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Particulate matter9
Hospitalization rates2
  • Additional analysis included the impact of the average yearly amounts of each of the pollutants on hospitalization rates for non-fatal heart attacks, ischemic strokes, atrial fibrillation and flutter, and pneumonia. (sciencedaily.com)
  • This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which indicate that asthma-related mortality and hospitalization rates are increasing among persons aged less than 25 years. (cdc.gov)
Emissions7
  • Concerning air pollutant emissions however, the outcomes were not always positive: in countries where biomass burning has increased considerably since 2005, emissions of certain air pollutants have also increased. (europa.eu)
  • This briefing presents an estimate of the impact of renewable energy consumption on fossil fuel use, greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and air pollution since 2005. (europa.eu)
  • Since 2005, the increasing substitution of polluting fossil fuels for renewable energy across the EU led to a 7 % drop in total sulphur dioxide (SO 2 ) and a 1 % drop in nitrogen oxide (NO x ) emissions in 2017. (europa.eu)
  • Data on emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants are available in dedicated data viewers. (europa.eu)
  • 6/30/2016 - The problem of mercury poisoning has become so widespread in Michigan, that a group of more than 50 scientists has written to Attorney General Bill Schuette asking him to drop his opposition to the EPA's federal Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), which requires the reduction of mercury emissions. (naturalnews.com)
  • In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, emissions reduced by more than 50% and population exposure to noise fell by about 65%, while the average grams CO 2 emitted per passenger kilometre increased back to 2005 level. (europa.eu)
  • Air pollutant emissions from aviation have increased within the EU. (europa.eu)
Concentrations of air2
  • When we restricted our analyses to individuals who were only exposed to lower concentrations of air pollution, we still found increased risk of hospital admissions with all of the studied outcomes, even at concentration levels below current national standards," added Danesh Yazdi. (sciencedaily.com)
  • During the recent Diwali festival of lights in 2019, the concentrations of air-borne pollutants were pushed even higher than normal in already severely polluted Dehli. (forbes.com)
Particles2
  • It is very concerning that small pollutant particles in the air and indeed microplastic particles of similar size are getting into the environment when we don't yet understand their potential to promote cancer. (medscape.com)
  • There is an urgent need to set up laboratory studies to investigate the effects of these small air pollutant particles on the latency, grade, aggression , and progression of breast tumors," he added. (medscape.com)
PM102
  • Among the pollutants, PM10 and PM2.5 are positively associated with asthma and COPD disease indicated by their positive coefficients in this model. (researchgate.net)
  • 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)
Exposure12
  • Analysis of records for more than 63 million Medicare enrollees from 2000 to 2016 finds long-term exposure to air pollution had a significant impact on the number of people hospitalized for cardiac and respiratory conditions. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Exposure to what is considered low levels of air pollution over a long period of time can increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, atrial fibrillation and pneumonia among people ages 65 and older, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation . (sciencedaily.com)
  • Newer studies on the impact of air pollution on health are focused on understanding the potential harm caused by long-term exposure and are researching the effects of multiple air pollutants simultaneously. (sciencedaily.com)
  • People should be conscious of the air quality in the region where they live to avoid harmful exposure over long periods of time, if possible," said Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi, Pharm.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., a post-doctoral research fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and lead author of the study. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Researchers examined hospitalization records for more than 63 million Medicare enrollees in the contiguous Unites States from 2000 to 2016 to assess how long-term exposure to air pollution impacts hospital admissions for specific cardiovascular and respiratory issues. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Using hundreds of predictors, including meteorological values, satellite measurements and land use to estimate daily levels of pollutants, researchers calculated the study participants' exposure to the pollutants based upon their residential zip code. (sciencedaily.com)
  • There was an increased risk of stroke and atrial fibrillation associated with long-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide. (sciencedaily.com)
  • An important contributor to exposure disparities is traffic-related air pollutants (TRAPs). (nature.com)
  • exposure to HMs has been studied mainly by monitoring the concentrations in body fluids such as blood or urine, Heavy metals (HMs) are metals with specific densities or by studying their concentrations in ambient air. (who.int)
  • 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)
  • The XENAIR study carried out on the prospective, longitudinal E3N cohort a year ago showed an increased risk for breast cancer after exposure to five atmospheric pollutants. (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)
PM2.51
  • 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)
Outcomes1
  • There is recognition that U.S. environmental management programs and air pollution control in particular have not produced equitable outcomes. (nature.com)
Asthma12
  • States (6) and a major cause of + Asthma prevalence increases with childhood disability (7). (cdc.gov)
  • The mortality and morbidity rates of patients with Asthma and Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) usually increase due to elevated levels of air pollution. (researchgate.net)
  • As the air quality in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, is very poor, respiratory diseases, including asthma and COPD, pose threat to city-dwellers. (researchgate.net)
  • In this study, we investigated the association between air quality of Dhaka recorded at Continuous Air Quality Monitoring Station (CAMS) in Darussalam, Dhaka and hospital visits due to asthma and COPD in National Asthma Centre of National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital, Dhaka. (researchgate.net)
  • Highest strength for the model of asthma and COPD related hospital visit was observed when air pollution data is lagged by 7 days (R 2 = 0.21). (researchgate.net)
  • This result show that, asthma and COPD diseases are associated with air pollution and it may take up to 0 to 7 days to manifest the symptom leading to hospital visit. (researchgate.net)
  • High level of air pollution may lead to high number asthma and COPD patient leading to more morbidity as well as mortality effect. (researchgate.net)
  • Consider chest radiography in the setting of increased temperature, absence of family history of asthma, or the presence of localized wheezes or rales. (medscape.com)
  • A high blood lead level in enter the human body via direct ingestion of soil via con- children with asthma has been identified as a risk factor taminated hands, inhalation of dust and eating polluted for increasing asthma severity, eosinophilia and elevated plants grown close to roads with heavy traffic or contam- immunoglobulin E levels ( 13 ). (who.int)
  • The annual age-specific asthma death rate increased 118% (from 1.7 to 3.7 per million population). (cdc.gov)
  • From 1980 to 1993, the annual hospitalization rate for asthma among persons aged 0-24 years increased 28% (from 16.8 to 21.4 per 10,000 population). (cdc.gov)
  • Although the rate of hospitalization for asthma was highest and increased the most among children aged less than 1 year (from 35.6 to 64.7 per 10,000 population) ( Figure 2 ), the rate in 1993 had decreased from that in 1992 (66.3 per 10,000 population). (cdc.gov)
Respiratory8
  • Air pollution can cause harm to the cardiovascular and respiratory systems due to its effect on inflammation in the heart and throughout the body. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Since our study found harmful effects at levels below current U.S. standards, air pollution should be considered as a risk factor for cardiovascular and respiratory disease by clinicians, and policy makers should reconsider current standards for air pollutants. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The researchers further stratified the analyses to calculate the cardiovascular and respiratory risks associated with each of the pollutants among patient subgroups including gender, race or ethnicity, age and socioeconomic factors, detailed in the study. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The Air Quality Index values range from 0 to 500, with anything above 401 classified as 'severe' that can seriously affect healthy people and those with existing respiratory illnesses. (forbes.com)
  • Air pollution is a major environment-related health threat to children and a risk factor for both acute and chronic respiratory disease as well as other diseases. (who.int)
  • Indoor air pollution (for example from cooking and heating with biomass fuels, or coal) is a major factor associated with acute respiratory infections in both rural and urban areas of developing countries. (who.int)
  • A higher level of ambient nickel with allergic diseases of humans are arsenic, cadmium, was associated with increased respiratory symptoms lead, nickel, chromium and manganese ( 8,9 ). (who.int)
  • Reported by: Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Br, Div of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, CDC. (cdc.gov)
20191
  • increased competitiveness, following fast technological progress and significant cost reductions, as shown in a 2019 IRENA report (IRENA, 2019). (europa.eu)
Impacts2
  • Dhaka city with a population density of around 20,000 per square kilometer faces the risk of large adverse health impacts due to poor air quality. (researchgate.net)
  • Its health impacts include increased vulnerability to air, water and vector-borne diseases as well as malnutrition. (who.int)
Vector-borne diseases2
  • Six groups of environment and health issues stand out to be tackled as a priority: household water security, hygiene and sanitation, air pollution (including indoor air pollution and environmental tobacco smoke), vector- borne diseases, chemical hazards (for example lead and the unsafe use of pesticides), and unintentional injuries. (who.int)
  • The effects include higher levels of certain air pollutants, increased transmission of diseases from poor water quality, increased vector-borne diseases, disruption of health services, mass casualties and death. (who.int)
Genetic2
  • Reforestation - The Reforestation Unit provides quality, affordable tree seedlings to Tennessee landowners and optimizes genetic improvements of tree seedlings to increase the productivity of the state's forest resource. (tn.gov)
  • Many genetic and environmental factors increase the risk of developing cancer. (msdmanuals.com)
Patients1
  • More than half of the study population is exposed to low levels of these pollutants, according to U.S. benchmarks, therefore, the long-term health impact of these pollutants should be a serious concern for all, including policymakers, clinicians and patients. (sciencedaily.com)
Prevalence2
  • While it is tempting to attribute prevalence patterns to climate or air available, the rate of emergency quality, many factors affect prevalence and may also vary by region. (cdc.gov)
  • Obesity has become an increasingly important public health concern, as the prevalence in children, adolescents and adults has increased over the past few decades. (cdc.gov)
Pollution control1
  • However, in order to assess the impact of a particular pollution control strategy, it is important to predict pollutant concentration over the entire city in response to the control strategy. (researchgate.net)
Levels1
  • Increased immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels have been found in those younger than 2 years. (medscape.com)
Risk10
  • Rarely, doctors are able to find an issue that increases the risk for a miscarriage. (healthline.com)
  • Chronic conditions like diabetes or high blood pressure increase a woman's risk of having a miscarriage. (healthline.com)
  • Untreated thyroid conditions increase risk of miscarriage. (healthline.com)
  • Air pollutants have also been linked to an increased risk of miscarriage. (healthline.com)
  • Scrap yards also come with an increased risk of massive fires and increased trash in our neighborhood. (change.org)
  • The total risk from these chemicals ranges from an increased cancer risk of 1 case in 1,000,000 to 8 cases in 10,000. (change.org)
  • About 50% of children are exposed at home to tobacco smoke, placing them at increased risk for several conditions. (who.int)
  • Sometimes the increased risk is due to a single gene and sometimes it is due to several genes interacting together. (msdmanuals.com)
  • may increase the risk of cancer. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Notably, it showed an increased risk in women exposed to BaP and PCB153, two pollutants classed as endocrine-disrupting chemicals, during perimenopause. (medscape.com)
Inhalation1
  • Chronic inhalation of CR (VI) compounds increases. (change.org)
Environmental hazards1
  • Children are particularly vulnerable to environmental hazards because they are constantly growing, and consume more food, air and water than adults do in proportion to their weight. (who.int)
20161
  • KUALA LUMPUR: The average daily ridership of the various public transports in the country has recorded a 12 per cent increase in total to 638,608 from January to August this year, compared to 570,021 throughout 2016. (thestar.com.my)
Chemicals1
  • As a result of the increased production and use of chemicals, a multitude of chemical hazards is nowadays present in many children's homes, schools, playgrounds and communities. (who.int)
Climate1
  • While the sector provides economic benefits, connectivity, and stimulates innovation, European citizens are becoming increasingly aware of the effect that aviation activities have on their quality of life through climate change, noise and air quality, and many are prepared to act on these concerns. (europa.eu)
Important1
  • It will be important to test if pollutants allow cells in breast tissue with pre-existing mutations to expand and drive tumor promotion, possibly through inflammatory processes, similar to our observations in nonsmokers with lung cancer," said Swanton in the ESMO press release. (medscape.com)
Temperature1
  • The Earth's surface temperature has increased by more than 0.8°C over the past century and by approximately 0.6°C in the past three decades. (who.int)
Standards1
  • Until recently, automobile emission reduction gains came from increases in fuel economy standards, incremental improvements in vehicle efficiency, and reductions in vehicle miles traveled through investments in public transportation. (cleanenergy.org)
Found1
Health1
Rapidly1
  • Over the past two decades, renewable energy consumption has increased rapidly throughout Europe in response to dedicated policies and measures, and falling costs. (europa.eu)
Index1
  • You might enjoy looking at this real-time air quality index listing to see how your air compares. (forbes.com)
Implementation2
  • We have suggestions to improve the implementation of the Plan, such as setting measurable time-bound targets and addressing opportunities identified by electric transportation stakeholders, that are addressed in this blog. (cleanenergy.org)
  • SIDS) and called upon the international community to continue to increase its support for the development and implementation of SIDS national mitigation and adaptation strategies and programmes. (who.int)
Ground1
  • A zone change allowing a scrap yard at 5439 Lewis Ave Toledo Oh 43612 means allowing air, ground, water, and noise pollution at our front door. (change.org)
Show1
Average1
  • Earth's increased average temperatures have led to extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, and heavier and more frequent storms. (who.int)
Constantly1
  • It means bringing down our property values, large machines and trucks constantly on our streets, and an increasing crime rate. (change.org)
Quality of l1
  • GA improve quality of life (1). (cdc.gov)