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657,214 | Investigating the impact of elevated levels of ozone on tropical wheat using integrated phenotypical, physiological, biochemical, and proteomics approaches | Sarkar, A; Rakwal, R; Agrawal, SB; Shibato, J; Ogawa, Y; Yoshida, Y; Agrawal, GK; Agrawal, M | 2,010 | Ozone (O-3), a potent air pollutant and a significant greenhouse gas, has been recognized as a major component of global climate change. However, current increasing trends in its background level are projecting a more severe threat to natural and cultivated plants in the near future. The present study has been designed... | 1 |
386,870 | A large atomic chlorine source inferred from mid-continental reactive nitrogen chemistry | Thornton, JA; Kercher, JP; Riedel, TP; Wagner, NL; Cozic, J; Holloway, JS; Dube, WP; Wolfe, GM; Quinn, PK; Middlebrook, AM; Alexander, B; Brown, SS | 2,010 | Halogen atoms and oxides are highly reactive and can profoundly affect atmospheric composition. Chlorine atoms can decrease the lifetimes of gaseous elemental mercury(1) and hydrocarbons such as the greenhouse gas methane(2). Chlorine atoms also influence cycles that catalytically destroy or produce tropospheric ozone(... | 1 |
386,271 | A two-time-period comparison of the effects of ambient air pollution on outpatient visits for acute respiratory illnesses | Sinclair, AH; Edgerton, ES; Wyzga, R; Tolsma, D | 2,010 | Concentrations of numerous ambient air pollutants have declined in recent years across the United States. Although it can be expected that reductions in air pollutants are associated with reductions in health effects, it is unclear whether this is actually the case. The purpose of this analysis was to compare the level... | 1 |
733,087 | Phenolic compounds from Eucalyptus gomphocephala with potential cytotoxic and antioxidant activities | Al-Sayed, E; Martiskainen, O; Bobrowska-Hagerstrand, M; Sinkkonen, J; Tornquist, K; Pihlaja, K; Ayoub, N; Singab, AN | 2,010 | Two new phenolic compounds, 2,4,6-trihydroxy-5-methyl-acetophenone 2-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (3), and benzyl alcohol 7-O-(3',4',6'-tri-O-galloyl)-beta-D-glucopyranoside (8), together with eight known phenolic compounds, were isolated from the 70% aqueous acetone extract of Eucalyptus gomphocephala DC. (Myrtaceae). The... | 0 |
628,514 | Responses of photosynthesis, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant system in leaves of Quercus mongolica to elevated O3 | Yan, K; Chen, W; He, XY; Zhang, GY; Xu, S; Wang, LL | 2,010 | Quercus mongolica Fisch. ex Ledeb. is an economically and ecologically important oak species mainly distributed in East Asia. Our study suggested that it was susceptible to elevated O3. Using open top chambers, changes in photosynthesis, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant system were studied in Q. mongolica leaves fumi... | 1 |
628,521 | Photosynthetic characteristics of diploid honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica Thunb.) and its autotetraploid cultivar subjected to elevated ozone exposure | Zhang, L; Xu, H; Yang, JC; Li, WD; Jiang, GM; Li YG | 2,010 | In order to investigate the effect of chromosome doubling on ozone tolerance, we compared the physiological responses of a diploid honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica Thunb.) and its autotetraploid cultivar to elevated ozone (O3) exposure (70 ng g?1, 7 h d?1 for 31 d). Net photosynthetic rate (P N) of both cultivars were d... | 0 |
842,206 | Does tidal exhaled nitric oxide reflect mucosal airway inflammation in infants | Malmberg, LP; Malmstrom, K; Kotaniemi-Syrjanen, A; Lindahl, H; Kajosaari, M; Turpeinen, M; Haahtela, T; Saglani, S; Bush, A; Jeffery, PK; Pelkonen, AS; Makela, MJ | 2,010 | null | 0 |
744,801 | Air pollution and emergency department visits for suicide attempts in Vancouver, Canada | Szyszkowicz, M; Willey, JB; Grafstein, E; Rowe, BH; Colman, I | 2,010 | Comorbidity of depression, heart disease, and migraine has been observed in clinical practice, while ambient air pollution has been identified among different risk factors for these health conditions. Suicide attempts and ideations as the result of depression may be linked to air pollution exposure. Therefore the effec... | 0 |
980,586 | Assessment of parameters describing representativeness of air quality in-situ measurement sites | Henne, S; Brunner, D; Folini, D; Solberg, S; Klausen, J; Buchmann, B | 2,010 | The atmospheric layer closest to the ground is strongly influenced by variable surface fluxes (emissions, surface deposition) and can therefore be very heterogeneous. In order to perform air quality measurements that are representative of a larger domain or a certain degree of pollution, observatories are placed away f... | 0 |
758,856 | The Kansas City, Missouri, ground-level ozone (GLO) project: A community-based air pollution field experiment | Adegoke, JO; Steurer, JF; Green, CM; Willoughby, MT; Joerke, J | 2,010 | Tropospheric ozone concentrations for Kansas City are well known on a regional scale. The Kansas City, Missouri, ground-level ozone (GLO) project measured outdoor ozone concentrations using passive sensing devices (PSDs) on a neighborhood scale. Highly resolved exposure maps were made based on the detailed air quality ... | 0 |
732,646 | Evidence of the role of short-term exposure to ozone on ischaemic cerebral and cardiac events: The Dijon Vascular Project (DIVA) | Henrotin, JB; Zeller, M; Lorgis, L; Cottin, Y; Giroud, M; Bejot, Y | 2,010 | Objectives: To confirm the effects of short-term exposure to ozone (O3) on ischaemic heart and cerebrovascular disease.
Methods: Daily levels of urban O3 pollution, the incidence of first-ever, recurrent, fatal and non-fatal ischaemic cerebrovascular events (ICVE) and myocardial infarction (MI) were correlated using a... | 1 |
647,053 | A comparison of statistical techniques for combining modeled and observed concentrations to create high-resolution ozone air quality surfaces | Garcia, VC; Foley, KM; Gego, E; Holland, DM; Rao, ST | 2,010 | Air quality surfaces representing pollutant concentrations across space and time are needed for many applications, including tracking trends and relating air quality to human and ecosystem health. The spatial and temporal characteristics of these surfaces may reveal new information about the associations between emissi... | 0 |
646,654 | Investigating performance and lung function in a hot, humid and ozone-polluted environment | Gomes, EC; Stone, V; Florida-James, G | 2,010 | Large urbanized areas, where sports events take place, have a polluted environment and can also reach high temperatures and humidity levels. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of a hot, humid and ozone-polluted (O(3)) environment on (1) performance of an 8 km time trial run, (2) pulmonary function, and... | 0 |
732,645 | Potential link between ozone and recurrent stroke | Shah, AS; Newby, DE; Mills, NL | 2,010 | null | 0 |
102,178 | Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) isoflavones: Root phenolic compounds affected by biotic and abiotic stress factors | Saviranta, NMM; Julkunen-Tiitto, R; Oksanen, E; Karjalainen, RO | 2,010 | BACKGROUND: Phenolic compounds have recently received considerable attention for their ability to protect plant and human cells from oxidative stress-induced damage. Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) is a rich source of isoflavonoids with multiple potential protective functions. The aim of this study was to identify a... | 0 |
644,122 | Triggering of transmural infarctions, but not nontransmural infarctions, by ambient fine particles | Rich, DQ; Kipen, HM; Zhang, J; Kamat, L; Wilson, AC; Kostis, JB | 2,010 | Background: Previous studies reported increased risks of myocardial infarction (MI) following increases in ambient particulate air pollution (PM) concentrations in the hours and days before MI onset. Objectives: We hypothesized that acute increases in fine PM (PM2.5) would be associated with increased risk of MI and th... | 1 |
732,535 | Part 5. Public health and air pollution in Asia (PAPA): A combined analysis of four studies of air pollution and mortality | Wong, CM; Vichit-Vadakan, N; Vajanapoom, N; Ostro, B; Thach, TQ; Chau, PY; Chan, EK; Chung, RY; Ou, CQ; Yang, L; Peiris, JS; Thomas, GN; Lam, TH; Wong, TW; Hedley, AJ; Kan, H; Chen, B; Zhao, N; London, SJ; Song, G; Chen, G; Zhang, Y; Jiang, L; Qian, Z; He, Q; Lin, HM; Kong, L; Zhou, D; Liang, S; Zhu, Z; Liao, D; Liu, W... | 2,010 | In recent years, Asia has experienced rapid economic growth and a deteriorating environment caused by the increasing use of fossil fuels. Although the deleterious effects of air pollution from fossil-fuel combustion have been demonstrated in many Western nations, few comparable studies have been conducted in Asia. Time... | 1 |
644,274 | Simultaneous ozone fumigation and fluoranthene sprayed as mists negatively affected cherry tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) | Oguntimehin, I; Eissa, F; Sakugawa, H | 2,010 | Ozone (O-3) fumigated at 120 mu g L-1 for 12 h d(-1) was combined with 10 mu M fluoranthene, and other treatments, including Mannitol solution to investigate the interaction of the two pollutants on tomato plant (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill). Using ten treatments including Mannitol solution and a control, exposure exp... | 0 |
670,301 | Airway mast cells in a rhesus model of childhood allergic airways disease | Van Winkle, LS; Baker, GL; Chan, JK; Schelegle, ES; Plopper, CG | 2,010 | Asthma is a leading cause of morbidity in children. Risk factors include chronic exposure to allergens and air pollution. While chronically activated mast cells contribute to the pathophysiology of asthma in part through their proteases such as chymase and tryptase, previous studies of airway mast cell abundance and di... | 1 |
381,008 | Mechanisms of ozone tolerance in rice: Characterization of two QTLs affecting leaf bronzing by gene expression profiling and biochemical analyses | Frei, M; Tanaka, JP; Chen, CP; Wissuwa, M | 2,010 | High surface ozone concentration is increasingly being recognized as a factor that negatively affects crop yields in Asia. However, little progress has been made in developing ozone-tolerant genotypes of rice-Asia's major staple crop. This study aimed to identify possible tolerance mechanisms by characterizing two quan... | 0 |
381,357 | Establishing ozone flux-response relationships for winter wheat: Analysis of uncertainties based on data for UK and Polish genotypes | Gonzalez-Fernandez, I; Kaminska, A; Dodmani, M; Goumenaki, E; Quarrie, S; Barnes, JD | 2,010 | The work outlined in this paper had three objectives. The first was to explore the effects of ozone pollution on grain yield and quality of commercially-grown winter wheat cultivars. The second was to derive a stomatal ozone flux model for winter wheat and compare with those already developed for spring wheat. The thir... | 1 |
758,862 | Predictors of indoor air concentrations in smoking and non-smoking residences | Heroux, ME; Clark, N; Van Ryswyk, K; Mallick, R; Gilbert, NL; Harrison, I; Rispler, K; Wang, D; Anastassopoulos, A; Guay, M; Macneill, M; Wheeler, AJ | 2,010 | Indoor concentrations of air pollutants (benzene, toluene, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acrolein, nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter, elemental carbon and ozone) were measured in residences in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Data were collected in 106 homes in winter and 111 homes in summer of 2007, with 71 homes partic... | 1 |
670,387 | Cardiovascular epigenetics: Basic concepts and results from animal and
human studies | Baccarelli, A; Rienstra, M; Benjamin, EJ | 2,010 | Epigenetics is the study of heritable alterations in phenotypes and gene expression that occur without changes in the DNA sequence. Epigenetic mechanisms are flexible genomic factors that not only can change genome function under exogenous influence, but also can provide a molecular substrate that allows for the stable... | 0 |
644,195 | Mechanisms underlying the impacts of ozone on photosynthetic performance | Goumenaki, E; Taybi, T; Borland, A; Barnes, J | 2,010 | The present study examined the effects of ozone on the photosynthetic capacity of two `Cos? lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) varieties grown widely in Greece. The role of Rubisco and Rubisco activase in mediating the O3-enhanced decline in carboxylation efficiency was explored. The transcript and protein abundances of Rubis... | 1 |
689,573 | Screening three cultivars of Vigna mungo L. against ozone by application of ethylenediurea (EDU) | Singh, S; Agrawal, SB; Singh, P; Agrawal, M | 2,010 | Three Indian black gram cultivars (Vigna mungo L. cv. Barkha, Shekhar and TU-94-2) were grown at a tropical suburban site in Varanasi, India to evaluate the varietal differences in response to ambient O(3) under field conditions using ethylenediurea (EDU). EDU (400 ppm) was given as soil drench at 10-day intervals duri... | 0 |
697,091 | The use of Sunpatiens (Impatiens spp.) as a bioindicator of some simulated air pollutants ? Using an ornamental plant as bioindicator | Oguntimehin, I; Kondo, H; Sakugawa, H | 2,010 | Sunpatiens were exposed separately or combined to ozone gas (130 ppb), fluoranthene (10 microM) and sulphuric acid mists (pH 3) sprayed as simulated pollutants in chamber conditions for 21 d. The treatments negatively affected the gas (CO(2) and moisture) exchange, leaf chlorophyll fluorescence, and the leaf-quality ex... | 0 |
628,555 | Leaf age affects the responses of foliar injury and gas exchange to tropospheric ozone in Prunus serotina seedlings | Zhang, J; Schaub, M; Ferdinand, JA; Skelly, JM; Steiner, KC; Savage, JE | 2,010 | We investigated the effect of leaf age on the response of net photosynthesis (A), stomatal conductance (gwv), foliar injury, and leaf nitrogen concentration (NL) to tropospheric ozone (O3) on Prunus serotina seedlings grown in open-plots (AA) and open-top chambers, supplied with either carbon-filtered or non-filtered a... | 1 |
387,478 | Interactive effects of elevated carbon dioxide and environmental stresses on root mass fraction in plants: A meta-analytical synthesis using pairwise techniques | Wang, X; Taub, DR | 2,010 | Rising atmospheric CO(2) greatly enhances plant production, but its effect on biomass allocation, particularly in the presence of environmental stresses, is not well understood. Here, we used meta-analysis combined with pairwise techniques to examine root mass fraction (RMF; i.e., the fraction of root to total biomass)... | 1 |
628,522 | Volatile emissions and phenolic compound concentrations along a vertical profile of Populus nigra leaves exposed to realistic ozone concentrations | Fares, S; Oksanen, E; Lannenpaa, M; Julkunen-Tiitto, R; Loreto, F | 2,010 | Plants are exposed to increasing levels of tropospheric ozone concentrations. This pollutant penetrates in leaves through stomata and quickly reacts inside leaves, thus making plants valuable ozone sinks, but at the same time triggers oxidation processes which lead to leaf injuries. To counteract these negative effects... | 1 |
758,623 | International collaboration on air pollution and pregnancy outcomes (ICAPPO) | Woodruff, TJ; Parker, JD; Adams, K; Bell, ML; Gehring, U; Glinianaia, S; Ha, EH; Jalaludin, B; Slama, R | 2,010 | Reviews find a likely adverse effect of air pollution on perinatal outcomes, but variation of findings hinders the ability to incorporate the research into policy. The International Collaboration on Air Pollution and Pregnancy Outcomes (ICAPPO) was formed to better understand relationships between air pollution and adv... | 0 |
626,030 | Concentrations of heavy metals in American Woodcock harvested in Connecticut | Hiller, BJ; Barclay, JS | 2,010 | The American woodcock is an important migratory species to both consumptive and nonconsumptive users throughout the species range. Woodcock populations have been declining steadily since surveys began in 1968. Laboratory and field studies have demonstrated several adverse effects associated with metals in other species... | 0 |
749,433 | Atopic asthmatic subjects but not atopic subjects without asthma have enhanced inflammatory response to ozone | Hernandez, ML; Lay, JC; Harris, B; Esther, CR; Brickey, WJ; Bromberg, PA; Diaz-Sanchez, D; Devlin, RB; Kleeberger, SR; Alexis, NE; Peden, DB | 2,010 | Asthma is a known risk factor for acute ozone-associated respiratory disease. Ozone causes an immediate decrease in lung function and increased airway inflammation. The role of atopy and asthma in modulation of ozone-induced inflammation has not been determined.<br /><br /> We sought to determine whether atopic status ... | 1 |
625,575 | Direct effects of ozone on reproductive development in Plantago major L. populations differing in sensitivity | Black, VJ; Stewart, CA; Roberts, JA; Black, CR | 2,010 | Exposure to ozone (O3) affects both vegetative and reproductive growth in plants, although consequences for seed yield depend on the efficacy of compensatory reproductive processes. This study examined whether the limited compensatory capacity of species with determinate reproductive strategies influences seed producti... | 1 |
665,391 | Sensitivity of the NOy budget over the United States to anthropogenic and lightning NOx in summer | Fang, Y; Fiore, AM; Horowitz, LW; Levy II, H; Hu, Y; Russell, AG | 2,010 | We examine the implications of new estimates of the anthropogenic and lightning nitrogen oxide (NOx) source for the budget of oxidized nitrogen (NOy) over the United States in summer using a 3?D global chemical transport model (Model of Ozone and Related Tracers?4). As a result of the Environmental Protection Agency (E... | 1 |
733,092 | Differential impact of chronic ozone exposure on expanding and fully expanded poplar leaves | Bohler, S; Sergeant, K; Lefevre, I; Jolivet, Y; Hoffmann, L; Renaut, J; Dizengremel, P; Hausman, JF | 2,010 | Populus tremula L. ? Populus alba L. (Populus ?c anescens (Aiton) Smith) - clone INRA 717-1-B4 saplings (50 cm apex to base and carrying 19 leaves on average) - were followed for 28 days. Half of the trees were grown in charcoal-filtered air while the other half were exposed to 120 ppb ozone for 11 h a day during the l... | 1 |
643,927 | An alternative form and level of the human health ozone standard | Lefohn, AS; Hazucha, MJ; Shadwick, D; Adams, WC | 2,010 | Controlled human laboratory studies have shown that there is a disproportionately greater pulmonary function response from higher hourly average ozone (O3) concentrations than from lower hourly average values and thus, a nonlinear relationship exists between O3 dose and pulmonary function (FEV1) response. The nonlinear... | 1 |
644,264 | Kudzu (Pueraria montana) invasion doubles emissions of nitric oxide and increases ozone pollution | Hickman, JE; Wu, SL; Mickley, LJ; Lerdau, MT | 2,010 | The nitrogen-fixing legume kudzu (Pueraria montana) is a widespread invasive plant in the southeastern United States with physiological traits that may lead to important impacts on ecosystems and the atmosphere. Its spread has the potential to raise ozone levels in the region by increasing nitric oxide (NO) emissions f... | 0 |
633,706 | Associations between outdoor temperature and markers of inflammation: a cohort study | Halonen, JI; Zanobetti, A; Sparrow, D; Vokonas, PS; Schwartz, J | 2,010 | ABSTRACT: Background Associations between ambient temperature and cardiovascular mortality are well established. This study investigated whether inflammation could be part of the mechanism leading to temperature-related cardiovascular deaths. Methods The study population consisted of a cohort of 674 men with mean age o... | 0 |
685,303 | Increasing arsenic concentrations in runoff from 12 small forested catchments (Czech Republic, Central Europe): Patterns and control | Novak Martin; Erbanova Lucie; Fottova Daniela; Voldrichova Petra; Prechova Eva; Blaha Vladimir; Veselovsky Frantisek; Krachler Michael | 2,010 | The 40-year long period of heavy industrialization in Central Europe (1950-1990) was accompanied by burning of arsenic-rich lignite in thermal power plants, and accumulation of anthropogenic arsenic in forest soils. There are fears that retreating acidification may lead to arsenic mobilization into drinking water, caus... | 0 |
635,786 | Ozone activates pulmonary dendritic cells and promotes allergic sensitization through a Toll-like receptor 4-dependent mechanism | Hollingsworth, JW; Free, ME; Li, Z; Andrews, LN; Nakano, H; Cook, DN | 2,010 | null | 1 |
644,177 | The effects of particulate and ozone pollution on mortality in Moscow, Russia | Revich, B; Shaposhnikov, D | 2,010 | The objectives of this study were (1) to evaluate how acute mortality responds to changes in particulate and ozone (O(3)) pollution levels, (2) to identify vulnerable population groups by age and cause of death, and (3) to address the problem of interaction between the effects of O(3) and particulate pollution. Time-se... | 0 |
643,928 | Air pollution impedes plant-to-plant communication by volatiles | Blande, JD; Holopainen, JK; Li, T | 2,010 | Ecology Letters (2010) 13: 1172-1181 Abstract Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by damaged plants convey information to undamaged neighbouring plants, and previous research has shown that these signals are effective over short distances in nature. Many herbivore-induced VOCs react with ozone, which is the most ... | 1 |
644,199 | Increased vitamin C content accompanied by an enhanced recycling pathway confers oxidative stress tolerance in Arabidopsis | Wang, Z; Xiao, Y; Chen, W; Tang, K; Zhang, L | 2,010 | Vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid, AsA) has important antioxidant and metabolic functions in both plants and animals. Once used, ascorbic acid can be regenerated from its oxidized form in a reaction catalyzed by dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR, EC 1.8.5.1). To analyze the physiological role of DHAR catalyzing the reduction o... | 0 |
749,431 | Ambient ozone and emergency department visits for cellulitis | Szyszkowicz, M; Porada, E; Kaplan, GG; Rowe, BH | 2,010 | Objectives were to assess and estimate an association between exposure to ground-level ozone and emergency department (ED) visits for cellulitis. All ED visits for cellulitis in Edmonton, Canada, in the period April 1992-March 2002 (N = 69,547) were examined. Case-crossover design was applied to estimate odds ratio (OR... | 0 |
696,870 | Use of sap flow measurements to validate stomatal functions for mature beech (Fagus sylvatica) in view of ozone uptake calculations | Braun, S; Schindler, C; Leuzinger, S | 2,010 | For a quantitative estimate of the ozone effect on vegetation reliable models for ozone uptake through the stomata are needed. Because of the analogy of ozone uptake and transpiration it is possible to utilize measurements of water loss such as sap flow for quantification of ozone uptake. This technique was applied in ... | 0 |
663,701 | Sub-?m particle size distributions in a suburban Mediterranean area. Aerosol populations and their possible relationship with HONO mixing ratios | Costabile, F; Amoroso, A; Wang, F | 2,010 | This study presents, for the first time, long-term data of sub-?m particle number size distributions in the particle size range of 14?670 nm in the Mediterranean area of Rome. Data are analysed in terms of possible aerosol populations. A particular ?event? including also measurements of nitrous acid mixing ratios in th... | 0 |
785,516 | Exposure error masks the relationship between traffic-related air pollution and heart rate variability | Suh, HH; Zanobetti, A | 2,010 | OBJECTIVE:
We examined whether more precise exposure measures would better detect associations between traffic-related pollution, elemental carbon (EC), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and heart rate variability (HRV).
METHODS:
Repeated 24-hour personal and ambient PM2.5, EC, and NO2 were measured for 30 people living in Atla... | 0 |
644,259 | An investigation of widespread ozone damage to the soybean crop in the upper Midwest determined from ground-based and satellite measurements | Fishman, J; Creilson, JK; Parker, PA; Ainsworth, EA; Vining, GG; Szarka, J; Booker, FL; Xu, XJ | 2,010 | Elevated concentrations of ground-level ozone (O-3) are frequently measured over farmland regions in many parts of the world. While numerous experimental studies show that O-3 can significantly decrease crop productivity, independent verifications of yield losses at current ambient O-3 concentrations in rural locations... | 1 |
647,222 | Associations of primary and secondary organic aerosols with airway and systemic inflammation in an elderly panel cohort | Delfino, RJ; Staimer, N; Tjoa, T; Arhami, M; Polidori, A; Gillen, DL; George, SC; Shafer, MM; Schauer, JJ; Sioutas, C | 2,010 | Background: Exposure-response information about particulate air-pollution constituents is needed to protect sensitive populations. Particulate matter <2.5 mm (PM2.5) components may induce oxidative stress through reactive-oxygen-species generation, including primary organics from combustion sources and secondary organi... | 1 |
628,559 | Below-ground carbon allocation in mature beech and spruce trees following long-term, experimentally enhanced O3 exposure in southern Germany | Andersen, CP; Ritter, W; Gregg, J; Matyssek, R; Grams, TEE | 2,010 | Canopies of adult European beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Norway spruce (Picea abies) were labeled with CO2 depleted in 13C to evaluate carbon allocation belowground. One-half the trees were exposed to elevated O3 for 6 yrs prior to and during the experiment. Soil-gas sampling wells were placed at 8 and 15 cm and soil CO2... | 1 |
102,161 | Ozone impacts on assimilation and allocation to reproductive sinks in the vegetatively propagated C-4 weed, yellow nutsedge | Grantz, DA; Shrestha, A; Vu, HB | 2,010 | Crop production in many irrigated agricultural regions is challenged by both air pollution and weed pressure. Impacts of ozone (O-3) on C-4 plants have received little attention. Yet many important crops and weeds utilize the C-4 pathway, including yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus L.). A previous study suggested tha... | 0 |
699,063 | Differential expression of ozone-induced gene during exposures to salt stress in Polygonum sibiricum Laxm leaves, stem and underground stem | Na, SH; Qu, CP; Liu, GJ; Liu, C; Gu, RX; Wei, ZG; Liu, GF; Yang, C | 2,010 | The response of plants to environmental stresses is characterized by a number of physiological and biochemical changes that ultimately result from the selective increase or decrease in the biosynthesis of a large number of distinct proteins. In this report, we describe the characterization of an ozone-induced transcrip... | 0 |
644,179 | Ozone, heat and mortality: Acute effects in 15 British conurbations | Pattenden, S; Armstrong, B; Milojevic, A; Heal, MR; Chalabi, Z; Doherty, R; Barratt, B; Kovats, RS; Wilkinson, P | 2,010 | Background Acute associations between mortality and ozone are largely accepted, though recent evidence is less conclusive. Evidence on ozone-heat interaction is sparse. We assess effects of ozone, heat, and their interaction, on mortality in Britain. Methods Acute effects of summer ozone on mortality were estimated usi... | 0 |
690,204 | Effects of ozone on growth, yield and leaf gas exchange rates of four Bangladeshi cultivars of rice (Oryza sativa L.) | Akhtar, N; Yamaguchi, M; Inada, H; Hoshino, D; Kondo, T; Fukami, M; Funada, R; Izuta, T | 2,010 | To assess the effects of tropospheric O-3 on rice cultivated in Bangladesh, four Bangladeshi cultivars (BR11, BR14, BR28 and BR29) of rice (Oryza sativa L) were exposed daily to charcoal-filtered air or O-3 at 60 and 100 nl l(-1) (10:00-17:00) from 1 July to 28 November 2008. The whole-plant dry mass and grain yield pe... | 0 |
670,424 | A re-examination of ambient air ozone monitor interferences | Spicer, CW; Joseph, DW; Ollison, WM | 2,010 | Attaining the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone (O-3) could cost billions of dollars nationwide. Attainment of the NAAQS is judged on O-3 measurements made by the Federal Reference Method (FRM), ethylene chemiluminescence, or a Federal Equivalent Method (FEM), predominantly ultraviolet (UV) absorp... | 1 |
676,733 | E-mail correspondence from Shao Lin to Dennis Kotchmar dated December 20, 2010 | Lin, S | 2,010 | null | 1 |
644,300 | Effects of Reactive Oxygen Species Metabolic System on Soybean (Glycine max) Under Exogenous Chitosan to Ozone Stress | Zhao, TH; Wang, JL; Wang, Y; Sun, JW; Cao, Y | 2,010 | In order to reveal effect mechanism of crop reactive oxygen species metabolic system under exogenous chitosan to ozone stress, open top chambers were utilized to investigate the change of reactive oxygen species production rate, lipid peroxidation extent, anti-oxidative enzymes activities and antioxidant content in soy... | 0 |
626,033 | Effects of personal exposure to particulate matter and ozone on arterial stiffness and heart rate variability in healthy adults | Wu, CF; Kuo, IC; Su, TC; Li, YR; Lin, LY; Chan, CC; Hsu, SC | 2,010 | The effects on heart rate variability (HRV) and arterial stiffness from exposure to ambient particulate matter and ozone have not been studied simultaneously. The aim of this study was to analyze these effects with refined exposure estimates from personal measurements of ozone and size-resolved particulate matter mass ... | 1 |
644,262 | Nitrogen dioxide and ozone levels in urban tree canopies | Harris, TB; Manning, WJ | 2,010 | NO(2) levels are elevated and O(3) levels decreased inside canopies of urban trees. | 0 |
644,190 | Transcriptional regulation of the CRK/DUF26 group of receptor-like protein kinases by ozone and plant hormones in Arabidopsis | Wrzaczek, M; Brosche, M; Salojarvi, J; Kangasjarvi, S; Idanheimo, N; Mersmann, S; Robatzek, S; Karpinski, S; Karpinska, B; Kangasjarvi, J | 2,010 | BACKGROUND: Plant Receptor-like/Pelle kinases (RLK) are a group of conserved signalling components that regulate developmental programs and responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. One of the largest RLK groups is formed by the Domain of Unknown Function 26 (DUF26) RLKs, also called Cysteine-rich Receptor-like Kinases... | 0 |
647,036 | Particulate air pollution, metabolic syndrome, and heart rate variability: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) | Park, SK; Auchincloss, AH; O'Neill, MS; Prineas, R; Correa, JC; Keeler, J; Barr, RG; Kaufman, JD; Diez Roux, AV | 2,010 | Background: Cardiac autonomic dysfunction has been suggested as a possible biologic pathway for the association between fine particulate matter ? 2.5 ?m in diameter (PM2.5) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). We examined the associations of PM2.5 with heart rate variability, a marker of autonomic function, and whether me... | 0 |
1,641,396 | Efficient atmospheric cleansing of oxidized organic trace gases by vegetation | Karl, T; Harley, P; Emmons, L; Thornton, B; Guenther, A; Basu, C; Turnipseed, A; Jardine, K | 2,010 | The biosphere is the major source and sink of nonmethane volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the atmosphere. Gas-phase chemical reactions initiate the removal of these compounds from the atmosphere, which ultimately proceeds via deposition at the surface or direct oxidation to carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide. We per... | 0 |
651,814 | The differential effect of ultraviolet light exposure on cataract rate across regions of the lens | Abraham, AG; Cox, C; West, S | 2,010 | PURPOSE: In studies of cortical cataract, a severity score representing the area covered by cataract is often used as the primary outcome. However, additional disease information may exist in the spatial distribution of opacities. Further, it has been hypothesized that the lower nasal region of the lens is the most sus... | 0 |
628,561 | Ozone exposure and stomatal sluggishness in different plant physiognomic classes | Paoletti, E; Grulke, NE | 2,010 | Gas exchange responses to static and variable light were tested in three species: snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris, two cultivars), California black oak (Quercus kelloggii), and blue oak (Q. douglasii). The effects of 1-month (snap beans) and 2-month (oaks) O3 (ozone) exposure (70 ppb over 8 h per day in open-top chambe... | 1 |
644,249 | Effects of ozone on growth, yield and leaf gas exchange rates of two Bangladeshi cultivars of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) | Akhtar, N; Yamaguchi, M; Inada, H; Hoshino, D; Kondo, T; Izuta, T | 2,010 | To clarify the effects of O-3 on crop plants cultivated in Bangladesh, two Bangladeshi wheat cultivars (Sufi and Bijoy) were grown in plastic boxes filled with Andisol and exposed daily to charcoal-filtered air or O-3 at 60 and 100 nl l(-1) (10:00-17:00) from 13 March to 4 June 2008. The whole-plant dry mass and grain ... | 0 |
386,252 | Age-related association of fine particles and ozone with severe acute asthma in New York City | Silverman, RA; Ito, K | 2,010 | Background
Ambient fine particles (particular matter <2.5 ?m diameter [PM2.5]) and ozone exacerbate respiratory conditions including asthma. There is little documentation determining whether children are more vulnerable to the effects of ambient pollution than adults, or whether pollution causes life-threatening episod... | 1 |
626,540 | Traffic-related air pollution and QT interval: Modification by diabetes, obesity, and oxidative stress gene polymorphisms in the Normative Aging Study | Baja, ES; Schwartz, JD; Wellenius, GA; Coull, BA; Zanobetti, A; Vokonas, PS; Suh, HH | 2,010 | Background: Acute exposure to ambient air pollution has been associated with acute changes in cardiac outcomes, often within hours of exposure.
Objectives: We examined the effects of air pollutants on heart-rate?corrected QT interval (QTc), an electrocardiographic marker of ventricular repolarization, and whether thes... | 1 |
779,775 | Predicting residential air exchange rates from questionnaires and meteorology: Model evaluation in central North Carolina | Breen, MS; Breen, M; Williams, RW; Schultz, BD | 2,010 | A critical aspect of air pollution exposure models is the estimation of the air exchange rate (AER) of individual homes, where people spend most of their time. The AER, which is the airflow into and out of a building, is a primary mechanism for entry of outdoor air pollutants and removal of indoor source emissions. The... | 1 |
784,004 | Impact of improved air quality during the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta on multiple cardiovascular and respiratory outcomes | Peel, JL; Klein, M; Flanders, WD; Mulholland, JA; Tolbert, PE; HEI Health Review Committee | 2,010 | Substantial evidence supports an association between ambient air pollution, especially particulate matter (PM*) and ozone (O3), and acute cardiovascular and respiratory morbidity. There is increasing interest in accountability research to evaluate whether actions taken to reduce air pollution will result in reduced mor... | 0 |
690,169 | Deletion of microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 does not alter ozone-induced airway hyper-responsiveness | Wang, M; Cooper, P; Jiang, M; Zhao, H; Hui, Y; Yao, Y; Tate, J; Damera, G; Lawson, J; Jester, W; Haczku, A; Panettieri, R; Fitzgerald, G | 2,010 | Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ameliorate pain and fever by inhibiting cyclooxygenase (COX) and suppressing prostanoid formation. Microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 (mPGES-1) catalyzes formation of PGE(2) from the COX product PGH(2) and has emerged as a therapeutic target. Inhibition of mPGES-1, however, rende... | 0 |
379,332 | Differences in morpho-anatomical structure of ozone-sensitive and ozone-resistant tobacco cultivars | Borowiak, K; Zbierska, J; Drapikowska, M | 2,010 | Tropospheric ozone causes visible injuries in selected plants. Some plant species have been recognized as resistant and sensitive to ozone. Differences in the response to ozone of two kinds of plants are interesting because of practical implications. Resistant cultivars ( without visible symptoms) will be more valuable... | 0 |
732,543 | Part 4. Interaction between air pollution and respiratory viruses: Time-series study of daily mortality and hospital admissions in Hong Kong | Wong, CM; Thach, TQ; Chau, PY; Chan, EK; Chung, RY; Ou, CQ; Yang, L; Peiris, JS; Thomas, GN; Lam, TH; Wong, TW; Hedley, AJ | 2,010 | BACKGROUND: Populations in Asia are not only at risk of harm to their health through environmental degradation as a result of worsening pollution problems but also constantly threatened by recurring and emerging influenza epidemics and. pandemics. Situated in the area with the world's fastest growing economy and close ... | 0 |
696,849 | Air pollution effect of O3 on crop yield in rural India | Debaje, SB; Kakade, AD; Johnson Jeyakumar, S | 2,010 | Measurement of surface ozone (O(3)) mixing ratio was made from January 2006 to December 2007 in Ahmednagar (19.1?N, 74.8?E, 657 m above sea level), India. The monthly average of daytime maximum of O(3) mixing ratio ranged from 14 to 57 parts per billion by volume (ppbv) with an annual average of about 20 ppbv. The esti... | 0 |
644,183 | Effects of chronic elevated ozone concentration on antioxidant capacity, photosynthesis and seed yield of 10 soybean cultivars | Betzelberger, AM; Gillespie, KM; Mcgrath, JM; Koester, RP; Nelson, RL; Ainsworth, EA | 2,010 | Crops losses to tropospheric ozone (O(3)) in the United States are estimated to cost $1-3 billion annually. This challenge is expected to increase as O(3) concentrations ([O(3)]) rise over the next half century. This study tested the hypothesis that there is cultivar variation in the antioxidant, photosynthetic and yie... | 1 |
625,364 | Ambient ozone concentrations and cardiac mortality in southern California 1983?2000: Application of a new marginal structural model approach | Moore, K; Neugebauer, R; Lurmann, F; Hall, J; Brajer, V; Alcorn, S; Tage, I | 2,010 | The authors evaluated the association between ambient ozone levels and cardiac mortality in California's South Coast Air Basin during the period 1983?2000 and compared inferences from several types of marginal structural model (MSM) estimators. The authors undertook an ecologic study during the high-ozone seasons among... | 0 |
696,804 | Sesquiterpenoid emissions from agricultural crops: Correlations to monoterpenoid emissions and leaf terpene Content | Ormeno, E; Gentner, DR; Fares, S; Karlik, J; Park, JH; Goldstein, AH | 2,010 | Emissions of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) are important precursors to both ozone and secondary organic aerosol formation. In this study, we identify and quantify volatile (C(10)) and intermediate-volatility (C(15)) BVOCs stored in and emitted from 22 prominent woody and herbaceous crops with a particular... | 0 |
644,279 | Reactive oxygen species-induced release of intracellular ascorbate in plant cell-suspension cultures and evidence for pulsing of net release rate | Parsons, HT; Fry, SC | 2,010 | P>Apoplastic ascorbate has been proposed to confer resistance to oxidative stresses, e.g. ozone. We investigated reactive oxygen species (ROS)-induced secretion and catabolism of ascorbate. Late-growth-phase cultured cells of rose and Arabidopsis were preloaded with [14C]ascorbate. Radiolabelled metabolites and secreti... | 0 |
644,213 | Breaking patterns of environmentally influenced disease for health risk reduction: Immune perspectives | Dietert, RR; Dewitt, JC; Germolec, DR; Zelikoff, JT | 2,010 | BACKGROUND: Diseases rarely, if ever, occur in isolation. Instead, most represent part of a more complex web or "pattern" of conditions that are connected via underlying biological mechanisms and processes, emerge across a lifetime, and have been identified with the aid of large medical databases. OBJECTIVE: We have de... | 1 |
635,827 | Short-term effects of air pollution on wheeze in asthmatic children in Fresno, California | Mann, JK; Balmes, JR; Bruckner, TA; Mortimer, KM; Margolis, HG; Pratt, B; Hammond, SK; Lurmann, F; Tager, IB | 2,010 | Background: Although studies have demonstrated that air pollution is associated with exacerbation of asthma symptoms in children with asthma, little is known about the susceptibility of subgroups, particularly those with atopy. Objective: To evaluate our a priori hypothesis that identifiable subgroups of asthmatic chil... | 1 |
696,868 | Protection of plants from ambient ozone by applications of ethylenediurea (EDU): A meta-analytic review | Feng, Z; Wang, S; Szantoi, Z; Chen, S; Wang, X | 2,010 | A meta-analysis was conducted to quantitatively assess the effects of ethylenediurea (EDU) on ozone (O3) injury, growth, physiology and productivity of plants grown in ambient air conditions. Results indicated that EDU significantly reduced O3-caused visible injury by 76%, and increased photosynthetic rate by 8%, above... | 0 |
628,553 | Enhanced ozone strongly reduces carbon sink strength of adult beech (Fagus sylvatica): Resume from the free-air fumigation study at Kranzberg Forest | Matyssek, R; Wieser, G; Ceulemans, R; Rennenberg, H; Pretzsch, H; Haberer, K; Low, M; Nunn, AJ; Werner, H; Wipfler, P; Obwald, W; Nikolova, P; Hanke, DE; Kraigher, H; Tausz, M; Bahnweg, G; Kitao, M; Dieler, J; Sandermann, H; Herbinger, K; Grebenc, T; Blumenrother, M; Deckmyn, G; Grams, TEE; Heerdt, C; Leuchner, M; Fabi... | 2,010 | Ground-level ozone (O3) has gained awareness as an agent of climate change. In this respect, key results are comprehended from a unique 8-year free-air O3-fumigation experiment, conducted on adult beech (Fagus sylvatica) at Kranzberg Forest (Germany). A novel canopy O3 exposure methodology was employed that allowed who... | 1 |
646,655 | Individual exposure to air pollution and lung function in Korea: Spatial analysis using multiple exposure approaches | Son, JY; Bell, ML; Lee, JT | 2,010 | Interpolation methods can estimate individual-level exposures to air pollution from ambient monitors; however, few studies have evaluated how different approaches may affect health risk estimates. We applied multiple methods of estimating exposure for several air pollutants. We investigated how different methods of est... | 1 |
670,076 | Ambient air pollution exposure and full-term birth weight in California | Morello-Frosch, R; Jesdale, BM; Sadd, JL; Pastor, M | 2,010 | Background:Studies have identified relationships between air pollution and birth weight, but have been inconsistent in identifying individual pollutants inversely associated with birth weight or elucidating susceptibility of the fetus by trimester of exposure. We examined effects of prenatal ambient pollution exposure ... | 1 |
664,501 | The next generation of scenarios for climate change research and assessment | Moss, RH; Edmonds, JA; Hibbard, KA; Manning, MR; Rose, SK; van Vuuren, DP; Carter, TR; Emori, S; Kainuma, M; Kram, T; Meehl, GA; Mitchell, JF; Nakicenovic, N; Riahi, K; Smith, SJ; Stouffer, RJ; Thomson, AM; Weyant, JP; Wilbanks, TJ | 2,010 | Advances in the science and observation of climate change are providing a clearer understanding of the inherent variability of Earth's climate system and its likely response to human and natural influences. The implications of climate change for the environment and society will depend not only on the response of the Ea... | 1 |
628,560 | Ozone increases airway hyperreactivity and mucus hyperproduction in mice previously exposed to allergen | Larsen, ST; Matsubara, S; Mcconville, G; Poulsen, SS; Gelfand, EW | 2,010 | Acute exacerbations of asthma represent a common clinical problem with major economic impact. Air pollutants including ozone have been shown to contribute to asthma exacerbation, but the mechanisms underlying ozone-induced asthma exacerbation are only partially understood. The present study aimed to develop a mouse mod... | 1 |
644,360 | Ozone-induced reductions in below-ground biomass: An anatomical approach in potato | Asensi-Fabado, A; Garcia-Breijo, FJ; Reig-Arminana, J | 2,010 | Potato plants were grown in open-top chambers under three ozone concentrations during two complete cropping seasons (93 and 77 d in 2004 and 2005, respectively). The effects of chronic exposure to ozone on leaf anatomy, cell ultrastructure and crop yield were studied. Severe cell damage was found, even at ambient ozone... | 0 |
644,476 | Glutathione deficient C57BL/6J mice are not sensitized to ozone-induced lung injury | Johansson, E; Wesselkamper, SC; Shertzer, HG; Leikauf, GD; Dalton, TP; Chen, Y | 2,010 | In this study we examined the role of the antioxidant glutathione (GSH) in pulmonary susceptibility to ozone toxicity, utilizing GSH deficient C57BL/6J mice that lack the expression of glutamate-cysteine ligase modifier subunit (GCLM). Gclm(?/?) knockout mice had 70% GSH depletion in the lung. Gclm(+/+) wild-type and G... | 1 |
379,993 | Effect of air pollution on blood pressure, blood lipids, and blood sugar: A population-based approach | Chuang, KJ; Yan, YH; Cheng, TJ | 2,010 | Objective: To investigate changes in blood pressure, lipids, and sugar associated with changes in exposure to ambient air pollution.
Methods: We conducted secondary analyses of blood pressure and biochemistry markers from Taiwanese Survey on Prevalence of Hyperglycemia, Hyperlipidemia, and Hypertension and air polluti... | 1 |
651,883 | Ultraviolet B irradiance and incidence rates of bladder cancer in 174 countries | Mohr, SB; Garland, CF; Gorham, ED; Grant, WB; Garland, FC | 2,010 | BACKGROUND: Although nearly half of bladder cancer cases are due to smoking, the cause of nearly half is unexplained. PURPOSE: This study aims to determine whether an inverse association exists between ultraviolet B (UVB) irradiance and incidence rates of bladder cancer worldwide. METHODS: This study used an ecologic a... | 0 |
733,086 | Ozone tolerance in Phaseolus vulgaris depends on more than one mechanism | Guidi, L; Degl'Innocenti, E; Giordano, C; Biricolti, S; Tattini, M | 2,010 | Two bean cultivars with different sensitivity to ozone, i.e. the O3-sensitive Cannellino and the O3-tolerant Top Crop, were exposed to acute O3-stress (165 nL L(-1)) with the aim of evaluating physiological and biochemical traits that may confer O3-tolerance. Stomatal conductance was smaller and the ability to dissipat... | 0 |
647,265 | Association of ambient fine particles with out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in New York City | Silverman, RA; Ito, K; Freese, J; Kaufman, BJ; De Claro, D; Braun, J; Prezant, DJ | 2,010 | Cardiovascular morbidity has been associated with particulate matter (PM) air pollution, although the relation between pollutants and sudden death from cardiac arrest has not been established. This study examined associations between out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and fine PM (of aerodynamic diameter < /=2.5 mum, or P... | 1 |
677,252 | Runoff pollutants of a highly trafficked urban road: Correlation analysis and seasonal influences | Helmreich, B; Hilliges, R; Schriewer, A; Horn, H | 2,010 | The quality of road runoff at a highly trafficked road has been studied for 2 years. 63 storm events have been sampled and analyzed. Besides pH value and electric conductivity the concentrations of zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni) and cadmium (Cd), both in dissolved and particulate form, de-icing salt, to... | 0 |
644,298 | Structure characterization and antioxidant activity of a novel polysaccharide isolated from Ginkgo biloba | Yuan, F; Yu, RM; Yin, Y; Shen, JR; Dong, QF; Zhong, L; Song, LY | 2,010 | A novel polysaccharide (GBP5052) with antioxidant activity was isolated from Ginkgo biloba. The structure of GBP5052 was elucidated on the basis of physico-chemical and instrumental analyses, and its average molecular weight (Mw = 2 30 x 10(5)) was determined by gel permeation chromatography. The backbone of GBP5052 wa... | 0 |
669,548 | Protective role of interleukin-10 in ozone-induced pulmonary inflammation | Backus, GS; Howden, R; Fostel, J; Bauer, AK; Cho, HY; Marzec, J; Peden, DB; Kleeberger, SR | 2,010 | Background: The mechanisms underlying ozone (O3)-induced pulmonary inflammation remain unclear. Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is an anti-inflammatory cytokine that is known to inhibit inflammatory mediators. Objectives: We investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying interleuken-10 (IL-10)?mediated attenuation of O3-induc... | 1 |
664,493 | Air pollution and emergency department visits for otitis media: a case-crossover study in Edmonton, Canada | Zemek, R; Szyszkowicz, M; Rowe, BH | 2,010 | Background: Otitis media (OM) is one of the most common early childhood infections, resulting in an enormous economic burden to the health care system through unscheduled doctor visits and antibiotic prescriptions. Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate the potential association between ambient air ... | 0 |
665,393 | Rate of gas phase association of hydroxyl radical and nitrogen dioxide | Mollner, AK; Valluvadasan, S; Feng, L; Sprague, MK; Okumura, M; Milligan, DB; Bloss, WJ; Sander, SP; Martien, PT; Harley, RA; McCoy, AB; Carter, WRL | 2,010 | The reaction of OH and NO2 to form gaseous nitric acid (HONO2) is among the most influential in atmospheric chemistry. Despite its importance, the rate coefficient remains poorly determined under tropospheric conditions because of difficulties in making laboratory rate measurements in air at 760 torr and uncertainties ... | 1 |
689,860 | Burden of disease attributed to anthropogenic air pollution in the United Arab Emirates: Estimates based on observed air quality data | Li, Y; Gibson, JM; Jat, P; Puggioni, G; Hasan, M; West, JJ; Vizuete, W; Sexton, K; Serre, M | 2,010 | This study quantifies the national burden of disease attributed to particulate matter (PM) and ozone (O(3)) in ambient air in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a rapidly growing nation in which economic development and climatic conditions pose important challenges for air quality management. Estimates of population expos... | 0 |
647,266 | Impact of climate change on ambient ozone level and mortality in southeastern United States | Chang, HH; Zhou, J; Fuentes, M | 2,010 | There is a growing interest in quantifying the health impacts of climate change. This paper examines the risks of future ozone levels on non-accidental mortality across 19 urban communities in Southeastern United States. We present a modeling framework that integrates data from climate model outputs, historical meteoro... | 0 |
387,671 | Species-specific effects of elevated ozone on wetland plants and decomposition processes | Williamson, J; Mills, G; Freeman, C | 2,010 | Seven species from two contrasting wetlands, an upland bog and a lowland rich fen in North Wales, UK, were exposed to elevated ozone (150 ppb for 5 days and 20 ppb for 2 days per week) or low ozone (20 ppb) for four weeks in solardomes. The rich fen species were: Molinia caerulea, Juncus subnodulosus, Potentilla erecta... | 0 |
644,285 | Responses of two cultivars of Trifolium repens L. to ethylene diurea in relation to ambient ozone | Singh, S; Kaur, D; Agrawal, SB; Agrawal, M | 2,010 | Three ethylene diurea (EDU) concentrations (0, 150 and 300 mg/L) were used to evaluate the negative impact of ozone (O-3) on two cultivars of Trifolium repens L. cv. Vardan and Bundel grown under natural field conditions in a suburban area of Varanasi, India. Mean O-3 concentrations varied from 30.3 to 46.6 mu g/L duri... | 0 |
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