Topic
Air pollution research, explained
9 open-access air pollution studies, each with a flashcard deck and a quiz.
- Non-freeway NOx tracks children's BMI growth
In 4,550 Southern California children, non-freeway NOx associated with BMI at age 10 and 4-year growth; freeway NOx and near-road traffic density were weaker after confounding control.
- Rome NO2 maps 12 years apart still predict deaths
Land-use regression NO2 surfaces for Rome in 1995/96 and 2007 were highly correlated, and both predicted higher natural-cause mortality in a 2001–2006 adult cohort.
- Canadian ED visits track CO, NO2, ozone, and PM
In seven Canadian cities, carbon monoxide and NO2 align with cardiac emergency visits, ozone with respiratory visits, and particles with warm-season asthma.
- Roads and air pollution track neurologic disease
In Metro Vancouver, living near roads raised incidence of non-Alzheimer dementia, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and MS; air pollution linked to NAD and PD, noise was null.
- Traffic NOx linked to cervical and brain cancer risk
In 54,304 Danish adults, long-term traffic-related NOx at home was associated with cervical and brain cancer, with a weaker liver-cancer traffic signal.
- Dust storms and city air raise Nicosia hospital admissions
Same-day PM10 and lagged ozone increase hospital admissions in Nicosia, and dust-storm days add extra cardiovascular risk.
- PM2.5 and ozone trim North Carolina birth weights
Among 457,642 NC births, pregnancy PM2.5 and ozone were linked to slightly lower birth weight and higher SGA odds, while race/SES gaps were much larger.
- LA air toxics, especially PAHs, track preterm birth
In Los Angeles, entire-pregnancy PAHs associated with ~30% higher preterm-birth odds; ammonium nitrate PM2.5 and several traffic markers also raised odds.
- CalEnviroScreen tracks urban pollution and social vulnerability
California’s cumulative-impact screen captures urban/industrial pollution plus socioeconomic vulnerability, which together track environmentally related disease burden.