Abstract:

In recent years, air pollution become a serious global public health problem attracts many attentions. Meanwhile, boththe incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and corresponding mortality were high. It was particularly important to study the relationship between air pollution and the incidence and disease progression of CKD. Several studies suggest that the exposure rate of air pollutants, especially particulate pollutant PM25, is closely related to CKD. We would review those researches in detail.

Key words: air pollution, chronic kidney disease, fine particulate matter pollutant