2018
Two-way effect modifications of air pollution and air temperature on total natural and cardiovascular mortality in eight European urban areas
Chen K, Wolf K, Breitner S, Gasparrini A, Stafoggia M, Samoli E, Andersen ZJ, Bero-Bedada G, Bellander T, Hennig F, Jacquemin B, Pekkanen J, Hampel R, Cyrys J, Peters A, Schneider A, Group U. Two-way effect modifications of air pollution and air temperature on total natural and cardiovascular mortality in eight European urban areas. Environment International 2018, 116: 186-196. PMID: 29689465, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.04.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular mortalityAmbient air pollutionShort-term associationsTemperature-mortality associationCity-specific effect estimatesEffect modificationHigh air pollutionMortality riskEpidemiological studiesInfluenza epidemicsMortalityEffect estimatesMortality effectsAir pollutionDaily mortalityAssociationDaysAir pollution levelsDistributed lag
2016
Particulate air pollution from wildfires in the Western US under climate change
Liu JC, Mickley LJ, Sulprizio MP, Dominici F, Yue X, Ebisu K, Anderson GB, Khan RFA, Bravo MA, Bell ML. Particulate air pollution from wildfires in the Western US under climate change. Climatic Change 2016, 138: 655-666. PMID: 28642628, PMCID: PMC5476308, DOI: 10.1007/s10584-016-1762-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate changeSmoke wavesAir pollutionFire management strategiesThreat of wildfireFuture climate changeHuman healthWildfire activityWildfire managementWestern OregonFire prediction modelWestern USWildfiresFire seasonGreat PlainsWarming climateHigh air pollutionPollution eventsGlobal chemical transport modelPotential health impactsManagement strategiesGreenhouse gasesPollutionFuture estimatesPotential impact
2014
Personal Black Carbon Exposure Influences Ambulatory Blood Pressure
Zhao X, Sun Z, Ruan Y, Yan J, Mukherjee B, Yang F, Duan F, Sun L, Liang R, Lian H, Zhang S, Fang Q, Gu D, Brook J, Sun Q, Brook R, Rajagopalan S, Fan Z. Personal Black Carbon Exposure Influences Ambulatory Blood Pressure. Hypertension 2014, 63: 871-877. PMID: 24420543, PMCID: PMC4445364, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.113.02588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersonal black carbonAir pollutionBlack carbonBeijing Municipal Environmental Monitoring CenterFine particulate matter concentrationsCombustion-related air pollutionFine particulate matterAmbulatory blood pressureEnvironmental Monitoring CenterParticulate matter concentrationsBlood pressureHigh air pollutionReduce air pollutionMm HgLow frequency to high frequency ratioPublic health effectsParticulate matterTwenty-four-hour ambulatory blood pressureExposure to high levelsMatter concentrationSystolic blood pressureDiastolic blood pressurePollutionBlood pressure effectsGeneralized linear model
2003
A retrospective assessment of mortality from the London smog episode of 1952: the role of influenza and pollution.
Bell M, Davis D, Fletcher T. A retrospective assessment of mortality from the London smog episode of 1952: the role of influenza and pollution. Environmental Health Perspectives 2003, 112: 6-8. PMID: 14698923, PMCID: PMC1241789, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.6539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRole of influenzaCase fatality rateGeneral medical practiceSevere influenza epidemicsInfluenza deathsInfluenza epidemicsExcess deathsHigh mortalityNormal levelsMortalityRetrospective assessmentInfluenzaMonthsDeathMedical practiceEpisodesAir pollutionHigh air pollutionAir pollution levelsEpidemicLondon SmogMorbidityIncidence
This site is protected by hCaptcha and its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply