Associations of long-term exposure to fine particulate matter and its constituents with cardiovascular mortality: A prospective cohort study in China

CONCLUSIONS: This nationwide cohort study demonstrated associations of long-term exposure to PM2.5 and its constituents with increased risks of cardiovascular mortality in the general population of China. Our study highlighted the importance of PM2.5 constituents from fossil fuel combustion in the long-term cardiovascular effects of PM2.5 in China.PMID:35248978 | DOI:10.1016/j.envint.2022.107156

Source: Environment International - March 6, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Ruiming Liang Renjie Chen Peng Yin Aaron van Donkelaar Randall V Martin Richard Burnett Aaron J Cohen Michael Brauer Cong Liu Weidong Wang Jian Lei Lijun Wang Limin Wang Mei Zhang Haidong Kan Maigeng Zhou Source Type: research