate pollution emissions are composed of domestic wood burning. (wikipedia.org)
  • Their results demonstrate the importance of tailoring air pollution policies to specific situations and of addressing a variety of emissions in a coordinated way. (earthscape.org)
  • Farming operations account for nearly 25% of all particulate emissions in the Valley and unpaved roads create another 25% of the particulate matter. (earthjustice.org)
  • Ground-level ozone air pollution, also commonly referred to as smog, is primarily caused by vehicle emissions, but is also caused by fossil fuel production, industrial plants, and the evaporation of paints. (aboutlawsuits.com)
  • Since the latter are mainly placed in heavy traffic locations, emissions from traffic bear a significant influence on particulate matter concentration levels in ambient air. (gov.si)
  • This fine particulate often comprises a toxic brew of carbon, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide created by several sources, including combustion in fossil fuel power plants, factories, and from car and truck emissions. (nuclearnewshubb.com)
  • Major sources of particulate emissions include fossil-fuel power plants, manufacturing processes, fossil-fuel residential heating systems, and gasoline -powered vehicles. (ronpauleurope.net)
  • In its final report to Administrator Wheeler , the panel concludes that the current particulate matter standards are not adequate to protect public health with an adequate margin of safety, as the Clean Air Act requires. (globalpossibilities.org)
  • Particulate pollution is pollution of an environment that consists of particles suspended in some medium. (wikipedia.org)
  • Atmospheric particulate matter, also known as particulate matter, or PM, describes solids and/or liquid particles suspended in a gas, most commonly the Earth's atmosphere. (wikipedia.org)
  • Space debris describes particulates in the vacuum of outer space, specifically particles originating from human activity that remain in geocentric orbit around the Earth. (wikipedia.org)
  • Particulate matter is a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets found in the air. (ecancer.org)
  • Particulate matter 2.5 consists of tiny particles of soot, dirt, and other droplets of chemicals smaller than 2.5 micrometers or less than 70 times the width of a human hair. (aboutlawsuits.com)
  • Air pollution is a mixture of solid particles and gases in the air. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Particulate matter" means a combination of finely divided solid or liquid particles suspended in the air, of various physical and chemical compositions. (gov.si)
  • Are air pollution particles capable of damaging the brain? (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • A new study has found fine particles of pollution in the cerebrospinal fluid of people diagnosed with brain disorders. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • A new study from researchers at the University of Birmingham in the U.K. and Chinese research institutions found that such pollution-borne toxic particles can also reach the brain. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Some particles the researchers found were typical of air pollution. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The data suggests that up to eight times the number of fine particles may reach the brain by traveling, via the bloodstream, from the lungs than pass directly via the nose - adding new evidence on the relationship between air pollution and detrimental effects of such particles on the brain," says Professor Lynch. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • So does soot for example consists of a very dangerous variety of fine dust particles (fine particulate). (asienreisender.de)
  • Recent research has also attempted to evaluate the constituents or characteristics of particulate air pollution most responsible for the health effects with a focus on combustion-related fine particles. (illinois.edu)
  • The soot particles in question are known as PM 2.5 for particulate matter that is 2.5 micrometers or smaller. (nuclearnewshubb.com)
  • For example, solid particulates between roughly 1 and 100 μm in diameter are called dust particles, whereas airborne solids less than 1 μm in diameter are called fumes. (ronpauleurope.net)
  • Methods: Among the children recruited through a set of representative schools of the city of Barcelona, (Spain) in the Brain Development and Air Pollution Ultrafine Particles in School Children (BREATHE) study, 186 typically developing participants aged 8-12 years underwent brain MRI on the same 1.5 T MR unit over a 1.5-year period (October 2012-April 2014). (upf.edu)
  • Fine particulate matter, which is widespread both indoors and outdoors, damages the health of more people than any other air pollutant, through the deposition of particles in smaller airways and alveoli in the lungs and their penetration into the bloodstream. (who.int)
  • Particles in the air like dust, dirt, soot, and smoke are one kind of air pollution called particulate matter. (cdc.gov)
  • The particulate matter is a mixture of liquid and solid particles suspended in the air which can reach the lower airways. (bvsalud.org)
  • The majority of the health benefits would result from increased physical activity, followed by reductions in road traffic crashes, and lower exposure to particulate air pollution. (cdc.gov)
  • Mechanistic pathways that link exposure to particulate air pollution and cardiopulmonary disease and mortality probably include pulmonary and systemic oxidative stress and inflammation, enhanced initiation and progression of atherosclerosis, and altered cardiac autonomic function. (illinois.edu)
  • Speaker: C. Arden Pope, III, Mary Lou Fulton Professor of Economics at Brigham Young University Abstract: There is substantial evidence that breathing fine particulate air pollution contributes to cardiopulmonary disease and mortality. (illinois.edu)
  • The particulate pollutant is often in microscopic size that enables it to infiltrate into interior space even if windows and doors are closed. (wikipedia.org)
  • Particulates in water are a kind of water pollution measured as total suspended solids, a water quality measurement listed as a conventional pollutant in the U.S. Clean Water Act, a water quality law. (wikipedia.org)
  • The policy included a pollution exclusion for injury stemming from pollution at the insured's premises, defining "pollutant" to mean "any solid, liquid, gaseous, or thermal irritant or contaminant. (americanbar.org)
  • The authors used logistic mixed effects regression to examine the odds of having any supraventricular ectopy (SVE) or ventricular ectopy (VE) in association with increases in air pollution for moving average pollutant concentrations up to 10 days before the health assessment. (bmj.com)
  • Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) has been a major air pollutant threatening human health. (biomedcentral.com)
  • the large estimated benefits of EPA rules are mostly attributable to the reduction in public exposure to a single air pollutant: fine particulate matter. (skepticalscience.com)
  • Climatic and air pollutant parameters, such as temperature, humidity, and ambient fine particulate matter, vary during the putative influenza season and are associated with acute respiratory infections ( 21 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Smaller increases in breast cancer risk were also recorded in women exposed to high levels of larger particulate air pollution (PM10 and NO2). (medscape.com)
  • however, detailed environmental investigations of the resulting uranium pollution are sparse and typically ignore contributions from airborne particulate matter. (ojp.gov)
  • Although the Midnite Mine is now a Superfund Site, and governmental investigations of water and soil contamination have been done, no investigations of airborne particulate matter pollution have been conducted. (ojp.gov)
  • This study applied tree bark from 31 Pinus ponderosa trees as a biomonitor of this airborne particulate matter. (ojp.gov)
  • Combined, these findings indicate that the nature and distribution of historic airborne particulate matter from the Midnite Mine and Dawn Mill provide context for potentially understanding past and current illness on the reservation. (ojp.gov)
  • Background Exposure to ambient airborne particulate matter is a major risk factor for mortality and morbidity, associated with asthma, lung cancer, heart disease, myocardial infarction, and stroke, and more recently type 2 diabetes, dementia and loss of cognitive function. (edu.au)
  • Poor air exchange with the outside environment means that underground railways often have an unusually high concentration of airborne particulate matter, while a high degree of railway-associated mechanical activity produces particulate matter which is physicochemically highly distinct from ambient particulate matter. (edu.au)
  • Airborne particulate matter from primarily geologic, non-industrial sources at levels below National Ambient Air Quality Standards is associated with outpatient visits for asthma and quick-relief medication prescriptions among children less than 20 years old enrolled in Medicaid. (cdc.gov)
  • Ambient particulate air pollution has been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. (bmj.com)
  • The short-term effect of particulate air pollution on mortality strongly depends on outdoor temperature, even in a temperate climate. (bmj.com)
  • The mortality dataset was obtained from the Milieu en Gezondheid (Environment and Health) Study Group. (bmj.com)
  • The overall objective of this project was to conduct a rigorous and independent assessment of the findings of the Harvard Six Cities and American Cancer Society Studies of air pollution and mortality. (healtheffects.org)
  • Investigators' report: Reanalysis of the Harvard Six Cities Study and the American Cancer Society Study of Particulate Air Pollution and Mortality. (healtheffects.org)
  • Particulate exposure from air pollution increases the risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) mortality. (cdc.gov)
  • Although coal miners are highly exposed to coal dust particulate, studies of IHD mortality risk among coal miners have had inconsistent results. (cdc.gov)
  • There is substantial evidence that breathing fine particulate air pollution contributes to cardiopulmonary disease and mortality. (illinois.edu)
  • And the Lancet Commission on pollution and health last year warned that rising global deaths from ambient air pollution are offsetting public health progress made in lowering mortality from household air pollution and unsanitary water. (nuclearnewshubb.com)
  • Substantial epidemiologic literature has demonstrated the effects of air pollution and temperature on mortality. (ku.dk)
  • However, there is inconsistent evidence regarding the temperature modification effect on acute mortality due to air pollution. (ku.dk)
  • Herein, we investigated the effects of temperature on the relationship between air pollution and mortality due to non-accidental, cardiovascular, and respiratory death in seven cities in South Korea. (ku.dk)
  • Even at relatively low levels air pollution poses risks to health, and because of the large number of people exposed it causes significant morbidity and mortality in all countries. (who.int)
  • Indoor and outdoor air pollution together cause about one-fifth of the global mortality from stroke and ischaemic heart disease, and more than one-third of deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (who.int)
  • The experiments showed that such fine particulates in the lungs can traverse the oxygen-blood barrier to enter the bloodstream. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The Chinese government is taking steps to better monitor and reduce fine particulates because of their detrimental health effects. (skepticalscience.com)
  • Over 10 years, higher concentrations of total PM 2.5 -- particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter -- were associated with greater rates of incident dementia (HR 1.08 per IQR of residential PM 2.5 concentrations, 95% CI 1.01-1.17), reported Boya Zhang, PhD, of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and co-authors. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) samples were collected between November 2020 and October 2021 at the Minzu University of China in Beijing and the n -alkyl nitrate concentrations in the PM 2.5 samples were determined to investigate n -alkyl nitrate pollution and formation mechanisms. (copernicus.org)
  • Temporal trends in and correlations between particulate-bound n -alkyl nitrate, ozone, PM 2.5 , and nitrogen dioxide concentrations were investigated to assess the relationships between particulate-bound n -alkyl nitrate concentrations and photochemical reactions and identify the n -alkyl nitrate formation mechanisms. (copernicus.org)
  • The particulate-bound n -alkyl nitrate and ozone concentrations significantly negatively correlated despite gas-phase alkyl nitrate and ozone concentrations previously being found to positively correlate. (copernicus.org)
  • The particulate-bound n -alkyl nitrate concentrations followed the same trends as and significantly positively correlated with the PM 2.5 and nitrogen dioxide concentrations. (copernicus.org)
  • Since the last particulate matter review, several new large-scale epidemiologic studies provide powerful evidence that particulate matter is causing adverse health outcomes, including early death, heart attacks, and respiratory stress, at locations and during time periods with concentrations at or below the level of the current standards. (globalpossibilities.org)
  • In some towns and cities in New South Wales wood smoke may be responsible for 60% of fine particle air pollution in the winter. (wikipedia.org)
  • Diesel particulate matter (DPM) is a particle emission from a diesel motor made of an elemental carbon core and various adsorbed organics compounds and other chemical components (Wichmann, 2007). (cdc.gov)
  • Particle pollution comes from many different type of sources. (omega.com)
  • 2 Researchers compared 3- and 9-month-old mice in 2 groups, with 1 group exposed to ultrafine particulate matter (PM) via ambient air and the other group exposed to purified air for 12 weeks. (neurologylive.com)
  • Exposure to quasi-ultrafine particulate matter accelerates memory impairment and Alzheimer's disease-like neuropathology in the AppNL-G-F knock-in mouse model. (neurologylive.com)
  • Air pollution and children's health-a review of adverse effects associated with prenatal exposure from fine to ultrafine particulate matter. (tamu.edu)
  • The study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute , is one of the largest studies to date looking at the relationship between outdoor air pollution, specifically fine particulate matter, and breast cancer incidence. (ecancer.org)
  • Of deaths due to outdoor air pollution 80% are attributed to heart disease and stroke and 20% to respiratory illnesses and cancers. (who.int)
  • Air pollution is considered a key modifiable risk factor for dementia, according to a 2020 Lancet Commission report. (medpagetoday.com)
  • 1,2,3 Negative consequences of ambient air pollution include decreased lung function, chronic bronchitis, asthma, and other adverse pulmonary effects. (countyhealthrankings.org)
  • BACKGROUND: Particulate matter (PM), a major component of ambient air pollution, accounts for a substantial burden of diseases and fatality worldwide. (tamu.edu)
  • Ambient air pollution and cardiovascular diseases: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. (omicsdi.org)
  • The available evidence on the effects of ambient air pollution on cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) has increased substantially. (omicsdi.org)
  • In this umbrella review, we summarized the current epidemiological evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses linking ambient air pollution and CVDs, with a focus on geographical differences and vulnerable subpopulations. (omicsdi.org)
  • The poor and disempowered, including slum dwellers and those living near busy roads or industrial sites, are often exposed to high levels of ambient air pollution, levels that appear to be worsening in many cities in developing countries. (who.int)
  • Burden of disease from ambient air pollution for 2012, http://www.who.int/phe/health_topics/outdoorair/ databases/AAP_BoD_results_March2014.pdf?ua=1 (accessed 1 December 2014). (who.int)
  • Air pollution and in particular its fine particulate component have recently been classified as a cause of lung cancer by IARC,2 which had already classified diesel combustion and the burning of coal (two main causes of household and ambient air pollution) as the source of carcinogens. (who.int)
  • 30% of all lung cancer deaths can be attributed to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution. (who.int)
  • We have found that particulate pollution is the most harmful form of air pollution to the human lung," said Kevin Hamilton, asthma program coordinator for Community Medical Center in Fresno and member of Medical Advocates for Healthy Air. (earthjustice.org)
  • We know that communities of color are disproportionately exposed to this pollution, leading to racial disparities in health conditions like asthma and cardiovascular disease. (yubanet.com)
  • This means that the manifestation of symptoms of acute asthma in a certain individual may be due to pollution on the days preceding or concurrent with the outcome, which is called lag. (bvsalud.org)
  • The particulates of most concern with regard to their effects on human health are solids less than 10 μm in diameter, because they can be inhaled deep into the lungs and become trapped in the lower respiratory system . (ronpauleurope.net)
  • MADRID - Fine particulate matter pollution in the atmosphere around homes and workplaces increases the risk for breast cancer , according to a new analysis of the XENAIR study presented at the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2023 Congress. (medscape.com)
  • https://news.uci.edu/2023/05/11/uc-irvine-study-shows-traffic-related-air-pollution-in-irvine-weakens-brain-function/#:~:text=Irvine%2C%20Calif.%2C%20May%2011,the%20onset%20of%20Alzheimer's%20disease. (neurologylive.com)
  • 2023). Health impact assessments of shipping and port-sourced air pollution on a global scale : A scoping literature review. (edu.au)
  • Fine particulate matter, or PM 2.5 , is especially harmful to our health because it gets deeper into the lungs and harms our respiratory and cardiovascular systems. (ucsusa.org)
  • And research in several areas has shown that communities of color and low-income communities are exposed to greater levels of harmful particulate pollution than whiter, affluent areas (See Houston and Delaware examples). (ucsusa.org)
  • While air pollution has often been shown to be harmful to the lungs and heart, new research suggests that airborne particulates may also be associated with brain disorders. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Such an argument is is questionable because it is unethical and illegal in many study designs to expose study subjects, such as children or the elderly, to harmful levels of air pollution. (globalpossibilities.org)
  • Conclusion There is little direct evidence that underground railway particulate matter exposure is more harmful than ambient particulate matter exposure. (edu.au)
  • Exposure to ambient air particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) is well established as a risk factor for cardiovascular and pulmonary disease. (elsevierpure.com)
  • For household pollution, acute respiratory diseases in children and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are the most serious consequences, followed by heart disease and stroke. (who.int)
  • Children and elderly people with diseases of cardio-pulmonary involvement prior are the most susceptible to the adverse effects of air pollution. (bvsalud.org)
  • Earlier this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new regulations to tighten air quality standards for the U.S. The agency claims the new regulations will help all Americans, but particularly disadvantaged communities, which are disproportionately impacted by air pollution health risks. (aboutlawsuits.com)
  • Cumulative environmental burden can be understood as the sum of activities that cause environmental pollution or negatively affect environmental and human health (Owusu et al. (cdc.gov)
  • In a recent post on his blog, Spencer criticized the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations of fine particulate matter . (skepticalscience.com)
  • We evaluated the effects of air pollution and other environmental exposures in ecologic models estimating influenza-associated hospitalizations. (cdc.gov)
  • Given the deadly risks of soot, especially to communities assaulted by polluting industries and vehicle exhaust from highways and heavy trucking, there's nothing fine about the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) recent proposal to clamp down on fine-particulate pollution. (nuclearnewshubb.com)
  • In recent research, there is a growing amount of evidence that suggests that environmental toxicants, more specifically such as air pollution, may be of cause to onset of AD. (neurologylive.com)
  • On Thursday, May 21, I will deliver the below oral comments to the US Environmental Protection Agency, speaking against Administrator Wheeler's proposed rule to maintain the current National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM). (globalpossibilities.org)
  • Air pollution is a leading environmental threat to human health. (cdc.gov)
  • The data of ambient levels of particulate matter, sulfur dioxideand ozone were obtained from the Company of Technology of Environmental Sanitation (CETESB) and temperature and humidity from the Foundation for Science, Technology and Space Applications (FUNCATE). (bvsalud.org)
  • Among the environmental factors related to the pathogenesis of respiratory diseases, we can highlight air pollution, a major public health problems today. (bvsalud.org)
  • Almost 65,000 premature U.S. deaths were related to adverse effects of outdoor fine particulate matter, and minority populations and those living in poverty are more likely to be exposed. (countyhealthrankings.org)
  • The Executive Board, in its consideration of health and the environment at its 135th session, decided to include the subject on the provisional agenda of the current session.1 This report describes the links between air pollution and health, and outlines some strategies for prevention, control and mitigation of the adverse effects of air pollution on health, including coordinated action between the health and other sectors. (who.int)
  • To our knowledge, this study is the first to examine the risk of breast cancer associated with long-term exposure of subjects to atmospheric pollution both at home and in the workplace, estimated using a very small spatial resolution [statistical] model," said the researchers. (medscape.com)
  • Our data showed a statistically significant association between long-term exposure to fine particlulate matter air pollution, at home and at work, and risk of breast cancer. (medscape.com)
  • This [finding] contrasts with previous research that looked only at fine particulate exposure where women were living and showed small or no effects on breast cancer risk," said Fervers in a press release issued before the Congress. (medscape.com)
  • Fervers and colleagues plan to investigate the effects of pollution exposure during the commute to get a complete picture of effects on breast cancer risk. (medscape.com)
  • 1 Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter increases premature death risk among people age 65 and older, even when exposure is at levels below the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. (countyhealthrankings.org)
  • Long-term exposure to particulate matter 2.5 μm (PM 2.5 ) air pollution is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer. (bmj.com)
  • Most previous studies have assessed breast cancer risk in relation to air pollution around the time of study enrollment and did not consider past exposures. (ecancer.org)
  • Researchers say ozone and fine particulate matter 2.5 (PM 2.5), can have a synergistic effect, which increases the risk of death from heart-related and respiratory conditions, particularly in cooler weather and climates. (aboutlawsuits.com)
  • Research has linked exposure to particulate matter and ozone to increased risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke , even for short-term exposure. (aboutlawsuits.com)
  • The failure to strengthen particulate-matter protections is a dereliction of duty that puts lives at risk. (yubanet.com)
  • The Trump Administration is set to ignore science and risk your health on an air pollution rule that will affect millions of people in the US. (ucsusa.org)
  • Evidence shows that some groups, such as the elderly and those with respiratory illnesses, are at greater risk of health harms from particulate matter. (ucsusa.org)
  • People with heart or lung disease, older adults and children are at greater risk from air pollution. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Thus, we think that the PM exposure or the exposure to the air pollution may increase the risk of the AD onset. (neurologylive.com)
  • More than half the deaths due to pneumonia in children aged under five years can be attributed to household air pollution, making it a leading factor putting children's health at risk. (who.int)
  • High levels of air pollution and extreme hot and cold temperatures have been linked to increases in heart disease and deaths from heart attacks. (cdc.gov)
  • Allegations of indoor air contamination or injury stemming from non-particulate lead, for example, might produce a different result. (americanbar.org)
  • Additionally, one of the biggest pollution threats in developing regions like Africa is indoor combustion from biomass fires without proper ventilation, which may be responsible for 800,000 to 2.4 million premature deaths each year . (skepticalscience.com)
  • Indoor dust pollution is a serious matter as well. (asienreisender.de)
  • Women and children in households that have to use polluting fuels and technologies for basic cooking, heating and lighting bear the brunt of exposure to indoor air pollution. (who.int)
  • Conclusions Despite ratification of the FCTC in 2005, pollution levels within indoor public venues that both cigarette and water-pipe smoking are commonly permit smoking have been found to exceed this practised in enclosed public places throughout Lebanon, recommendation by severalfold.9 leading to unsafe levels of indoor particulate pollution. (who.int)
  • We also modelled PM 2.5 air pollution using restricted cubic splines to evaluate the non-linear concentration-response relationship between PM 2.5 air pollution and lung cancer. (bmj.com)
  • The indicator shows the number of days per year when the 24-hour limit concentration 50 µg/m 3 and the annual limit value 40 µg/m 3 were exceeded in the selected Slovenian urban areas that are most affected by pollution. (gov.si)
  • Given the extremely high levels of exposure during wildfires, these events are now thought to contribute up to 25% of our fine particulate matter exposures over a year across the U.S. and 50% in some western regions. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Researchers at the National Institutes of Health found that living in an area with high levels of particulate air pollution was associated with an increased incidence of breast cancer. (ecancer.org)
  • The ability to consider historic air pollution levels is an important strength of this research," said Rena Jones, PhD, senior author and principal investigator of the study at NCI. (ecancer.org)
  • It can take many years for breast cancer to develop and, in the past, air pollution levels tended to be higher, which may make previous exposure levels particularly relevant for cancer development. (ecancer.org)
  • However, the researchers also noted that when high ozone levels were present at the same time as high particulate matter levels, the rates of death increased. (aboutlawsuits.com)
  • Prior studies have indicated more than one-third of the U.S. population lives in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution , or about 120 million Americans. (aboutlawsuits.com)
  • Increasing evidence shows that people are experiencing sickness and death at fine particulate matter levels at or below the current standards. (ucsusa.org)
  • Pollution levels in Puget Sound region. (eurekalert.org)
  • This data suggests that exposure to particulate matter (PM) or air pollution is causing some neurotoxicity or brain damage at certain levels. (neurologylive.com)
  • Participants reporting cardiovascular conditions (for example, previous myocardial infarction or hypertension) were the most susceptible to pollution induced SVE. (bmj.com)
  • Cardiovascular outcomes and the physical and chemical properties of metal ions found in particulate matter air pollution: a QICAR study. (omicsdi.org)
  • They were particularly interested in air pollution exposures during a period of 10-15 years prior to enrollment in the study, given the length of time it takes for some cancers to develop. (ecancer.org)
  • In vitro studies suggest that underground particulate matter may be more toxic than exposure to ambient/urban particulate matter, especially in terms of endpoints related to reactive oxygen species generation and oxidative stress. (edu.au)
  • Fine particulate matter may affect cognitive function through neuroinflammation due to systemic inflammation stemming from lung irritation, the researchers noted. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Findings from a recent study published in Toxicological Sciences demonstrated that exposure to traffic-related air pollution in Irvine, California, led to memory loss, cognitive decline, and triggered neurological pathways associated with the onset of AD. (neurologylive.com)
  • Through univariate and multivariable analysis , we aimed to present the first global estimates of antibiotic resistance and burden of premature deaths attributable to antibiotic resistance resulting from PM2·5 pollution . (bvsalud.org)
  • Particulate matter is associated with tens of thousands of deaths in the US every single year. (ucsusa.org)
  • Very small fragments of solid materials or liquid droplets suspended in air are called particulates . (ronpauleurope.net)
  • As is clearly evident from Figure ZR8-1, particulate matter poses a serious problem not only in Slovenian urban areas but also throughout Europe. (gov.si)
  • There are three primary forms: atmospheric particulate matter, marine debris, and space debris. (wikipedia.org)
  • Particulate-bound n -alkyl nitrates are important components of PM 2.5 during haze events and strongly affect atmospheric visibility. (copernicus.org)