ReviewClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2011
A review of low-level air pollution and adverse effects on human health: implications for epidemiological studies and public policy.
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20 citing papers in PubMed.
- Morphometric effects of particulate air pollution on an optically trapped single red blood cell.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association of Short-Term Exposure to Air Pollution with Depression in Patients with Asthma: A Cross-Sectional Study in Delhi, India.Journal of health & pollution · 2024Article
- Interrelationship of Indoor Particulate Matter and Respiratory Dust Depositions of Women in the Residence of Dhanbad City, India.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022Article
- Assimilative capacity approach for air pollution control in automotive engines through magnetic field-assisted combustion of hydrocarbons.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Article
- Individual exposure to urban air pollution and its correlation with placental angiogenic markers in the first trimester of pregnancy, in São Paulo, Brazil.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Article
- A novel causality-centrality-based method for the analysis of the impacts of air pollutants on PMScientific reports · 2021Article
- Rethinking Aid Allocation: Analysis of Official Development Spending on Modern Pollution Reduction.Annals of global health · 2019Article
- Association of Low-Level Ozone with Cognitive Decline in Older Adults.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2018Article
- The effects of air pollution on individual psychological distress.Health & place · 2017Article
- Short-Term Exposure to Urban Air Pollution and Influences on Placental Vascularization Indexes.Environmental health perspectives · 2017Article
- Quantifying the impact of current and future concentrations of air pollutants on respiratory disease risk in England.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2017Article
- Long-term outdoor air pollution and DNA methylation in circulating monocytes: results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).Environmental health : a global access science source · 2016Article
- Proximity to mining industry and respiratory diseases in children in a community in Northern Chile: A cross-sectional study.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2016Article
- Traffic-related air pollution biomonitoring with Tradescantia pallida (Rose) Hunt. cv. purpurea Boom in Brazil.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2015Article
- Air pollution and respiratory allergic diseases in schoolchildren.Revista de saude publica · 2014Article
- pH in exhaled breath condensate and nasal lavage as a biomarker of air pollution-related inflammation in street traffic-controllers and office-workers.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2013Article
- Ozone is associated with an increased risk of respiratory exacerbations in patients with cystic fibrosis.Chest · 2013Article
- Association of sulfur dioxide exposure with circulatory system deaths in a medium-sized city in Brazil.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2012Article
- Lean diesel technology and human health: a case study in six Brazilian metropolitan regions.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2012Article
- Characterization and Quantification of Vehicular Emissions in Abuja Municipality-Implications for Public Health.Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical AssociationArticle
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to review original scientific articles describing the relationship between atmospheric pollution and damage to human health. We also aimed to determine which of these studies mentioned public policy issues. Original articles relating to atmospheric pollution and human health published between 1995 and 2009 were retrieved from the PubMed database and analyzed. This study included only articles dealing with atmospheric pollutants resulting primarily from vehicle emissions. Three researchers were involved in the final selection of the studies, and the chosen articles were approved by at least two of the three researchers. Of the 84 non-Brazilian studies analyzed, 80 showed an association between atmospheric pollution and adverse effects on human health. Moreover, 66 showed evidence of adverse effects on human health, even at levels below the permitted emission standards. Three studies mentioned public policies aimed at changing emission standards. Similarly, the 29 selected Brazilian studies reported adverse associations with human health, and 27 showed evidence of adverse effects even at levels below the legally permitted emission standards. Of these studies, 16 mentioned public policies aimed at changing emission standards. Based on the Brazilian and non-Brazilian scientific studies that have been conducted, it can be concluded that, even under conditions that are compliant with Brazilian air quality standards, the concentration of atmospheric pollutants in Brazil can negatively affect human health. However, as little discussion of this topic has been generated, this finding demonstrates the need to incorporate epidemiological evidence into decisions regarding legal regulations and to discuss the public policy implications in epidemiological studies.
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