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Human health effects of air pollution

Kampa, Marilena, Castanas, Elias·2008·Environmental Pollution
DOI 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.06.012
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Hazardous chemicals escape to the environment by a number of natural and/or anthropogenic activities and may cause adverse effects on human health and the environment. Increased combustion of fossil fuels in the last century is responsible for the progressive change in the atmospheric composition. Air pollutants, such as carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO(2)), nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), ozone (O(3)), heavy metals, and respirable particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), differ in their chemical composition, reaction properties, emission, time of disintegration and ability to diffuse in long or short distances. Air pollution has both acute and chronic effects on human health, affecting a number of different systems and organs. It ranges from minor upper respiratory irritation to chronic respiratory and heart disease, lung cancer, acute respiratory infections in children and chronic bronchitis in adults, aggravating pre-existing heart and lung disease, or asthmatic attacks. In addition, short- and long-term exposures have also been linked with premature mortality and reduced life expectancy. These effects of air pollutants on human health and their mechanism of action are briefly discussed.

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Authors
Kampa, M., & Castanas, E.
Affiliations
University of Crete (GR)
Corresponding author
Castanas, Elias
ORCID
Venue
Environmental Pollution
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-01
Volume
151
Issue
2
Pages
362-367
ISSN
0269-7491 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.envpol.2007.06.012
OpenAlex
W2003366520
Cited by
4,496
References
53
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Environmental Pollution (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
Keywords
air pollution, human health effects, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, ozone, heavy metals, particulate matter, respiratory diseases, cardiovascular disease, lung cancer, premature mortality, mechanism of action, fossil fuel combustion
MeSH terms
Adult, Air Pollutants, Air Pollution, Vehicle Emissions, Child, Female, Humans, Industrial Waste, Male, Particle Size, Pregnancy, Urban Health, Inhalation Exposure

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