scholarly journals Urinary lead in relation to combustion-derived air pollution in urban environments. A longitudinal study of an international panel

2019 ◽  
Vol 125 ◽  
pp. 75-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Bai ◽  
Annouschka Laenen ◽  
Vincent Haufroid ◽  
Tim S. Nawrot ◽  
Benoit Nemery
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
International Panel ◽  
Urinary Lead

scholarly journals Analysis on the Effect of the Mobility of Combustion Vehicles in the Environment of Cities and the Improvement in Air Pollution in Europe: A Vision for the Awareness of Citizens and Policy Makers

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 184
Author(s):  
Javier Cárcel-Carrasco ◽  
Manuel Pascual-Guillamón ◽  
Fidel Salas-Vicente
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Sustainable Transport ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Indirect Measure ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Combustion Gases ◽  
Short Time

Today, the design and remodeling of urban environments is being sought in order to achieve green, healthy, and sustainable cities. The effect of air pollution in cities due to vehicle combustion gases is an important part of the problem. Due to the indirect effect caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, political powers in Europe have imposed confinement measures for citizens by imposing movement restrictions in large cities. This indirect measure has given us a laboratory to show how the reduction in vehicle circulation affects in a short time the levels of air pollution in cities. Therefore, this article analyzes the effect in different European cities such as Milan, Prague, Madrid, Paris, and London. These cities have been chosen due to their large amount of daily road traffic that generates high levels of pollution; therefore, it can clearly show the fall in these pollutants in the air in the analyzed period. The results shown through this study indicate that the reduction in combustion vehicles greatly affects the levels of pollution in different cities. In these periods of confinement, there was an improvement in air quality where pollutant values dropped to 80% compared to the previous year. This should serve to raise awareness among citizens and political powers to adopt measures that induce sustainable transport systems.

Particle size distribution and air pollution patterns in three urban environments in Xi’an, China

2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 801-812 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinyi Niu ◽  
Benjamin Guinot ◽  
Junji Cao ◽  
Hongmei Xu ◽  
Jian Sun
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Particle Size ◽  
Particle Size Distribution ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Urban Environments

scholarly journals Traffic-Related Air Pollution and DNA Damage: A Longitudinal Study in Taiwanese Traffic Conductors

PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. e37412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han-Bin Huang ◽  
Ching-Huang Lai ◽  
Guan-Wen Chen ◽  
Yong-Yang Lin ◽  
Jouni J. K. Jaakkola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Dna Damage ◽  
Longitudinal Study

scholarly journals Air Pollution

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramyadevi Ravindrane
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Pollution Levels

This article describes the battle with air pollution in two large cities, London and Delhi. Air pollution is a major cause of morbidity and mortality across the globe, particularly affecting those in large, urban environments. Action has been take to reduce pollution levels and some improvement have been seen, but not to a significant enough degree. We as healthcare professionals have a responsibility to advocate for greater change to be made.

Towards Regenerative Urban Environments

2019 ◽  
pp. 1253-1280
Author(s):  
Xiaocun Zhu ◽  
Pius Leuba Dit Galland ◽  
Ryan D. Dick ◽  
Raefer K. Wallis
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Urban Growth ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Quality Performance ◽  
Interior Spaces ◽  
Interior Environments ◽  
Key Indicators ◽  
The Impact

This chapter uses air pollution to illustrate how regeneration can be achieved within interior environments. It explores urban growth and reveals the impact that increasing populations and modern lifestyles have on interior spaces, people's interactions, the natural environment, and human health. Air pollution and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) are identified as key indicators of urban vitality and quality. Performance driven design and healthy IAQ solutions are highlighted as decisive drivers towards regenerative urban environments. The open flow of personally relevant, objective data is shown to be a strong driver for public awareness and bottom-up, sustainable change. The text illustrates how to create health-giving cities that support human activities while simultaneously providing health benefits to occupants. The aim of this chapter is to provide readers with replicable design strategies and catalyze industry demand for performance driven, regenerative urban interior environments.

Atmospheric pollution and cardiovascular risk

ESC CardioMed ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 1075-1078
Author(s):  
Mark R. Miller ◽  
Anoop S. V. Shah ◽  
Nicholas L. Mills ◽  
David E. Newby
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Cardiovascular Health ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Disability Adjusted Life ◽  
Life Years ◽  
Environmental Air

The air that we breathe remains a growing problem, with environmental air pollution generated by traffic, industry, and households continuing to be a serious public health issue. Increasing industrialization and the rapid expansion of urban environments across society mean that, for many, exposure to pollutants is unavoidable. Recent estimates suggest that air pollution is responsible for between 3 and 7 million deaths worldwide per year accompanied by high levels of morbidity (3.1% of global disability-adjusted life years) and associated economic risks (£16 billion per year in the United Kingdom alone). A recent report placed both indoor and outdoor air pollution within the top ten risk factors for all-cause disease, greater than that caused by risk factors such as sedentary lifestyle or high cholesterol. Importantly, the majority of deaths are caused by cardiovascular-related disease. This chapter provides an overview of how air pollution can have multiple detrimental effects on cardiovascular health.

scholarly journals Noise and Air Pollution Related to Health in Urban Environments

Proceedings ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (20) ◽  
pp. 1311 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Montes-González ◽  
Rosendo Vílchez-Gómez ◽  
Juan Miguel Barrigón-Morillas ◽  
Pedro Atanasio-Moraga ◽  
Guillermo Rey-Gozalo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
World Health ◽  
Sound Levels ◽  
European Environmental Agency ◽  
Environmental Health Risk ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Environmental noise is a pollutant considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a threat to public health due to its harmful effects on human health. In this regard, the European Environmental Agency (EEA) indicates that road traffic is the sound source that generates the greatest number of people exposed in Europe to sound levels above what is recommended by the European Noise Directive. In a similar way, the EEA also reports that air pollution is the most important environmental health risk in Europe, where road traffic is one of the main sources of emission of polluting gases. The relationship between both pollutants, leads to think about the development of common strategies. This paper presents a review on recent researches about the relationship of these two types of pollution in urban environments with different types of diseases.

scholarly journals Particulate air pollution from different sources and mortality in 7.5 million adults — The Dutch Environmental Longitudinal Study (DUELS)

2020 ◽  
Vol 705 ◽  
pp. 135778 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul H. Fischer ◽  
Marten Marra ◽  
Caroline B. Ameling ◽  
Guus J.M. Velders ◽  
Ronald Hoogerbrugge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Particulate Air Pollution ◽  
Different Sources

scholarly journals Air pollution and cardiovascular disease: car sick

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark R Miller ◽  
David E Newby
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Diesel Exhaust ◽  
Ultrafine Particles ◽  
Cardiovascular Health ◽  
Cardiovascular Effects ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Vehicle Exhaust ◽  
Diesel Exhaust Exposure ◽  
Particle Matter ◽  
Organ Systems

Abstract The cardiovascular effects of inhaled particle matter (PM) are responsible for a substantial morbidity and mortality attributed to air pollution. Ultrafine particles, like those in diesel exhaust emissions, are a major source of nanoparticles in urban environments, and it is these particles that have the capacity to induce the most significant health effects. Research has shown that diesel exhaust exposure can have many detrimental effects on the cardiovascular system both acutely and chronically. This review provides an overview of the cardiovascular effects on PM in air pollution, with an emphasis on ultrafine particles in vehicle exhaust. We consider the biological mechanisms underlying these cardiovascular effects of PM and postulate that cardiovascular dysfunction may be implicated in the effects of PM in other organ systems. The employment of multiple strategies to tackle air pollution, and especially ultrafine particles from vehicles, is likely to be accompanied by improvements in cardiovascular health.

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