The authors examined cancer mortality in a historical cohort study of 21,863 male and female
workers in 36 cohorts exposed to phenoxy herbicides, chlorophenols, and dioxins in 12 …

Rationale: Both prenatal and postnatal passive smoking have been linked with respiratory
symptoms and asthma in childhood. Their differential contributions to lung function growth in …

Objectives: Adverse effects have been reported of prenatal and/or postnatal passive exposure
to smoking on children’s health. Uncertainties remain about the relative importance of …

The authors studied noncancer mortality among phenoxyacid herbicide and chlorophenol
production workers and sprayers included in an international study comprising 36 cohorts …

To examine hypotheses regarding health effects of particulate matter, we conducted time
series studies in Austrian urban and rural areas. Of the pollutants measured, ambient PM 2.5 …

We examined the effect of exposure to chemicals present in the production and spraying of
phenoxy herbicides or chloro-phenols in two nested case-control studies of soft tissue …

Recently new European policies on ambient air quality—namely, the adoption of new standards
for fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ), have generated a broad debate about choosing the …

Studies of the impact of long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution on the prevalence of
respiratory symptoms and lung function in children have yielded mixed results, partly related to …

At a central elementary school in the capital of Upper Austria children aged 7–10 years
underwent repeated respiratory health checkups (questionnaires, diaries, spirometry). Between …

BACKGROUND: Current standards for fine particulates and nitrogen dioxide are under
revision. Patients with cardiovascular disease have been identified as the largest group which …