"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Air Pollution" by people in this website by year, and whether "Air Pollution" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1991 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 1992 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 1993 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1994 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 1995 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 1996 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1997 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 1998 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 1999 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2000 | 15 | 6 | 21 |
| 2001 | 19 | 7 | 26 |
| 2002 | 72 | 25 | 97 |
| 2003 | 75 | 17 | 92 |
| 2004 | 83 | 25 | 108 |
| 2005 | 104 | 34 | 138 |
| 2006 | 115 | 45 | 160 |
| 2007 | 165 | 51 | 216 |
| 2008 | 153 | 46 | 199 |
| 2009 | 176 | 61 | 237 |
| 2010 | 213 | 76 | 289 |
| 2011 | 191 | 111 | 302 |
| 2012 | 262 | 121 | 383 |
| 2013 | 294 | 106 | 400 |
| 2014 | 381 | 130 | 511 |
| 2015 | 390 | 146 | 536 |
| 2016 | 525 | 152 | 677 |
| 2017 | 506 | 228 | 734 |
| 2018 | 636 | 199 | 835 |
| 2019 | 297 | 68 | 365 |
| 2020 | 256 | 28 | 284 |
| 2021 | 57 | 2 | 59 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Air Pollution" by people in Profiles.
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A global association between Covid-19 cases and airborne particulate matter at regional level. Sci Rep. 2021 03 18; 11(1):6256.
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The impact of environmental variables on the spread of COVID-19 in the Republic of Korea. Sci Rep. 2021 03 16; 11(1):5977.
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Ozone pollution in the North China Plain spreading into the late-winter haze season. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 03 09; 118(10).
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[Analysis of Changes and Factors Influencing Air Pollutants in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region During the COVID-19 Pandemic]. Huan Jing Ke Xue. 2021 Mar 08; 42(3):1205-1214.
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[Impact of Pollutant Emission Reduction on Air Quality During the COVID-19 Pandemic Control in Early 2020 Based on RAMS-CMAQ]. Huan Jing Ke Xue. 2021 Mar 08; 42(3):1215-1227.
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Environmental Determinants of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2021 03 05; 21(3):15.
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The nexus between COVID-19 deaths, air pollution and economic growth in New York state: Evidence from Deep Machine Learning. J Environ Manage. 2021 May 15; 286:112241.
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Ambient air pollution and risk of respiratory infection among adults: evidence from the multiethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA). BMJ Open Respir Res. 2021 03; 8(1).
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The Interplay Between Air Pollution and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). J Occup Environ Med. 2021 03 01; 63(3):e163-e167.
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Relations between Air Quality and Covid-19 Lockdown Measures in Valencia, Spain. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 02 26; 18(5).