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Review
. 2016 Jan;8(1):E41-56.
doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2016.01.18.

The effect of pollutional haze on pulmonary function

Shao-Kun Liu  1 , Shan Cai  1 , Yan Chen  1 , Bing Xiao  1 , Ping Chen  1 , Xu-Dong Xiang  1
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Review

The effect of pollutional haze on pulmonary function

Shao-Kun Liu et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Jan.

Abstract

Detrimental health effects of atmospheric exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM) have been investigated in numerous studies. Exposure to pollutional haze, the carrier of air pollutants such as PM and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) has been linked to lung and cardiovascular disease, resulting increases in both hospital admissions and mortality. This review focuses on the constituents of pollutional haze and its effects on pulmonary function. The article presents the available information and seeks to correlate pollutional haze and pulmonary function.

Keywords: Air pollution; adverse effect; haze; particulate matter (PM); pulmonary function.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Haze weather of Changsha on Dec 22, 2013.
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