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2008

June 2008: Acute Effects of Ambient Particulate Matter on Mortality in Europe and North America: Results from the APHENA Study - Evangelia Samoli et al. Environ Health Perspect (online) Abstract| Full Text (Acrobat pdf)
May 2008: Use of residential wood heating in a context of climate change: a population survey in Québec (Canada). - Bélanger D, Gosselin P, Valois P, Abdous B BMC Public Health. 2008 May 28;8:184 "Increased residential wood heating could very well become a maladaptation to climate change, given its known consequences on winter smog and respiratory health" Abstract
February 2008: Changes in lung function and airway inflammation among asthmatic children residing in a woodsmoke-impacted urban area. - Allen RW, Mar T, Koenig J, Liu LJ, Gould T, Simpson C, Larson T Inhal Toxicol. 2008 Feb;20(4):423-33 Abstract

2007

October 2007: Where there’s smoke there’s lung disease (Exposure to biofuels in China) - Youcheng Liu Thorax 2007 62 (10) 838-839 Extract
July 2007: Particle size-dependent radical generation from wildland fire smoke - Leonard SS et al Toxicology. 2007 Jul 1;236(1-2):103-13
April 2007: Is air pollution a cause of cardiovascular disease? Updated review and controversies - Brook RD "Without doubt, exposure to particulate matter can play a causal role in triggering a host of acute cardiovascular events via many mechanisms" Rev Environ Health. 2007 Apr-Jun;22(2):115-37.
February 2007: Long-term exposure to air pollution and incidence of cardiovascular events in women - Miller KA et al N Engl J Med. 2007 Feb 1;356(5):447-58
January 2007: Woodsmoke health effects: a review - Naeher LP, Brauer M, Lipsett M, et al. Inhal Toxicol. 2007 Jan;19(1):67-106 Abstract | Full Text (Acrobat pdf 2 MB)

2006

October 2006: Experimental exposure to wood-smoke particles in healthy humans: effects on markers of inflammation, coagulation, and lipid peroxidation - Barregard L, et al. Inhal Toxicol. 2006 Oct;18(11):845-53 Abstract
August 2006: Cost-Benefit Analysis of Wood Smoke Reduction in Perth - JJ Todd Acrobat Pdf
May 2006: A study of infant mortality in California strengthens the link between fine particulate air pollution and infant mortality: Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) air pollution and selected causes of postneonatal infant mortality in California - Woodruff TJ, Parker JD, and Schoendorf KC. Environ Health Perspect 114:786-790 (2006) Abstract | Full Text (Pdf)
April-June 2006: Ambient Woodsmoke and Associated Respiratory Emergency Department Visits in Spokane, Washington
- AB Schreuder, TV Larson, L Sheppard, CS Claiborn. Int J Occup Environ Health 2006;12:147–153 | Acrobat file | Journal website
March 2006: The Effects of Air Pollution on Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular Disease in Elderly People in Australian and New Zealand Cities - Barnett AG, Williams GM, Schwartz J, Best TL, Neller AH, Petroeschevsky AL, and Simpson RW Abstract Environ Health Perspect doi:10.1289/ehp.8674 Online 13 March 2006
"Elderly populations in Australia need to be protected from air pollution arising from outdoor sources to reduce cardiovascular disease"
March 2006: Fine particulate air pollution and hospital admission for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
- Vallejo M, et al. Abstract J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2006 Mar;16(2):125-30
March 2006: Ambient fine particles modify heart rate variability in young healthy adults.
- Dominici F, et al. Abstract JAMA. 2006 Mar 8;295(10):1127-34
March 2006: Shedding new light on wood smoke: a risk factor for respiratory health - Boman C, Forsberg B, Sandström T Full Text Eur Respir J 2006; 27:446-447
March 2006: Wood smoke exposure and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Orozco-Levi M et al. Abstract | Full Text Eur Respir J 2006; 27:542-546
February 2006: Clinicians prescribing exercise: is air pollution a hazard? - MJA 2006; 184 (3): 140 - Medical Journal of Australia Letter
January 2006: Physicochemical characterisation of combustion particles from vehicle exhaust and residential wood smoke - Anette Kocbach, et al. Particle and Fibre Toxicology 2006, 3:1 Full online version (Norway)
January 2006: Fine particulate air pollution and mortality in nine California counties: results from CALFINE
- Ostro B, Broadwin R, Green S, Feng WY, Lipsett M. Full Text Environ Health Perspect. 2006 Jan;114(1):29-33

2005

December 2005: Death by Particles: The Link Between Air Pollution and Fatal Coronary Heart Disease in Women
Summary | Full Text Environ Health Perspect. 2005 December; 113(12): 1723–1729.
December 2005: Pollution from the average wood heater estimated to cost thousands of dollars per year. Robinson DL. Air pollution in Australia: review of costs, sources and potential solutions Article (Acrobat pdf) Health Promotion Journal of Australia 2005 : 16 (3)
December 2005: Experiments with mice reveal that long-term exposure to small particulate air pollution causes heart damage.
Long-term air pollution exposure and acceleration of atherosclerosis and vascular inflammation in an animal model. Abstract J. American Medical Assoc. 2005;294:3003-3010.
November 2005: Air Pollution Economics – Health Costs in the Greater Sydney Metropolitan Region
Acrobat pdf
September 2005: Significant death risk linked to airborne particles
News-Medical.Net article
- Jerrett M, et al. Spatial Analysis of Air Pollution and Mortality in Los Angeles. Epidemiology. Vol. 16, No. 6 (published early on Epi Fast-Track
September 2005: Link between ambient air pollution and acute myocardial infarction, or heart attack
News articel | Abstract - Vermylen J, et al. Ambient air pollution and acute myocardial infarction. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 3(9):1955
September 2005: Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Cardiorespiratory Effects in the Elderly
Abstract - Epidemiology. 16(5):681-687
August 2005: Associations between ambient air pollution and daily emergency department attendances for cardiovascular disease in the elderly (65+ years), Sydney, Australia
Abstract in Journal of Exposure Analysis and Experimental Epidemiology August 2005
- "adds to the growing evidence for the effects of ambient air pollution on CVD outcomes even at relatively low ambient concentrations"
August 2005: Acute Blood Pressure Responses in Healthy Adults During Controlled Air Pollution Exposures
Abstract in Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 113, Number 8, August 2005
July 2005: Woodsmoke exposure may increase lung cancer risk by similar mechanism as tobacco smoke
Abstract in Chest Journal | Summary at Burning Issues Lung cancer pathogenesis associated with wood smoke exposure. Delgado et al. Chest. 2005 Jul;128(1):124-31.
July 2005: Air Pollution linked to low birth-weight - NSW Health report Sydney Morning Herald | Full text | Abstract
- "It re-emphasises the point that we should be keeping air pollution as low as we possibly can."
July 2005: U.S. EPA Staff Paper on the Review of Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter - See EPA website
July 2005: The global burden of disease due to outdoor air pollution
Abstract
June/July 2005: Reanalysis of the Harvard Six Cities Study
part I: validation and replication Abstract | part II: sensitivity analysis Abstract - Inhal Toxicol. 2005 Jun-Jul;17(7-8) 335-42, 343-53
June 2005: Episodic air pollution is associated with increased DNA fragmentation in human sperm
Abstract - Human Reproduction 2005 20(10):2776-2783
June 2005: Proposed Identification of Environmental Tobacco Smoke as a Toxic Air Contaminant
Air Resources Board Report
May 2005: Cardiovascular effects of secondhand smoke nearly as large as smoking
Abstract | Circulation. 2005;111:2684-2698
March 2005: Critical Review Of The Health Effects Of Woodsmoke. Naeher1 LP, Smith KR, Brauer M, et al.
Acrobat pdf
March 2005: Effects of Air Pollution on Heart Rate Variability: The VA Normative Aging Study
Research article
February 2005: Air pollution (PAH) may alter the structure of babies' chromosomes while in the womb - News article | Abstract
February 2005: Exposure to ambient air pollution and prenatal and early childhood health effects
Abstract in European Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 20 No. 2 Feb. 2005
February 2005: Air pollution responsible for 310,000 premature deaths in Europe each year
BBC News report | European Commission Air Quality website
January 2005: Passive smoking in childhood may increase risk of lung cancer in later life
Summary | Full text (pdf)
2005 (undated): Effects of air pollution on childrens' health and development
WHO report (pdf ~2MB)

2004

December 2004: Smog Clogs Arteries: Pollution does lasting harm to blood vessels
Science News article | Full text
November 2004: Fine particulate matter and wheezing illnesses in the first year of life
Abstract Epidemiology. 2004 Nov;15(6):702-8
October 2004: Does Particulate Air Pollution Contribute to Infant Death? A Systematic Review
Abstract | Full text - Environ Health Perspect. 2004 Oct;112(14):1365-71
September 2004: No Deep Breathing: Air pollution impedes lung development
Science News Article | Abstract in New England Journal of Medicine
September 2004: Inhaled particles damage vascular lining
Science News reference
June 2004: Health Aspects of Air Pollution - WHO report
Full Report (pdf)
June 2004: Exposure to air pollution could lead to genetic damage to foetus
News article
June 2004: Air pollution and heart disease
Abstract | Full text Circulation. 2004;109:2655-2671
May 2004: Air pollution link to cot deaths
BBC News article | Abstract in Environmental Health | Full text
May 2004: Link between air particulate pollution and heritable genetic mutation
Do Airborne Particles Induce Heritable Mutations? - Science 14 May 2004: Vol. 304. no. 5673, pp. 971 - 972
Summary at McMaster University | Full text (pdf)
May 2004: Personal monitoring of selected VOCs: the contribution of woodsmoke to exposure (Launceston, Tasmania) - Technical report
June 2004: Air pollution and heart disease
Abstract | Full text Circulation. 2004;109:2655-2671
March 2004: Atmospheric tar balls: Particles from biomass and biofuel burning
Abstract | Summary J. Geophys. Res., 109
February 2004: Cause-specific mortality and the extended effects of particulate pollution and temperature exposure
Abstract - Environ Health Perspect. 2004 Feb;112(2):179-85

2003

December 2003: Air pollution (fine particles) worse for heart than lungs
News story | Abstract C. Arden Pope, III et al. Cardiovascular Mortality and Long-Term Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution - Circulation. 2004 Jan 6;109(1):71-7. Epub 2003 Dec 15
August 2003: Adverse health effects from ambient air pollution in relation to residential wood combustion in modern society. Boman BC, Forsberg AB, Jarvholm BG Abstract Scand J Work Environ Health. 2003 Aug;29(4):251-60
August 2003: Pollution particles found to have large impact on infant health
News release | Full report (pdf)
May 2003: Subpopulations at increased risk of adverse health outcomes from air pollution
Abstract | Full text Eur Respir J 2003; 21:57S-63S
February 2003: Effects of inhaled ambient particulate matter on pulmonary antimicrobial immune defense
Abstract - Zelikoff JT et al. Inhal Toxicol. 2003 Feb;15(2):131-50

2002

December 2002: Air pollution and its health impacts: the changing panorama
Abstract | Full text - Kjellstrom TE, Neller A, Simpson RW. Med J Aust. 2002 Dec 2-16;177(11-12):604-8
October 2002: Effect of air-pollution control on death rates in Dublin, Ireland: an intervention study
Abstract | Full text (pdf) - Clancy L, et al. Lancet 2002; 360:1210-1214.
October 2002: The Concentration-Response Relation between PM2.5 and Daily Deaths
Abstract | Full article - Environ Health Perspect. 2002 Oct;110(10):1025-9
October 2002: Wood Stoves and Portable Gas Heaters Tied to Infant Breathing Problems
Summary article | Abstract | Full text
September 2002: EPA Ambient Air Quality Research Project (1996-2001) - Dioxins, organics, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals - has more information on PAH emissions from woodheaters, in particular, Winter concentrations of PAH in Sydney compared to regional centres in NSW
July 2002: The Toxicology of Inhaled Woodsmoke. Judith T. Zelikoff, Lung Chi Chen, Mitchell D. Cohen, Richard B. Schlesinger Abstract J. Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B: Critical Reviews, 2002 Jul-Sep;5(3):269-82
June 2002: Review of Literature on Residential Firewood Use, Wood-Smoke and Air Toxics Technical report Environment Australia
June 2002: Bushfires, air pollution and asthma ABC Science News | Medical Journal of Australia Article - Peter R Lewis and Stephen J Corbett — Med J Aust 2002; 176 (11): 517.
June 2002: Woodheaters may contribute to nasal polyposis Journal Abstract
May 2002: Air pollution and brain damage - Abstract - Toxicologic Pathology, Volume 30, Number 3 / May - June 2002
March 2002: Woodheater Emissions Characterisation Study - prepared by CSIRO Atmospheric Research for Environment Australia, 2002
March 2002: Lung cancer, cardiopulmonary mortality, and long-term exposure to fine particulate air pollution Abstract JAMA. 2002 Mar 6;287(9):1132-41
March 2002: Particulate air pollution induces progression of atherosclerosis
Abstract (PubMed) - Suwa T, Hogg JC, Quinlan KB et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002 Mar 20;39(6):935-42
February 2002: Particulate air pollution and hospital admissions in Christchurch, New Zealand. McGowan JA Abstract Aust N Z J Public Health 2002; 26: 23-9
January 2002: Health Effects of Subchronic Exposure to Low Levels of Wood Smoke in Rats. Abstract | Full text Tesfaigzi Y. et al. Toxicological Sciences 65, 115-125 (2002)

2001

October 2001: Air pollution and retained particles in the lung - Journal Abstract
June 2001: Increased particulate air pollution and the triggering of myocardial infarction
Abstract - Peters A, et al. Circulation. 2001;103(23):2810-5.
May 2001: Woodheater Emissions Management Program for the Tamar Valley - Scoping Study - published by Environment Australia, 2001 - a good reference for information on woodsmoke especially in Launceston, Tasmania.

2000

October 2000: Association of fine particulate matter from different sources with daily mortality in six U.S. cities
Abstract - Environ Health Perspect. 2000 Oct;108(10):941-7
June 2000: Effects of Ambient Air Pollution on daily mortality in Melbourne 1991-1996 Melbourne Mortality Study
March 2000: Harvesting and long term exposure effects in the relation between air pollution and mortality
Abstract - Schwartz,J. Am J Epidemiol. 2000 Mar 1;151(5):440-8

1999

August 1999: Mortality and Air Pollution: Associations Persist with Continued Advances in Research Methodology
Research overview - Pope CA, Environ Health Perspect. 1999 Aug;107(8):613-4
March 1999: A Study of Twelve Southern California Communities with Differing Levels and Types of Air Pollution
Abstract I | Abstract II | BBC News article: air pollution discriminates between the sexes
February 1999: All But Quiet on the Particulate Front
Full text - Brunekreef B, Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1999 Feb;159(2):354-6

1998

December 1998: Wood stoves linked to mouth cancer
Summary at Burning Issues | Abstract | Full text (pdf) - International Journal of Epidemiology, 1998, Volume 27, Issue 6, pp. 936-940
May 1998: Air pollution and daily mortality in Sydney, Australia, 1989 through 1993
Abstract - Morgan G, et al. Am J Public Health. 1998 May;88(5):759-64

1997

December 1997: Associations between Outdoor Air Pollution and Daily Mortality in Brisbane, Australia
Abstract - Simpson RW, et al. Arch Environ Health. 1997 Nov-Dec;52(6):442-54

1996

October 1996: Direct link between benzo-alpha-pyrene (a chemical found in woodsmoke and cigarette smoke) and mutations in the gene associated with human lung cancer Abstract
Preferential Formation of Benzo[a]pyrene Adducts at Lung Cancer Mutational Hotspots in P53, Science. 1996 Oct 18;274(5286):430-2
October 1996: Is Daily Mortality Associated Specifically With Fine Particles? Abstract
Schwartz J., Dockery D.W., Neas L.M,. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 46(10):927-939

1995

March 1995: Woodsmoke reduces the immune system's ability to fight infection
"Part of the problem is that wood smoke is a witch's brew of carcinogens, including aldehydes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and organic particles less than 10 microns in diameter..."
Environmental toxicants under scrutiny at Baltimore meeting, Stone R., Science. 1995 Mar 24;267(5205):1770-1

1994

May 1994: Wood Smoke - Emissions and NonCancer Respiratory Effects
Abstract Larson T.V., Koenig J.Q., Annual Review of Public Health, 15:133-156, 1994
? 1994: Acute Respiratory Effects of Particulate Air Pollution
Abstract - Dockery DW., Pope CA. Annu Rev Public Health. 1994;15:107-32

1993

December 1993: An association between air pollution and mortality in six U.S. cities Abstract N Engl J Med. 1993 Dec 9;329(24):1753-9

1991

June 1991: Woodsmoke up to 12 times as mutagenic as cigarette smoke
Lewtas J., Zweidinger R.B., Cupitt L., Mutagenicity, Tumorigenicity and Estimation of Cancer Risk from Ambient Aerosol and Source Emissions from Woodsmoke and Motor Vehicles, Air and Waste Management Association 84th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Vancouver, British Columbia

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			2008 June 2008 Acute Effects of Ambient Particulate Matter on Mortality in Europe and North America: Results from the APHENA Study - Evangelia Samoli et al. Environ Health Perspect (online) Abstract\| Full Text (Acrobat pdf) May 2008 Use of residential wood heating in a context of climate change: a population survey in Québec (Canada). - Bélanger D, Gosselin P, Valois P, Abdous B BMC Public Health. 2008 May 28;8:184 "Increased residential wood heating could very well become a maladaptation to climate change, given its known consequences on winter smog and respiratory health" Abstract February 2008 Changes in lung function and airway inflammation among asthmatic children residing in a woodsmoke-impacted urban area. - Allen RW, Mar T, Koenig J, Liu LJ, Gould T, Simpson C, Larson T Inhal Toxicol. 2008 Feb;20(4):423-33 Abstract 2007 October 2007 Where there’s smoke there’s lung disease (Exposure to biofuels in China) - Youcheng Liu Thorax 2007 62 (10) 838-839 Extract July 2007 Particle size-dependent radical generation from wildland fire smoke - Leonard SS et al Toxicology. 2007 Jul 1;236(1-2):103-13 April 2007 Is air pollution a cause of cardiovascular disease? Updated review and controversies - Brook RD "Without doubt, exposure to particulate matter can play a causal role in triggering a host of acute cardiovascular events via many mechanisms" Rev Environ Health. 2007 Apr-Jun;22(2):115-37. February 2007 Long-term exposure to air pollution and incidence of cardiovascular events in women - Miller KA et al N Engl J Med. 2007 Feb 1;356(5):447-58 January 2007 Woodsmoke health effects: a review - Naeher LP, Brauer M, Lipsett M, et al. Inhal Toxicol. 2007 Jan;19(1):67-106 Abstract \| Full Text (Acrobat pdf 2 MB) 2006 October 2006 Experimental exposure to wood-smoke particles in healthy humans: effects on markers of inflammation, coagulation, and lipid peroxidation - Barregard L, et al. Inhal Toxicol. 2006 Oct;18(11):845-53 Abstract August 2006 Cost-Benefit Analysis of Wood Smoke Reduction in Perth - JJ Todd Acrobat Pdf May 2006 A study of infant mortality in California strengthens the link between fine particulate air pollution and infant mortality: Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) air pollution and selected causes of postneonatal infant mortality in California - Woodruff TJ, Parker JD, and Schoendorf KC. Environ Health Perspect 114:786-790 (2006) Abstract \| Full Text (Pdf) April-June 2006 Ambient Woodsmoke and Associated Respiratory Emergency Department Visits in Spokane, Washington - AB Schreuder, TV Larson, L Sheppard, CS Claiborn. Int J Occup Environ Health 2006;12:147–153 \| Acrobat file \| Journal website March 2006 The Effects of Air Pollution on Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular Disease in Elderly People in Australian and New Zealand Cities - Barnett AG, Williams GM, Schwartz J, Best TL, Neller AH, Petroeschevsky AL, and Simpson RW Abstract Environ Health Perspect doi:10.1289/ehp.8674 Online 13 March 2006 "Elderly populations in Australia need to be protected from air pollution arising from outdoor sources to reduce cardiovascular disease" March 2006 Fine particulate air pollution and hospital admission for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. - Vallejo M, et al. Abstract J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2006 Mar;16(2):125-30 March 2006 Ambient fine particles modify heart rate variability in young healthy adults. - Dominici F, et al. Abstract JAMA. 2006 Mar 8;295(10):1127-34 March 2006 Shedding new light on wood smoke: a risk factor for respiratory health - Boman C, Forsberg B, Sandström T Full Text Eur Respir J 2006; 27:446-447 March 2006 Wood smoke exposure and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Orozco-Levi M et al. Abstract \| Full Text Eur Respir J 2006; 27:542-546 February 2006 Clinicians prescribing exercise: is air pollution a hazard? - MJA 2006; 184 (3): 140 - Medical Journal of Australia Letter January 2006 Physicochemical characterisation of combustion particles from vehicle exhaust and residential wood smoke - Anette Kocbach, et al. Particle and Fibre Toxicology 2006, 3:1 Full online version (Norway) January 2006 Fine particulate air pollution and mortality in nine California counties: results from CALFINE - Ostro B, Broadwin R, Green S, Feng WY, Lipsett M. Full Text Environ Health Perspect. 2006 Jan;114(1):29-33 2005 December 2005 Death by Particles: The Link Between Air Pollution and Fatal Coronary Heart Disease in Women Summary \| Full Text Environ Health Perspect. 2005 December; 113(12): 1723–1729. December 2005 Pollution from the average wood heater estimated to cost thousands of dollars per year. Robinson DL. Air pollution in Australia: review of costs, sources and potential solutions Article (Acrobat pdf) Health Promotion Journal of Australia 2005 : 16 (3) December 2005 Experiments with mice reveal that long-term exposure to small particulate air pollution causes heart damage. Long-term air pollution exposure and acceleration of atherosclerosis and vascular inflammation in an animal model. Abstract J. American Medical Assoc. 2005;294:3003-3010. November 2005 Air Pollution Economics – Health Costs in the Greater Sydney Metropolitan Region Acrobat pdf September 2005 Significant death risk linked to airborne particles News-Medical.Net article - Jerrett M, et al. Spatial Analysis of Air Pollution and Mortality in Los Angeles. Epidemiology. Vol. 16, No. 6 (published early on Epi Fast-Track September 2005 Link between ambient air pollution and acute myocardial infarction, or heart attack News articel \| Abstract - Vermylen J, et al. Ambient air pollution and acute myocardial infarction. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 3(9):1955 September 2005 Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Cardiorespiratory Effects in the Elderly Abstract - Epidemiology. 16(5):681-687 August 2005 Associations between ambient air pollution and daily emergency department attendances for cardiovascular disease in the elderly (65+ years), Sydney, Australia Abstract in Journal of Exposure Analysis and Experimental Epidemiology August 2005 - "adds to the growing evidence for the effects of ambient air pollution on CVD outcomes even at relatively low ambient concentrations" August 2005 Acute Blood Pressure Responses in Healthy Adults During Controlled Air Pollution Exposures Abstract in Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 113, Number 8, August 2005 July 2005 Woodsmoke exposure may increase lung cancer risk by similar mechanism as tobacco smoke Abstract in Chest Journal \| Summary at Burning Issues Lung cancer pathogenesis associated with wood smoke exposure. Delgado et al. Chest. 2005 Jul;128(1):124-31. July 2005 Air Pollution linked to low birth-weight - NSW Health report Sydney Morning Herald \| Full text \| Abstract - "It re-emphasises the point that we should be keeping air pollution as low as we possibly can." July 2005 U.S. EPA Staff Paper on the Review of Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter - See EPA website July 2005 The global burden of disease due to outdoor air pollution Abstract June/July 2005 Reanalysis of the Harvard Six Cities Study part I: validation and replication Abstract \| part II: sensitivity analysis Abstract - Inhal Toxicol. 2005 Jun-Jul;17(7-8) 335-42, 343-53 June 2005 Episodic air pollution is associated with increased DNA fragmentation in human sperm Abstract - Human Reproduction 2005 20(10):2776-2783 June 2005 Proposed Identification of Environmental Tobacco Smoke as a Toxic Air Contaminant Air Resources Board Report May 2005 Cardiovascular effects of secondhand smoke nearly as large as smoking Abstract \| Circulation. 2005;111:2684-2698 March 2005 Critical Review Of The Health Effects Of Woodsmoke. Naeher1 LP, Smith KR, Brauer M, et al. Acrobat pdf March 2005 Effects of Air Pollution on Heart Rate Variability: The VA Normative Aging Study Research article February 2005 Air pollution (PAH) may alter the structure of babies' chromosomes while in the womb - News article \| Abstract February 2005 Exposure to ambient air pollution and prenatal and early childhood health effects Abstract in European Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 20 No. 2 Feb. 2005 February 2005 Air pollution responsible for 310,000 premature deaths in Europe each year BBC News report \| European Commission Air Quality website January 2005 Passive smoking in childhood may increase risk of lung cancer in later life Summary \| Full text (pdf) 2005 (undated) Effects of air pollution on childrens' health and development WHO report (pdf ~2MB) 2004 December 2004 Smog Clogs Arteries: Pollution does lasting harm to blood vessels Science News article \| Full text November 2004 Fine particulate matter and wheezing illnesses in the first year of life Abstract Epidemiology. 2004 Nov;15(6):702-8 October 2004 Does Particulate Air Pollution Contribute to Infant Death? A Systematic Review Abstract \| Full text - Environ Health Perspect. 2004 Oct;112(14):1365-71 September 2004 No Deep Breathing: Air pollution impedes lung development Science News Article \| Abstract in New England Journal of Medicine September 2004 Inhaled particles damage vascular lining Science News reference June 2004 Health Aspects of Air Pollution - WHO report Full Report (pdf) June 2004 Exposure to air pollution could lead to genetic damage to foetus News article June 2004 Air pollution and heart disease Abstract \| Full text Circulation. 2004;109:2655-2671 May 2004 Air pollution link to cot deaths BBC News article \| Abstract in Environmental Health \| Full text May 2004 Link between air particulate pollution and heritable genetic mutation Do Airborne Particles Induce Heritable Mutations? - Science 14 May 2004: Vol. 304. no. 5673, pp. 971 - 972 Summary at McMaster University \| Full text (pdf) May 2004 Personal monitoring of selected VOCs: the contribution of woodsmoke to exposure (Launceston, Tasmania) - Technical report June 2004 Air pollution and heart disease Abstract \| Full text Circulation. 2004;109:2655-2671 March 2004 Atmospheric tar balls: Particles from biomass and biofuel burning Abstract \| Summary J. Geophys. Res., 109 February 2004 Cause-specific mortality and the extended effects of particulate pollution and temperature exposure Abstract - Environ Health Perspect. 2004 Feb;112(2):179-85 2003 December 2003 Air pollution (fine particles) worse for heart than lungs News story \| Abstract C. Arden Pope, III et al. Cardiovascular Mortality and Long-Term Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution - Circulation. 2004 Jan 6;109(1):71-7. Epub 2003 Dec 15 August 2003 Adverse health effects from ambient air pollution in relation to residential wood combustion in modern society. Boman BC, Forsberg AB, Jarvholm BG Abstract Scand J Work Environ Health. 2003 Aug;29(4):251-60 August 2003 Pollution particles found to have large impact on infant health News release \| Full report (pdf) May 2003 Subpopulations at increased risk of adverse health outcomes from air pollution Abstract \| Full text Eur Respir J 2003; 21:57S-63S February 2003 Effects of inhaled ambient particulate matter on pulmonary antimicrobial immune defense Abstract - Zelikoff JT et al. Inhal Toxicol. 2003 Feb;15(2):131-50 2002 December 2002 Air pollution and its health impacts: the changing panorama Abstract \| Full text - Kjellstrom TE, Neller A, Simpson RW. Med J Aust. 2002 Dec 2-16;177(11-12):604-8 October 2002 Effect of air-pollution control on death rates in Dublin, Ireland: an intervention study Abstract \| Full text (pdf) - Clancy L, et al. Lancet 2002; 360:1210-1214. October 2002 The Concentration-Response Relation between PM2.5 and Daily Deaths Abstract \| Full article - Environ Health Perspect. 2002 Oct;110(10):1025-9 October 2002 Wood Stoves and Portable Gas Heaters Tied to Infant Breathing Problems Summary article \| Abstract \| Full text September 2002 EPA Ambient Air Quality Research Project (1996-2001) - Dioxins, organics, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals - has more information on PAH emissions from woodheaters, in particular, Winter concentrations of PAH in Sydney compared to regional centres in NSW July 2002 The Toxicology of Inhaled Woodsmoke. Judith T. Zelikoff, Lung Chi Chen, Mitchell D. Cohen, Richard B. Schlesinger Abstract J. Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B: Critical Reviews, 2002 Jul-Sep;5(3):269-82 June 2002 Review of Literature on Residential Firewood Use, Wood-Smoke and Air Toxics Technical report Environment Australia June 2002 Bushfires, air pollution and asthma ABC Science News \| Medical Journal of Australia Article - Peter R Lewis and Stephen J Corbett — Med J Aust 2002; 176 (11): 517. June 2002 Woodheaters may contribute to nasal polyposis Journal Abstract May 2002 Air pollution and brain damage - Abstract - Toxicologic Pathology, Volume 30, Number 3 / May - June 2002 March 2002 Woodheater Emissions Characterisation Study - prepared by CSIRO Atmospheric Research for Environment Australia, 2002 March 2002 Lung cancer, cardiopulmonary mortality, and long-term exposure to fine particulate air pollution Abstract JAMA. 2002 Mar 6;287(9):1132-41 March 2002 Particulate air pollution induces progression of atherosclerosis Abstract (PubMed) - Suwa T, Hogg JC, Quinlan KB et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002 Mar 20;39(6):935-42 February 2002 Particulate air pollution and hospital admissions in Christchurch, New Zealand. McGowan JA Abstract Aust N Z J Public Health 2002; 26: 23-9 January 2002 Health Effects of Subchronic Exposure to Low Levels of Wood Smoke in Rats. Abstract \| Full text Tesfaigzi Y. et al. Toxicological Sciences 65, 115-125 (2002) 2001 October 2001 Air pollution and retained particles in the lung - Journal Abstract June 2001 Increased particulate air pollution and the triggering of myocardial infarction Abstract - Peters A, et al. Circulation. 2001;103(23):2810-5. May 2001 Woodheater Emissions Management Program for the Tamar Valley - Scoping Study - published by Environment Australia, 2001 - a good reference for information on woodsmoke especially in Launceston, Tasmania. 2000 October 2000 Association of fine particulate matter from different sources with daily mortality in six U.S. cities Abstract - Environ Health Perspect. 2000 Oct;108(10):941-7 June 2000 Effects of Ambient Air Pollution on daily mortality in Melbourne 1991-1996 Melbourne Mortality Study March 2000 Harvesting and long term exposure effects in the relation between air pollution and mortality Abstract - Schwartz,J. Am J Epidemiol. 2000 Mar 1;151(5):440-8 1999 August 1999 Mortality and Air Pollution: Associations Persist with Continued Advances in Research Methodology Research overview - Pope CA, Environ Health Perspect. 1999 Aug;107(8):613-4 March 1999 A Study of Twelve Southern California Communities with Differing Levels and Types of Air Pollution Abstract I \| Abstract II \| BBC News article: air pollution discriminates between the sexes February 1999 All But Quiet on the Particulate Front Full text - Brunekreef B, Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1999 Feb;159(2):354-6 1998 December 1998 Wood stoves linked to mouth cancer Summary at Burning Issues \| Abstract \| Full text (pdf) - International Journal of Epidemiology, 1998, Volume 27, Issue 6, pp. 936-940 May 1998 Air pollution and daily mortality in Sydney, Australia, 1989 through 1993 Abstract - Morgan G, et al. Am J Public Health. 1998 May;88(5):759-64 1997 December 1997 Associations between Outdoor Air Pollution and Daily Mortality in Brisbane, Australia Abstract - Simpson RW, et al. Arch Environ Health. 1997 Nov-Dec;52(6):442-54 1996 October 1996 Direct link between benzo-alpha-pyrene (a chemical found in woodsmoke and cigarette smoke) and mutations in the gene associated with human lung cancer Abstract Preferential Formation of Benzo[a]pyrene Adducts at Lung Cancer Mutational Hotspots in P53, Science. 1996 Oct 18;274(5286):430-2 October 1996 Is Daily Mortality Associated Specifically With Fine Particles? Abstract Schwartz J., Dockery D.W., Neas L.M,. 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