To do that, they used a set of equations — recently updated based on the most recent epidemiological research — describing how
exposure to air pollution affects a person's risk of dying from various diseases.
Not exact matches
Psychosocial stress,
exposure to air pollution including truck traffic, sleep disruption and changes
to socioeconomic status are all biologically plausible pathways for unconventional natural gas development
to affect health.
Asthma is one of the most common growing respiratory conditions
affecting children's health, thanks
to exposure to tobacco smoke, rampant
air pollution, and genetic disposition.
Exposure to common
air pollutants found in diesel exhaust
pollution can
affect the ability of honeybees
to recognise floral odours.
«We know that mothers»
exposure to air pollution during pregnancy can
affect lung development of their babies and lead
to subsequent respiratory disorders, including asthma, although little is known about whether timing of the
exposure is important
to consider,» said lead author Yueh - Hsiu Mathilda Chiu, ScD, from the Department of Pediatrics at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York.
Exposure to air pollution more than 30 years ago may still
affect an individual's mortality risk today, according
to new research.
«Our study found more recent
exposures were more important for mortality risk than historic
exposures, but we need
to do more work on how
air pollution affects health over a person's entire lifetime.
«
Exposure to air pollution 30 years ago associated with increased risk of death:
Exposure to air pollution more than 30 years ago may still
affect an individual's mortality risk today.»
Exposure to air pollution more than 30 years ago may still
affect an individual's mortality risk today.
«There is significantly less known about how birds are
affected by
exposure to air pollution from other types of sources, such as motor vehicles.»
Climate change is expected
to affect local weather patterns, while also having an impact on people's
exposure to heat, toxins,
air pollution and infectious diseases.