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Metals and sulfate in air pollution mixture may contribute most to asthma hospitalizations

September 05, 2025 3:09 PM | AAC (Administrator)

Shared from Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health

Metals, particularly nickel and vanadium, and sulfate particles are the components of fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) that most strongly contribute to the association between long-term exposure to air pollution and hospitalization among asthma sufferers, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

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