Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Prevalence of Infertility

was decreased to levels recommended by the 2021 WHO AQGs, 17.4%, 24.2%, and 5.0% of the infertility prevalence would be avoided, respectively. Our findings strengthen the evidence that long-term exposure to ambient air pollution elevates the risk of infertility, highlighting the importance and urgency of reducing exposure to air pollution in improving human reproductive health.

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Environmental Science & Technology
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2026-04-21
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c14998
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Sperm and Testicular Function
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Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Prevalence of Infertility

Y Liu, Xinzong Zhang, Sirong Wang, Yuxin Bi et al.
Environmental Science & Technology
Sperm and Testicular Function
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Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Prevalence of Infertility

Y Liu, Xinzong Zhang, Sirong Wang, Yuxin Bi, Wei Zhou, Wang Qiling, Nongping Feng, Kaiwen Zuo, Y Zheng, Ruijun Xu, Lu Luo, Songsong Wang, Xiaohong Jia
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Abstract

was decreased to levels recommended by the 2021 WHO AQGs, 17.4%, 24.2%, and 5.0% of the infertility prevalence would be avoided, respectively. Our findings strengthen the evidence that long-term exposure to ambient air pollution elevates the risk of infertility, highlighting the importance and urgency of reducing exposure to air pollution in improving human reproductive health.

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Sun Yat-sen University (CN), Department of Disease Control (TH), Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (TW), Shenzhen Luohu People's Hospital (CN), Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (CN), Center for Non-Communicable Diseases (PK), Guangdong Provincial Family Planning Hospital (CN), Shenzhen Nanshan Center for Chronic Disease Control (CN)
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