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International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 214 (2011) 281–295 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health j o u r n a l h o m epage: w w w. elsev ier.de/ijheh Review Particulate matter pollution in the megacities of the Pearl River Delta, China – A systematic literature review and health risk assessment Heiko J. Jahn a,∗ , Alexandra Schneider b , Susanne Breitner b , Romy Eißner a , Manfred Wendisch c , Alexander Krämer a a Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Public Health, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany b Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Centerfor Environmental Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Neuherberg, Germany c Leipzig Institute for Meteorology, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: The exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM) pollution is a major threat to public health. Chinese Received 2 December 2010 megacities are coined by high levels of PM. Our aims were to examine the concentration levels of PM Received in revised form 4 May 2011 in megacities (Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Shenzhen) of the Pearl River Delta (PRD), South China; to Accepted 17 May 2011 compare the results with international and national air quality guidelines; and to assess the health impact