Particulate air pollution
Particulate Matter (PM) Basics | US EPA
PM stands for particulate matter (also called particle pollution): the term for a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets found in the air.
Particle Pollution and Health - New York State Department of Health
Particle pollution from fine particulates (PM2.5) is a concern when levels in air are unhealthy. Breathing in unhealthy levels of PM2.5 can increase the ...
Inhalable Particulate Matter and Health (PM2.5 and PM10)
Airborne particulate matter (PM) is not a single pollutant, but rather is a mixture of many chemical species. It is a complex mixture of solids and aerosols ...
Particulate Matter (PM) Pollution | US EPA
Particulate matter (PM) is one of the air pollutants regulated by the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Reducing emissions of inhalable ...
Particle Pollution | American Lung Association
Particle pollution, also called “particulate matter” or “soot,” refers to a mix of tiny solid and liquid particles that are in the air we breathe.
Health Effects of Particulate Air Pollution - PMC
Particulate air pollution is anything solid or liquid suspended in the air. It includes smoke, fumes, soot, and other combustion byproducts, but also natural ...
Particulate Matter Overview - Utah Department of Environmental ...
Particulate matter (PM), also known as particle pollution, is a complex mixture of small solid particles and liquid droplets in the air.
Particle pollution - Washington State Department of Ecology - WA.gov
Particle pollution is not just a problem for people. Particulates can be carried on the wind, land in streams or lakes, or get into the soil.
Ambient (outdoor) air pollution - World Health Organization (WHO)
Pollutants · Particulate matter (PM) PM is a common proxy indicator for air pollution. · Carbon monoxide (CO) · Ozone (O3) · Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
Airborne particulate matter is a Group 1 carcinogen. ... Particulates are the most harmful form (other than ultra-fines) of air pollution as they can penetrate ...
Particulate Matter Indoors | American Lung Association
Sources of Particulate Matter · Cooking: activities like broiling, frying, grilling, or using gas stoves · Combustion Activities: smoking tobacco, ...
Fine particles | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Short-term exposure to fine particles in the air can aggravate lung disease, trigger asthma attacks and acute bronchitis, and increase the risk of respiratory ...
Particulate air pollution: major research methods and applications in ...
The exposure is performed by placing a lightly anesthetized animal in a supine position, and the particle suspension is instilled or aspired into the nasal ...
Particulate air pollution a growing risk for premature CVD death and ...
A new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association found consistent increases yet variable differences in the rate of premature ...
Air Pollutants | Air Quality - CDC
What to know · The six criteria air pollutants · Carbon monoxide · Lead · Nitrogen oxides · Ozone · Particulate matter · Sulfur dioxide.
Particulate Matter Air Pollution: Effects on the Cardiovascular System
Both acute and chronic exposure to PM air pollution is associated with increased risk of death from cardiovascular diseases including ischemic heart disease, ...
Ambient Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality in 652 Cities
In cause-specific analyses, an increase of 10 μg per cubic meter in PM10 concentration (in 528 cities) was associated with an increase of 0.36% ...
Particulate Air Pollution and Incident Dementia in the US
In this nationally representative cohort study in the US, higher residential levels of fine particulate matter were associated with greater rates of incident ...
What is particulate matter and what are its effects on human health?
Particulate matter consists of a mixture of solids and liquid droplets. Particulate ... Air pollution · Environmental health impacts · Pollution.
Health Effects of Particulate Air Pollution - ScienceDirect.com
Inhalation of fine particles is causally associated with premature death at concentrations near those experienced by most Americans on a daily basis.