2006 critical review - health effects of fine particulate air pollution: lines that connect

摘要: Efforts to understand and mitigate the health effects of particulate matter (PM) air pollution have a rich interesting history. This review focuses on six substantial lines research that been pursued since 1997 helped elucidate our understanding about PM human health. There has progress in evaluation at different time-scales exposure exploration shape concentration-response function. also emerging evidence PM-related cardiovascular growing knowledge regarding interconnected general pathophysiological pathways link with cardiopulmonary morbidity mortality. Despite important gaps scientific continued reasons for some skepticism, comprehensive findings provides persuasive fine adverse Although much this motivated by environmental public policy, these results scientific, medical, implications are broader than debates over legally mandated quality standards. 502 refs., 4 figs., 7 tabs.