Pulmonary health effects of air pollution

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• Personal Author:
  Kurt OK ; Pinkerton KE ; Zhang J
• Description:
  Purpose of the review: Air pollution continues to be a major public health concern affecting nine out of 10 individuals living in urban areas worldwide. Exposure to air pollution is the ninth leading risk factor for cardiopulmonary mortality. The aim of this review is to examine the current literature for the most recent updates on health effects of specific air pollutants and their impact on asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and respiratory infection. Recent findings: A total of 52 publications were reviewed to establish new insights as to how air pollution is associated with pulmonary morbidity and mortality. Considerable past evidence suggests that air pollution is an important factor that enhances pulmonary disease, while also causing greater harm in susceptible populations, such as children, the elderly, and those of low socio-economic status worldwide. Asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and respiratory infections all seem to be exacerbated because of exposure to a variety of environmental air pollutants with the greatest effects because of particulate matter, ozone, and nitrogen oxides. New publications reviewed reaffirm these findings. Summary: Continued vigilance will be essential to lessen the effects of air pollution on human health and pulmonary disease. Cooperation at a multinational level will be required on the part of governments, industry, energy-based enterprises, and the public working together to solve our air quality issues at the local, national, and global level. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution Asthma Asthma, Occupational Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Health Ozone Particulate Matter Public Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety

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• Keywords:
  Air Pollutants Air Pollution Author Keywords: Criteria Pollutants Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD Environmental Pollution Lung Irritants Nitrogen Oxides Particulate Matter Particulates Public Health Pulmonary System Disorders

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• ISSN:
  1070-5287
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  138-143
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048379
• Citation:
  Curr Opin Pulm Med 2016 Mar; 22(2):138-143
• Contact Point Address:
  Kent E. Pinkerton, PhD, Center for Health and the Environment, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
• Email:
  kepinkerton@ucdavis.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  Nitric oxide (CAS RN 10102-43-9) ; Nitrogen (CAS RN 7727-37-9) ; Nitrogen dioxide (CAS RN 10102-44-0) ; Nitrous oxide (CAS RN 10024-97-2) ; Oxygen (CAS RN 7782-44-7) ; Ozone (CAS RN 10028-15-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of California - Davis
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203143/cdc_203143_DS1.pdf
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