Sentences with phrase «ambient air pollution exposure»

Ambient air pollution exposure estimation for the Global Burden of Disease 2013.

And she goes on to say that even though the size of the effect seems relatively small, the ubiquitous nature of ambient air pollution exposure suggests that exposure to it might have considerable impact on stillbirth risk at the population level.

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Much of her work has examined this environmental justice question in the context of ambient air pollution and indoor chemical exposures, prenatal exposures and effects on birth outcomes and children's health, often using community - based participatory research approaches for data collection and risk communication.

Ambient levels of PM 2 days before submaximal exercise testing were significantly associated with increased ST - segment depression during the test.17 This finding suggests that air pollution exposure conveys a greater susceptibility to myocardial ischemia, as demonstrated in an experimental study of dogs exposed to CAP.175 These results also offer insight regarding the relationship between exposure to PM and the timing of AMI.11 Significant associations were identified between symptom onset and both acute (levels within 2 hours before symptoms) and subacute (previous - day average concentration) exposures to PM2.5.

More than 20 million people in the Midwest experience air quality that fails to meet national ambient air quality standards.14 Degraded air quality due to human - induced emissions66 and increased pollen season duration67 are projected to be amplified with higher temperatures, 68 and pollution and pollen exposures, in addition to heat waves, can harm human health (Ch.