Lifetime losses due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases attributable to air pollution in polluted and unpolluted areas.

The article assesses differences in lifetime losses caused by premature deaths from cardiopulmonary disease in populations living in areas with different environmental burdens. The results provide different perspectives on data on total years lost and lifetime losses attributable to air pollution. Such lifetime losses in the industrial area related to cardiovascular causes of death are 7.

Spatial and seasonal variability of the mass concentration and chemical composition of PM in Poland.

The seasonal changes in ambient mass concentrations and chemical composition of fine particulate matter (PM) were investigated in three locations in Poland. The analyses included PM-bound hazardous benzo()pyrene (BaP), As, Ni, Cd, and Pb. The samples of PM were collected daily in Katowice (southern Poland, urban background site), Gdańsk, and Diabla Góra (northern Poland, urban and regional background sites, respectively) during 1-year-long campaign in 2010.