Interaction between Air Pollutants and Pollen Grains: Effects on Public and Occupational Health
Atmosphere, 2023 There has been an insurgence of allergic respiratory diseases such as asthma and rhinitis in industrialized countries in the last few decades as a result of the interaction between air pollutants and pollen, which has become a global and dramatic health ...
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Effect of green space in the workplace on hearing thresholds in noise exposed population [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe association between greenness exposure and hearing thresholds and the underlying mechanism are unclear. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aims to assess the relationship between greenness exposure and hearing thresholds and whether this ...
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Air Pollution, Pollen, and Indoor Exposures in Allergic Conjunctivitis: A Systematic Review [PDF]
LifeEnvironmental exposures are increasingly recognized as important drivers of ocular surface inflammation, yet their combined contribution to the onset, exacerbation, and clinical burden of allergic conjunctivitis (AC) has not been comprehensively ...
Clara Martinez-Perez, Ana Paula Oliveira
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Association between combined exposure to underground air pollutants and hypertension in coal miners: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground Coal miners are chronically exposed to underground air pollutants, with a notably higher hypertension (HTN) incidence than the general population.
Qianwei Chen +11 more
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Characterization of occupational exposure to air pollutants during asphalt milling and paving. [PDF]
Ann Work Expo HealthAbstract Objectives Asphalt is frequently used as road pavement and consists of bitumen as a binder, and fillers. Bitumen consists of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons, where a minor component is polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
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Indoor Air Quality Assessment in Grocery Stores
Applied Sciences, 2022 Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is a public and occupational health concern, as we are exposed to air pollutants daily given that we spend a great amount of our time in indoor environments.
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Occupational Exposure to Urban Air Pollution and Allergic Diseases [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2015 Exposure to air pollution is associated with increased morbidity from cardiovascular diseases, lung cancer, respiratory and allergic diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate allergic diseases in 111 traffic wardens compared to a control group of 101 administrative employees.
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Air pollution control for occupational health improvement [PDF]
WIT Transactions on Biomedicine and Health, 2005 Indoor air pollution can make workplaces worse. Mechanical or natural ventilation systems, impelled by thermal gradients or wind pressure, can reduce indoor pollution levels by introducing adequate indoor air changes; moreover airflows can drag pollutant gases both from the external environment and among internal spaces.
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Advances on association between indoor air pollution and 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine in human urine
环境与职业医学, 2022 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) in human urine is a marker reflecting oxidative stress and DNA oxidative damage. People spend 80%-90% of their life indoors; therefore, indoor air quality is directly related to human health.
Jingang SHI, Miao HE
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Environment International, 2021 Commercial cooking has higher intensity and more severe instantaneous cooking pollution from volatile organic chemicals compared to home cooking, making health risk assessment of occupational exposure for chefs a priority. In this study, chefs from three
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