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New study examines air pollution’s health impact across Asia

May 31, 2023

Much of what is currently known about the adverse effects of ambient air pollution comes from studies conducted in high-income regions, especially North America and Europe, with relatively low air pollution levels.

Ambient Air Pollution and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in an Analysis of Asian Cohorts

Research Report 213

George S. Downward

Roel Vermeulen

2023

Topics:

Nitrogen Oxides

Particulate Matter

Global Health

This study by Dr. George S. Downward and Dr. Roel Vermeulen from Utrecht University, the Netherlands, addresses a clear research gap by leveraging harmonized data from the Asia Cohort Consortium, a large multicenter collaborative research effort in Asia that began in 2008.

HEI Update Fall 2022

Newsletter

Health Effects Institute

2022

Topics:

Air Pollution

Multipollutant Mixtures

Particulate Matter

Traffic-related

In this issue of HEI Update, read about:

HEI’s comprehensive new scientific review on traffic-related air pollution
An HEI study assessing health effects at very low air pollution levels in Canada
A new inclusive summer fellowship
Our successful hybrid Annual Conference 2022

…and more!

Study aims to better understand air pollutant concentrations near busy roads

August 30, 2022

Exposure to traffic-related air pollution, especially at the higher levels occurring in cities, has been associated with adverse health effects such as childhood asthma, impaired lung function, and cardiovascular disease.

Characterizing Determinants of Near-Road Ambient Air Quality for an Urban Intersection and a Freeway Site

Research Report 207

H Christopher Frey

Andrew P Grieshop

Andrey Khlystov

John J Bang

Nagui Rouphail

Joseph Guinness

et al

2022

Topics:

This report presents a study led by H. Christopher Frey of North Carolina State University in Raleigh. The investigators measured six air pollutants (nitrogen oxides, ultrafine particles, black carbon, fine particles, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone) near a freeway and in an urban area.

New Canadian study reports health effects at very low air pollution levels

July 13, 2022

A comprehensive new HEI study examining potential health risks from low levels of air pollution exposure in millions of Canadian citizens reports increased risks of mortality, including at the lowest levels of exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution (PM_2.5), levels tha

Mortality–Air Pollution Associations in Low-Exposure Environments (MAPLE): Phase 2

Research Report 212

Michael Brauer

Jeffrey R. Brook

Tanya Christidis

Yen Chu

Dan Crouse

Anders Erickson

et al

2022

Topics:

Air Pollution

Multipollutant Mixtures

Particulate Matter

This report presents a comprehensive HEI study examining potential health risks from low levels of air pollution exposure in millions of Canadian citizens. Michael Brauer at The University of British Columbia and his colleagues combined satellite data, air monitor sampling, and atmospheric modeling to estimate outdoor PM_2.5 exposures across Canada from 1981 to 2016.

Associations of Air Pollution on the Brain in Children: A Brain Imaging Study

Research Report 209

Mònica Guxens

Małgorzata J. Lubczyńska

Laura Pérez-Crespo

Ryan L. Muetzel

Hanan El Marroun

Xavier Basagaña

et al

2022

Topics:

Research Report 209 presents a study by Mònica Guxens of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) and colleagues. The team used new neuroimaging technology to assess the possible relationship of air pollution exposure during pregnancy and childhood with brain outcomes in children.

New study examines effects of air pollution on children’s brain development

February 1, 2022

A new study published by HEI examines whether early life air pollution exposure affects brain outcomes, focusing on brain structural and functional measures in children in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Assessing Adverse Health Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Low Levels of Ambient Air Pollution: Implementation of Causal Inference Methods

Research Report 211

Francesca Dominici

Antonella Zanobetti

Joel Schwartz

Danielle Braun

Ben Sabath

Xiao Wu

2022

Topics:

Air Pollution

Multipollutant Mixtures

Particulate Matter

Statistical Methods

Research Report 211 presents a major HEI study by Dr. Francesca Dominici of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and colleagues. The investigators examined the risk of mortality associated with exposure to low ambient air pollution concentrations in a cohort of 68.5 million older Americans.

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