scholarly journals Does urban asthma exist? How climatic changes and urban air pollution intervene on asthma and respiratory allergy

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabella Annesi-Maesano
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Urban Air Pollution ◽  
Climatic Changes ◽  
Respiratory Allergy ◽  
Urban Air

In his important article, Gennaro D’Amato pro- vides elements that contribute to reply to two burn- ing questions of the present time. How bad is the fact of living in a city for asthma and, more gener- ally, for respiratory allergy? And to what extent [...]

scholarly journals Effects of climatic changes and urban air pollution on the rising trends of respiratory allergy and asthma

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gennaro D'Amato
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Urban Air Pollution ◽  
Allergic Diseases ◽  
Respiratory Allergy ◽  
Bronchial Obstruction ◽  
Urban Air ◽  
European Respiratory Society ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Allergy And Asthma

Over the past two decades there has been increasing interest in studies regarding effects on human health of climate changes and urban air pollution. Climate change induced by anthropogenic warming of the earth’s atmosphere is a daunt- ing problem and there are several observations about the role of urbanization, with its high levels of vehicle emissions and other pollutants, and westernized lifestyle with respect to the rising frequency of respiratory allergic diseases observed in most industrialized countries. There is also evidence that asthmatic subjects are at increased risk of developing exacerbations of bronchial obstruction with exposure to gaseous (ozone, nitrogen diox- ide, sulfur dioxide) and particulate inhalable components of air pollution. A change in the genetic predisposition is an unlikely cause of the increasing frequency in allergic diseases because genetic changes in a population require several generations. Consequently, environmental factors such as climate change and indoor and outdoor air pollution may contribute to explain the increasing frequency of respiratory allergy and asthma. Since concentrations of airborne allergens and air pollutants are frequently increased contemporaneously, an enhanced IgE-mediated response to aeroallergens and enhanced airway inflammation could account for the increas- ing frequency of allergic respiratory diseases and bronchial asthma. Scientific societies such as the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, European Respiratory Society and the World Allergy Organization have set up committees and task forces to produce documents to focalize attention on this topic, calling for prevention measures.  

Climate, Urban Air Pollution, and Respiratory Allergy

2013 ◽  
pp. 105-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Cecchi ◽  
G. D’Amato ◽  
I. Annesi Maesano
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Urban Air Pollution ◽  
Respiratory Allergy ◽  
Urban Air

An Urban Air Pollution Early Warning System Based on PM2.5 Prediction Applied in Ploiesti City

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 858-863
Author(s):  
Mihaela Oprea ◽  
Marius Olteanu ◽  
Radu Teodor Ianache
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Early Warning ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Early Warning System ◽  
Urban Air Pollution ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Air Pollutant ◽  
Pollution Level ◽  
Urban Air ◽  
Prediction Approach

Fine particulate matter with a diameter less than 2.5 �m (i.e. PM2.5) is an air pollutant of special concern for urban areas due to its potential significant negative effects on human health, especially on children and elderly people. In order to reduce these effects, new tools based on PM2.5 monitoring infrastructures tailored to specific urban regions are needed by the local and regional environmental management systems for the provision of an expert support to decision makers in air quality planning for cities and also, to inform in real time the vulnerable population when PM2.5 related air pollution episodes occur. The paper focuses on urban air pollution early warning based on PM2.5 prediction. It describes the methodology used, the prediction approach, and the experimental system developed under the ROKIDAIR project for the analysis of PM2.5 air pollution level, health impact assessment and early warning of sensitive people in the Ploiesti city. The PM2.5 concentration evolution prediction is correlated with PM2.5 air pollution and health effects analysis, and the final result is processed by the ROKIDAIR Early Warning System (EWS) and sent as a message to the affected population via email or SMS. ROKIDAIR EWS is included in the ROKIDAIR decision support system.

scholarly journals Urban Air Pollution May Enhance COVID-19 Case-Fatality and Mortality Rates in the United States

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 100047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donghai Liang ◽  
Liuhua Shi ◽  
Jingxuan Zhao ◽  
Pengfei Liu ◽  
Jeremy A. Sarnat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Urban Air Pollution ◽  
Case Fatality ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Urban Air

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic in Mediterranean urban air pollution and mobility

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Nikolaos Sifakis ◽  
Maria Aryblia ◽  
Tryfon Daras ◽  
Stavroula Tournaki ◽  
Theocharis Tsoutsos
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Urban Air Pollution ◽  
Urban Air ◽  
The Impact
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