title: Increasing fine particulate air pollution in China and the potential use of exposure and biomarker data in disease prevention.
abstract: Increased industrialization and urbanization have led to marked increases in air pollutants in China over the last decade. Pollutant levels in the north and eastern regions are often four times higher than current daily levels in the United States. Recent reports indicate a higher incidence of lung cancer and mortality in men and urban dwellers, but the contribution of air pollution to these findings remains unknown. Future studies that define individual exposures, combined with biomarkers linked to disease, will be essential to the understanding of risk posed by air pollution in China.
authors.affiliation: Veteran's Administration Hospital, ‡University of Minnesota School of Public Health, §Mechanical Engineering Department, and ∥University of Minnesota Medical School, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States.
authors.forename: Chris H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wendt
authors.forename: Gurumurthy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ramachandran
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: Marshall
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hertz
authors.forename: Jeffrey H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Mandel
mesh_terms: D000397:Air Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015415:Biomarkers; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002681:China; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D052638:Particulate Matter