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A Review on the Impacts of the Air Pollution on the public Health: A Case for Different Metropolises around the World
Current Research in Public Health
| Vol 1, Issue 1
Table 1. Impact of environmental pollution on the different systems
| System | Impact | Associated pollutants | |
| Cardiovascular | Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.Development of: heart failure, sudden death, arrhythmias, peripheral arterial disease, and hypertension.Ischemic events. | PM 2,5 , PM10 and PM-ultrafine NO2SO2 | |
| Pulmonary | Mortality due to respiratory causes.Development of lung cancer.Hospital admission for respiratory causes.Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAcute lower respiratory infections | PM2,5 , PM10NO2SO2O3DEP | |
| Other effects | Alterations in fetal development.Insulin resistance.Gastrointestinal disorders. | PM2,5 , PM10SO2PAH | |
| PM: particulate matter, NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide, SO2: Sulfur dioxide, O3: Ozone, DEP: Diesel exhaust-particles, PAH: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. | |||