Update in Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2009
Autor: | G. R. Scott Budinger, Joel D. Kaufman, Victor C. Van Hee, Gökhan M. Mutlu |
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Rok vydání: | 2010 |
Předmět: |
Lung Diseases
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine medicine.medical_specialty Climate Change Nitrogen Dioxide Population Air pollution Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine medicine.disease_cause Occupational safety and health Occupational medicine Life Expectancy Air Pollution Intensive care medicine Animals Humans Environmental impact assessment Particle Size Intensive care medicine education Environmental planning Inflammation Air Pollutants education.field_of_study business.industry Public health Environmental Exposure Environmental exposure Occupational Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Pulmonary Sleep and Critical Care Updates Nanoparticles Particulate Matter business |
Zdroj: | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 181:1174-1180 |
ISSN: | 1535-4970 1073-449X |
DOI: | 10.1164/rccm.201002-0183up |
Popis: | Environmental and occupational health was a major focus of both the scientific and lay press in 2009. Population-based studies confirmed the importance of environmental pollutants in the development of cardiorespiratory morbidity and mortality. Concerns regarding climate change highlighted the important public health consequences of carbon dioxide and methane emissions. The promise of new manufactured nanomaterials has been tempered by emerging concerns regarding their environmental impact. In addition, a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2009 will force a revision of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for the three major air pollutants, particulate matter, ozone, and nitrogen oxides (NOx), in 2010. In this review on environmental and occupational medicine, we provide an overview of studies in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and selected other studies from the literature focused on environmental and occupational health. Although by no means comprehensive, we attempt to highlight the progress that has been made in identifying major health consequences of environmental exposure and understanding the mechanisms by which these occur. |
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