"Air Pollution" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The presence of contaminants or pollutant substances in the air (AIR POLLUTANTS) that interfere with human health or welfare, or produce other harmful environmental effects. The substances may include GASES; PARTICULATE MATTER; or volatile ORGANIC CHEMICALS.
| Descriptor ID |
D000397
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.460.100
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Air Pollution" by people in Profiles.
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Neighborhood air pollution is associated with attenuated neurocognitive maturation over early adolescence. Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2026 Jun; 79:101719.
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The Role of the Oral Microbiome in Circulating Metabolic Biomarkers and the Influence of Air Pollution. Oral Dis. 2026 Jun; 32(6):1665-1674.
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Exposure to Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Risk of Adverse Health Outcomes in Women and Children in Bangladesh. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2025 Dec 26; 12(1):53.
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Impact of fine particulate matter air pollution (PM2ยท5) on Nigerian children's performance on tests of cognitive and neurobehavioral development at age seven years. Environ Int. 2025 Nov; 205:109843.
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Ambient Fine Particulate Matter, Residential Greenness, and Childhood Cancer Risk by Trimester of Exposure in Minnesota 2000 to 2014: A Case-Control Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2025 Oct 03; 34(10):1730-1739.
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Particulate matter air pollution: effects on the respiratory system. J Clin Invest. 2025 09 02; 135(17).
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Long-term PM2.5 exposure and mental health disparities: A prospective analysis of the All of Us Research Program. Environ Res. 2025 Nov 15; 285(Pt 5):122691.
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Association of air pollution with ventricular arrhythmias and physical activity: A natural experiment from US wildfires. Heart Rhythm. 2025 08; 22(8):e374-e379.
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Proximity to traffic is associated with worse symptom severity in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps. Am J Otolaryngol. 2025 Jan-Feb; 46(1):104580.
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Air pollutant impact on disease characteristics and outcomes in patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Blood Adv. 2024 09 10; 8(17):4647-4650.