Short-term and long-term exposures to fine particulate matter constituents and health: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: Environmental pollution (1987) Vol. 247; pp. 874 - 882
• Main Authors: Yang, Yang, Ruan, Zengliang, Wang, Xiaojie, Yang, Yin, Mason, Tonya G., Lin, Hualiang, Tian, Linwei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2019
• Subjects: Air Pollutants - analysis; Air Pollutants - toxicity; Air pollution; Air Pollution - adverse effects; Air Pollution - statistics & numerical data; chronic exposure; Constituents of fine particulate matter; Environmental Exposure - adverse effects; Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data; human health; Humans; iron; meta-analysis; Morbidity; Mortality; nickel; Nitrates; organic carbon; Particulate Matter - toxicity; particulates; PM2.5; potassium; risk; risk estimate; Seasons; silicon; Soot; Sulfates; systematic review; toxicity; Vanadium; zinc; Constituents of fine particulate matter; Air pollution; Mortality; Morbidity; PM2.5; PM(2.5)

Fine particulate matter (Particulate matter with diameter ≤ 2.5 μm) is associated with multiple health outcomes, with varying effects across seasons and locations. It remains largely unknown that which components of PM2.5 are most harmful to human health. We systematically searched all the relevent...