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Urban Air Pollution and Human Health: A Review

Jaspreet Kaur * and Charu Jhamaria

1 Department of Environmental Science, IIS (Deemed to be University), Jaipur, Rajasthan India

Corresponding author Email: jaspreetchouhan95@gmail.com

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.16.2.04

Rapid and unplanned industrialization and urbanization have led to an increase in air pollutants in the urban areas are not new phenomena. Findings of several pieces of research have shown that at every stage of life beginning from the effect on developing embryo till an older age. A strong relationship has been reported between urban air pollutants with a wide variety of diseases like respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, adverse effects on the nervous system, endocrine system, prevalence of diseases like diabetes, premature births, etc. Highly susceptible groups are the children and elderly, making this problem a serious concern worldwide. Inhalation of an increasing amount of particulate matter with a variety of toxic chemicals adhered to its surface and gaseous pollutants emitted from various sources initiate complex chemical reactions in the body giving rise to several diseases. The particles move through the upper respiratory tract showing its effect in the form of pulmonary inflammation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), moving further affects the heart rate variability (HRV), Ischemic heart disease, crosses the Blood-brain barrier (BBB) leading to mental and behavior disorder as well as insulin resistance leading to diabetes. The health impacts of poor air quality are serious which require urgent attention. This comprehensive review article aims to provide comprehensive information that can be useful for environmentalists, researchers, engineers, and policymakers for incorporating the data for implementing robust action to combat the problem of increasing urban air pollution.

Blood-Brain Barrier; Cardiovascular Disease; Diabetes; Particulate Matter; Respiratory Diseases; Urban Air Pollution

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Kaur J, Jhamaria C. Urban Air Pollution and Human Health: A Review. Curr World Environ 2021;16(1). DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.16.2.04

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