Particulate Matter

"Particulate Matter" 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.

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Particles of any solid substance, generally under 30 microns in size, often noted as PM30. There is special concern with PM1 which can get down to PULMONARY ALVEOLI and induce MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION and PHAGOCYTOSIS leading to FOREIGN BODY REACTION and LUNG DISEASES.

Descriptor ID	D052638
MeSH Number(s)	D20.633
Concept/Terms	Particulate Matter Particulate Matter Airborne Particulate Matter Airborne Particulate Matter Particulate Matter, Airborne Air Pollutants, Particulate Particulate Air Pollutants Pollutants, Particulate Air Ambient Particulate Matter Particulate Matter, Ambient

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Complex Mixtures [D20]
Particulate Matter [D20.633]

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Particulate Matter
Coal Ash
Dust
Smog
Smoke

publications

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Bar chart showing 24 publications over 13 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2008	1	0	1
2009	1	0	1
2011	2	0	2
2012	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	1	0	1
2016	0	1	1
2017	2	1	3
2019	0	1	1
2020	0	2	2
2021	1	1	2
2023	0	1	1
2024	4	3	7

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Vohra V, Yesantharao LV, Stemme R, Seal SM, Morris-Wiseman LF, McAdams-DeMarco M, Mady LJ, Deziel NC, Biswal S, Ramanathan M, Mathur A. Association Between Environmental Air Pollution and Thyroid Cancer and Nodules: A Systematic Review. Thyroid. 2024 12; 34(12):1451-1464.

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Peleman J, Ruan M, Dey T, Chiang S, Dilger A, Mitchell MB, Jung YS, Ramanathan M, Mady L, Yu S, Cramer J, Lee SE. Air pollution exposure and head and neck cancer incidence. Sci Rep. 2024 11 12; 14(1):26998.

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Trembley JH, Barach P, Tom?ka JM, Poole JT, Ginex PK, Miller RF, Lindheimer JB, Szema AM, Gandy K, Siddharthan T, Kirkness JP, Nixon JP, Torres RL, Klein MA, Nurkiewicz TR, Butterick TA. Current understanding of the impact of United States military airborne hazards and burn pit exposures on respiratory health. Part Fibre Toxicol. 2024 10 21; 21(1):43.

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Brooks AW, Sandri BJ, Nixon JP, Nurkiewicz TR, Barach P, Trembley JH, Butterick TA. Neuroinflammation and Brain Health Risks in Veterans Exposed to Burn Pit Toxins. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Sep 10; 25(18).

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Fitzpatrick AM, Mohammad AF, Desher K, Mutic AD, Stephenson ST, Dallalio GA, Grunwell JR. Clinical and inflammatory features of traffic-related diesel exposure in children with asthma. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2024 10; 133(4):393-402.e4.

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Wenner MM, Ries-Roncalli A, Whalen MCR, Jing P. The Relationship between Indoor and Outdoor Fine Particulate Matter in a High-Rise Building in Chicago Monitored by PurpleAir Sensors. Sensors (Basel). 2024 Apr 12; 24(8).

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Wen T, Puett RC, Liao D, Kanter J, Mittleman MA, Lanzkron SM, Yanosky JD. Short-term air pollution levels and sickle cell disease hospital encounters in South Carolina: A case-crossover analysis. Environ Res. 2024 07 01; 252(Pt 1):118766.

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Panda SR, Chaudhari VB, Ahmed S, Kwatra M, Jala A, Ponneganti S, Pawar SD, Borkar RM, Sharma P, Naidu VGM. Ambient particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure contributes to neurodegeneration through the microbiome-gut-brain axis: Therapeutic role of melatonin. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol. 2023 Aug; 101:104183.

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Bielory L, Bowers L, Marcus R, Dunk R. The influence of sea breeze on mold spore dispersion. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2021 05 01; 42(3):222-227.

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Schultheis WG, Sharpe JE, Zhang Q, Patel SN, Kuriyan AE, Chiang A, Garg SJ, Hsu J. Effect of Taping Face Masks on Quantitative Particle Counts Near the Eye: Implications for Intravitreal Injections in the COVID-19 Era. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 05; 225:166-171.

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