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.

Evaluation of Fine and Ultrafine Particles Proportion in Airborne Dust in an Industrial Area.

The health impacts of suspended particulate matter (SPM) are significantly associated with size-the smaller the aerosol particles, the stronger the biological effect. Quantitative evaluation of fine and ultrafine particles (FP and UFP) is, therefore, an integral part of ongoing epidemiological studies. The mass concentrations of SPM fractions (especially PM, PM, PM) were measured in an industrial area using cascade personal samplers and a gravimetric method, and their mass ratio was determined.

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.