Air Pollution
Air Pollution Linked to Heart and Brain Risks - NYTimes.com
Three studies published this week found that people exposed to pollutants have a higher risk of stroke, heart attacks and cognitive deterioration.
Hearts and air pollution: Five deadly air pollutants on five continents — Environmental Health News
Around the world, breathing a variety of air pollutants – in some cases for a single day – increases the chance that people will suffer heart attacks, according to a new analysis published Tuesday. For the first time, scientists analyzed previous studies from five continents to verify and quantify the links between air pollution and heart health. They found that short-term exposure – less than seven days – to all major air pollutants except ozone was associated with an increase in heart attacks. The team from France and the U.S. reported in the Journal of the American Medical Assn. that the magnitude of the risk “is relatively small” compared to other factors, such as smoking, high blood pressure and diabetes. But they stressed that so many people worldwide are breathing fine particulates, carbon monoxide and other pollutants that the numbers of people at risk are substantial. Dr. Jesus Araujo of UCLA said there is now “more than enough evidence” that air pollution kills. “We don’t have to be exposed for weeks or months or years,” Araujo said.
Deutsches Ärzteblatt: Feinstaub: Schlaganfall und kognitiven Abbau im Alter
Providence – Der Feinstaub, der bei der Verbrennung fossiler Energieträger an die Luft abgegeben wird, schädigt nicht nur die Lunge. Eine Studie in den Archives of Internal Medicine (2012; 172: 229-234) zeigt, dass schon bei niedriger Exposition die Rate
Creating A Global Sensor Network To Keep Us Safe From Harm | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovationAfter the tsunami drove ashore in Japan in March 2011, smashing the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, there was almost no public information about radiation leaking from Japan’s damaged reactors. Officials were either in the dark, or holding back information from the public. Safecast was born a week later.
Air Pollution Found to Cause Anxiety And Depression In Children - Greener Ideal
When one thinks of air pollution their minds immediately race to the damaging side effects it has on our environment, but rarely does one think of human psychological well being. According to a new study by researchers at Columbia University and published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) created when oil, coal, gasoline, and other fossil fuels are burned result in anxiety, depression and attention problems.
Lungs of London schoolchildren “damaged by poor air quality” | AirQualityNews
Air Pollution, Birth Defects, and the Risk in China (and Beyond) - Businessweek
After one particularly prolonged spell of smoggy Beijing air in late January, the Atlantic Monthly’s James Fallows posted a provocative piece online titled, “China’s Pollution: The Birth Defect Angle.” In it, he quoted troubling anecdotal e-mails from readers suggesting that China’s degraded
Gewerkschaft der Polizei - Laserdrucker in der Polizei - Erhöhte Feinstaubwerte bei Drucker festgestellt
Richter billigt fristlose Kündigung für rauchenden Mieter | WAZ.de
Mieter in Deutschland müssen künftig mit einer Kündigung rechnen, wenn sie starke Raucher sind. Darauf deutet die Entscheidung eines Düsseldorfer Richters hin.
Secondhand Smoke and Cancer - National Cancer Institute
A fact sheet that summarizes the studies on the health effects of exposure to environmental (secondhand) tobacco smoke.
BMC Public Health | Full text | A cross-sectional study of secondhand smoke exposure and respiratory symptoms in non-current smokers in the U.S. trucking industry: SHS exposure and respiratory symptomsPrevious studies have suggested associations of adult exposures to secondhand smoke (SHS) with respiratory symptoms, but no study has focused on blue-collar industrial environments. We assessed the association between SHS and respiratory symptoms in 1,562 non-current smoking U.S. trucking industry workers.
Vehicle Tailpipes Spew An Overlooked Pollutant | Chemical & Engineering News
scinexx | Feinstaub: Schädlich auch unterhalb des Grenzwerts: Europaweite Studie belegt: Klar erhöhtes Risiko für Lungenkrebs selbst bei niedrigen Feinstaubwerten - Lungenkrebs, Krebs, Feinstaub, Nanopartikel, Luftverschmutzung, Grenzwert, Luftschadstoff, Umwelt, Krebsrisiko, Gesundheit, Medizin, VerkehrErhöhtes Risiko für Lungenkrebs selbst bei niedrigen Feinstaubwerten
Feinstaub - Was Sie über die gefährliche Luftverschmutzung wissen sollten - Süddeutsche.de
Die Gefahr ist kleiner als 0,01 Millimeter und gerade deshalb so tückisch: Feinstaub kann die Atemwege schädigen, Lungenkrankheiten verschlimmern und Herzinfarkte verursachen. Seit fast acht Jahren versuchen Bund, Länder und Kommunen, die Belastung durch die Mini-Partikel zu mindern. Doch noch immer sind an vielen Orten die gemessenen Werte zu hoch. Wie gefährlich ist die Luftverschmutzung wirklich? Was hat das Wetter damit zu tun? Und wie sinnvoll sind Umweltzonen? Was Sie zum Thema Feinstaub wissen sollten.
Air pollution tied to slight reduction in birth weight - chicagotribune.com
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who were exposed to air pollution during pregnancy tended to give birth to slightly lighter babies, in a new study from New York City.
Air pollution lowers sperm quality – News – ABC Environment (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
A study from China found that men living in polluted cities had lower fertility than their country cousins.
Hearts may be at risk from large airborne particles, not just fine ones — Environmental Health News
WHO | 7 million premature deaths annually linked to air pollution
In new estimates released today, WHO reports that in 2012 around 7 million people died - one in eight of total global deaths – as a result of air pollution exposure. This finding more than doubles previous estimates and confirms that air pollution is now the world’s largest single environmental health risk. Reducing air pollution could save millions of lives.
China's babies at risk from soot, smog — Environmental Health News
Some E-Cigarettes Deliver a Puff of Carcinogens - NYTimes.com
New research suggests that some e-cigarettes get so hot that they can produce a carcinogenic byproduct.
New research links Iraq dust to ill soldiers
WASHINGTON Titanium and other metals found in dust at a base in Iraq have been linked to the dust found in six sick soldiers' lungs, researchers plan to say today
Air pollution linked to irregular heart beat, study finds | Environment | theguardian.com
Study in journal Heart finds even short-term exposure to dirty air can increase risk of irregular heart beat or lung blood cots
EHP – Echoes of Autism? Inhaled Ultrafine Particles and Brain Changes in Mice
EHP – Assessing the Health Threat of Outdoor Air: Lung Cancer Risk of Particulate Matter Exposure
Air Pollution and Extreme Weather Combine to Kill - Scientific American
Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) is an authoritative, peer-reviewed Open Access journal focusing on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease
ScienceDirect.com - Environment International - The urban rise and fall of air lead (Pb) and the latent surge and retreat of societal violence
ADHD-Air Pollution Link 11/5/2014 | News | Mailman School of Public Health
The Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University in the City of New York, NY.
Warning Signs: Toxic Air Pollution Identified at Oil and Gas Sites - Coming Clean, Inc.
Building a movement and supporting collaborative action to fight toxic contamination and secure safe, healthy, sustainable energy and chemical reform solutions.
Air pollution linked to increased risk of suicide Medical News Today
A new study associates short-term exposure to high levels of air pollution with increased risk of suicide, particularly among men and middle-aged individuals.
Air Pollution Connected with Narrowing of the Arteries - American College of Cardiology
Particulate Air Pollution and Carotid Artery Stenosis
Air pollution takes a double toll on babies' brains - LA Times
A common air pollutant shrinks the brain's white matter before and after birth
Gesundheitsrisiko durch Drucker - Fachbeiträge - arbeitssicherheit.de
Ob Laserdrucker die Gesundheit gefährden, ist bislang nicht wissenschaftlich bewiesen. Sicher ist aber: Die Geräte geben mitunter giftigen Tonerstaub und Schadstoffe in die Luft ab. Inzwischen gibt es sogar anerkannte Fälle von Berufsunfähigkeit. Wichtig ist daher der richtige Umgang.
EHP – Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Parkinson’s Disease in Denmark: A Case–Control Study
All choked up: did Britain's dirty air make me dangerously ill? | Environment | The Guardian
This year, environment correspondent John Vidal had heart bypass surgery – a wake-up call that prompted him to investigate the state of the air we breathe. With 29,000 UK deaths a year attributed to pollution, is it time we cleaned up our act?
We’re exposed to hormone-disrupting BPA just by breathing | Life and style | The Guardian
Manufacturing and wastewater treatment sites are releasing bisphenol A into the air, exposing people to high levels of the chemical, according to a study
Many Europeans still exposed to harmful air pollution —
Air pollution is the single largest environmental health risk in Europe. It shortens people’s lifespan and contributes to serious illnesses such as heart disease, respiratory problems and cancer. A new report published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA) estimates that air pollution continues to be responsible for more than 430 000 premature deaths in Europe.
Air pollution in the developing world is killing millions every year | Public Radio International
Some one-in-seven people in developing countries die from conditions caused by exposure to high levels of pollution. COP21 might reverse that, but not before millions more people die.
EHP – Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Parkinson’s Disease in Denmark: A Case–Control Study
EHP – Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Dementia Incidence in Northern Sweden: A Longitudinal Study
Review of evidence on health aspects of air pollution – REVIHAAP Project (WHO Europe) PDF
EHP – Estimating Causal Effects of Local Air Pollution on Daily Deaths: Effect of Low Levels
REPORT: Air Pollution Kills More People Worldwide Than AIDS, Tuberculosis and Car Accidents Combined | ColorlinesDeveloping countries bear the brunt of the problem, but the United States has plenty of work to do to clear the air.
Report Shows Exactly How Many Asthma Attacks Are Caused By The Oil And Gas Industry
Report Shows How Many Asthma Attacks Are Caused By The Oil And Gas Industry. New analysis from the Clean Air Task Force shows that by 2025...
Analytical Chemistry Lab / Dr. Vadoud Niri | VIDEOS
Disability-adjusted life years and economic cost assessment of the health effects related to PM2.5 and PM10 pollution in Mumbai and Delhi, in India from 1991 to 2015 | SpringerLink
WHO | Ambient air pollution: A global assessment of exposure and burden of disease
This report presents a summary of methods and results of the latest World Health Organization (WHO) global assessment of ambient air pollution exposure and the resulting burden of disease.
Environmental Health Perspectives – Individual and Joint Effects of Early-Life Ambient PM2.5 Exposure and Maternal Prepregnancy Obesity on Childhood Overweight or Obesity
Particulate Matter Exposure and Stress Hormone Levels | Circulation
Air pollution ups stress hormones, alters metabolism
(This version of the story refiles to change millimeters to micrometers in paragraph 2)By Anne HardingNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Breathing
E-cigarettes containing nicotine linked to raised heart attack risk | Society | The Guardian
Increased stroke risk also seen in Swedish study of devices containing the stimulant
Climate crisis poses serious risks for pregnancy, investigation finds | Environment | The Guardian
Climate
Change Tied to Increased Pregnancy Risks, Analysis Finds - Yale E360
Quadruple abnormal protein aggregates in brainstem pathology and exogenous metal-rich magnetic nanoparticles (and engineered Ti-rich nanorods). The substantia nigrae is a very early target in young urbanites and the gastrointestinal tract a key brainstem portal - ScienceDirect
Air pollution particles in young brains linked to Alzheimer's damage | Environment | The Guardian
Air pollution and transport policies at city level - EPHA
Asthma and COPD exacerbation in relation to outdoor air pollution in the metropolitan area of Berlin, Germany | Respiratory Research | Full Text
Air quality in Europe 2022 - European Environment Agency
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