Air pollution and health

TitleAir pollution and health
Publication TypeJournal Article
AuthorsBrunekreef, Bert, and Stephen T. Holgate
JournalThe Lancet
Volume360
Issue9341
Pagination1233-1242
ISSN0140-6736
AbstractSummary The health effects of air pollution have been subject to intense study in recent years. Exposure to pollutants such as airborne participate matter and ozone has been associated with increases in mortality and hospital admissions due to respiratory and cardiovascular disease. These effects have been found in short-term studies, which relate day-to-day variations in air pollution and health, and long-term studies, which have followed cohorts of exposed individuals over time. Effects have been seen at very low levels of exposure, and it is unclear whether a threshold concentration exists for particulate matter and ozone below which no effects on health are likely. In this review, we discuss the evidence for adverse effects on health of selected air pollutants.
URLhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673602112748
DOI10.1016/S0140-6736(02)11274-8