“…Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease and the leading cause of dementia; however, its etiology is largely unknown, and there are few disease‐modifying treatments. 1 , 2 Increasing evidence points to a role for environmental factors in AD risk, 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 with several studies implicating several components of urban air pollution in increased AD risk and cognitive deficits. 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 Urban air pollution is a complex mixture comprising several chemical, particulate, and gaseous components, such as ozone (O 3 ), which is a prevalent and chronic exposure with health effects spanning several organ systems, 18 , 19 including the central nervous system (CNS).…”