Journal article
Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease: A Review
Abstract
Air pollution is comprised of different compounds and particulate matter (PM) of sizes 2.5 and 10 μm, with the former size posing the greatest danger to humans. Evidence suggests that the global rise in air pollution levels during the past century is correlated with the increased incidence of diseases of the cardiovascular system. On a global scale, 7 million individuals died as a result of the effects of air pollution in 2012. Air pollution …
Authors
Patel V; Kantipudi N; Jones G; Upton A; Kamath MV
Journal
Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 44, No. 5, pp. 327–346
Publisher
Begell House
Publication Date
2016
DOI
10.1615/critrevbiomedeng.2017019768
ISSN
0278-940X