Association of diabetes and exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the Southeastern United States

• Main Authors: R. Burciaga Valdez (Author), Mohammad Tabatabai (Author), Mohammad Z. Al-Hamdan (Author), Derek Wilus (Author), Darryl B. Hood (Author), Wansoo Im (Author), Amruta Nori-Sarma (Author), Aramandla Ramesh (Author), Macarius M. Donneyong (Author), Michael A. Langston (Author), Charles P. Mouton (Author), Paul D. Juárez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure can cause premature death and harmful chronic disease such as diabetes. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets annual PM2.5 standards to reduce these negative health effects. Currently, annual average exposure over 12 µg/m3 is considered unhealth...