Human health effects of air pollution

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 362-367

  Kampa, Marilena ^a   Castanas, Elias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Air pollutant; Cellular actions; Detoxification; Human health

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CARBON MONOXIDE; DETOXIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH CARE; NITROGEN OXIDES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CELLULAR ACTIONS; HUMAN HEALTH; REACTION PROPERTIES;

AIR POLLUTION;

CARBON MONOXIDE; DIOXIN; HEAVY METAL; NITROGEN OXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE AGENT; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ASTHMA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHILD; DETOXIFICATION; FOSSIL FUEL; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTAMINATION; DETOXIFICATION; DNA BINDING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; PREGNANCY; URBAN HEALTH; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 38649087934     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.06.012     Document Type: Review

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