Annotated Bibliography of Recent Studies on the Health Effects of Air Pollution 2001-2002
In the last year, hundreds of scientific papers on the health effects of air pollution have been published reporting on effects ranging from respiratory symptoms to premature mortality.
The studies extend our understanding of the short-and long-term effects of exposure to common air pollutants, provide new information on potential cardiovascular mechanisms, and identify especially susceptible populations, including children.
This bibliography represents a small sampling of studies published from mid-2001 to mid-2002 in peer-reviewed journals. The new studies link air pollution with lung cancer, heart attacks, strokes, high blood pressure, congenital heart defects, asthma, and even brain damage. They identify diabetics, asthma patients, those with congestive heart failure, and children who play outdoors as being at increased risk. The recent research elucidates several pathways to explain the effects of air pollution on the cardiovascular system.
A copy of the bibliography is attached.
Attachments
- Oct. 2002 Bibliography
- oct-2002-annotated-bibliog.doc
Annotated Bibliography
