The health effects of traffic-related air pollution: A review focused the health effects of going green

Xu Bai; Hui Chen; Brian G Oliver

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133082

The health effects of traffic-related air pollution: A review focused the health effects of going green

Chemosphere. 2022 Feb:289:133082. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133082. Epub 2021 Nov 26.

Authors

Xu Bai¹, Hui Chen¹, Brian G Oliver²

Affiliations

¹ School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
² School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Respiratory Cellular and Molecular Biology, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, 2037, Australia. Electronic address: brian.oliver@uts.edu.au.

PMID: 34843836
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133082

Abstract

Traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) is global concern due to both the ecological damage of TRAP and the adverse health effects in Humans. Several strategies to reduce TRAP have been implemented, including the use of sustainable fuels, after-treatment technologies, and new energy vehicles. Such approaches can reduce the exhaust of particulate matter, adsorbed chemicals and a range of gases, but from a health perspective these approaches are not always successful. This review aims to discuss the approaches taken, and to then describe the likely health effects of these changes.

Keywords: After-treatment technology; Biodiesel; New energy vehicles; Particulate matter; Traffic-related air pollution.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Air Pollutants* / analysis
Air Pollutants* / toxicity
Air Pollution* / adverse effects
Air Pollution* / analysis
Humans
Particulate Matter / analysis
Traffic-Related Pollution*
Vehicle Emissions / analysis
Vehicle Emissions / toxicity

Substances

Air Pollutants
Particulate Matter
Vehicle Emissions