Air pollution
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Air pollution is associated with:
- Reduced lung function
- ↑ all cause mortality (particulate matter less than 2.5 µm diameter)[1]
- ↑ lung cancer (particulate matter less than 2.5 µm diameter)[2]
- ↑ cardiovascular mortality (particulate matter less than 2.5 µm diameter)[3]
and you can improve mortality by improving air quality (particulate matter less than 2.5 µm diameter)[4] as well as improving morbidity (lung function with particulate matter less than 10 µm diameter)[5]
References
- ↑ Laden F, Schwartz J, Speizer FE, Dockery DW. Reduction in fine particulate air pollution and mortality: Extended follow-up of the Harvard Six Cities study. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine. 2006 Mar 15; 173(6):667-72.(Link to article – subscription may be required.)
- ↑ Laden F, Schwartz J, Speizer FE, Dockery DW. Reduction in fine particulate air pollution and mortality: Extended follow-up of the Harvard Six Cities study. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine. 2006 Mar 15; 173(6):667-72.(Link to article – subscription may be required.)
- ↑ Laden F, Schwartz J, Speizer FE, Dockery DW. Reduction in fine particulate air pollution and mortality: Extended follow-up of the Harvard Six Cities study. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine. 2006 Mar 15; 173(6):667-72.(Link to article – subscription may be required.)
- ↑ Laden F, Schwartz J, Speizer FE, Dockery DW. Reduction in fine particulate air pollution and mortality: Extended follow-up of the Harvard Six Cities study. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine. 2006 Mar 15; 173(6):667-72.(Link to article – subscription may be required.)
- ↑ Downs SH, Schindler C, Liu LJS et al. Reduced Exposure to PM10 and Attenuated Age-Related Decline in Lung Function N Engl J Med 2007;357:2338-47
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