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Woodsmoke Health Effects: A Review

From: http://www.uvm.edu/~susagctr/Documents/Woodsmoke.pdf Inhalation Toxicology, 19:67–106, 2007 Copyright c Informa Healthcare ISSN: 0895-8378 print / 1091-7691 online DOI: 10.1080/08958370600985875 Naeher, Luke P. et. al. Woodsmoke Health Effects: A Review The article states: “The sentiment that woodsmoke, being a natural substance, must be benign … Continue reading

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Health Canada: “The Pollutants in Wood Smoke”

From: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/iyh-vsv/environ/wood-bois-eng.php From Health Canada “The Pollutants in Wood Smoke” This online article lists the following harmful pollutants in wood smoke: “Particulate Matter: This is the term for solid or liquid particles found in the air and is one of the … Continue reading

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Immune Biomarkers in Relation to Exposure to Particulate Matter

From: Informa Healthcare http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08958370050164833 Inhalation Toxicology, 2000, Vol. 12, No. s4 , Pages 1-14 Immune Biomarkers in Relation to Exposure to Particulate Matter: A Cross-Sectional Survey in 17 Cities of Central Europe G. S. Leonardi, D. Houthuijs, P. A. Steerenberg, … Continue reading

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Adhesion of Streptococcus Pneumoniae to Human Airway Epithelial Cells Exposed to Urban Particulate Matter

From: ScienceDirect.com http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091674910018609 Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Volume 127, Issue 5, May 2011, Pages 1236-1242. Adhesion of Streptococcus pneumoniae to human airway epithelial cells exposed to urban particulate matter Naseem Mushtaq PhD, Majid Ezzati PhD, Lucinda Hall PhD, … Continue reading

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Ambient Air Quality and Occurrence of Multiple Sclerosis Relapse

From: PubMed.gov http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12566960 Neuroepidemiology. 2003 Jan-Feb;22(1):95-9. Ambient air quality and occurrence of multiple sclerosis relapse. Oikonen M, Laaksonen M, Laippala P, Oksaranta O, Lilius EM, Lindgren S, Rantio-Lehtimäki A, Anttinen A, Koski K, Erälinna JP. Aerobiology Unit, University of Turku, … Continue reading

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Air-Filtration Intervention Study in a Woodsmoke-Impacted Community

From: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine January 2011 http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/201010-1572OCv1 An Air Filter Intervention Study of Endothelial Function Among Healthy Adults in a Woodsmoke-Impacted Community Ryan W Allen, Chris Carlsten, Barb Karlen, Sara Leckie, Stephan van Eeden, Sverre … Continue reading

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PM2.5 Particulate Pollution and Arterial Blood Pressure

From: Journal of The American Society of Hypertension http://www.ashjournal.com/article/S1933-1711(09)00105-3/abstract Volume 3, Issue 5, Pages 332-350 (September 2009) Particulate matter, air pollution, and blood pressure Robert D. Brook, MDa, Sanjay Rajagopalanb Abstract A short-term increase in fine particulate matter air pollution … Continue reading

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Wood Smoke Particulate Matter and DNA Damage

From: PubMed.gov http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21235221 Chem Res Toxicol. 2011 Feb 18;24(2):168-84. Epub 2011 Jan 14. Oxidative stress, DNA damage, and inflammation induced by ambient air and wood smoke particulate matter in human A549 and THP-1 cell lines. Danielsen PH, Møller P, Jensen … Continue reading

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Wood Smoke Particulate Matter and Lung Cancer

From: ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis http://www.danskselskabforfolkesundhed.dk/fileadmin/Filer_FMF/Nyheder/woodsmoke_cancer_loft_2009.pdf Volume 674, Issues 1-2, 31 March 2009, Pages 116-122 Pernille Høgh Danielsen, Steffen Loft, Anette Kocbach, Per E. Schwarze, and Peter Mølle Oxidative Stress and Mechanisms of Environmental Toxicity Genotoxic … Continue reading

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