title: Health effects of airborne particulate matter trace elements.
abstract: The effects of airborne particulate matter (PM) trace elements on health are widely concerned nowadays. Many achievements have been made while many unknowns exist. This article reports the recent research progresses, describes the effects of exposure to PM trace elements on health epidemiological evidence, toxicology findings, and raises some questions for future studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Li-Min
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000592:standards / Q000633:toxicity*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004782:Environmental Health / Q000592:standards; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000592:standards / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D014131:Trace Elements