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Estimation of Air Pollution with Remote Sensing Data: Revealing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Space [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 Air pollution is a major driver of climate change. Anthropogenic emissions from the burning of fossil fuels for transportation and power generation emit large amounts of problematic air pollutants, including Greenhouse Gases (GHGs). Despite the importance of limiting GHG emissions to mitigate climate change, detailed information about the spatial and ...
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Cogitare Enfermagem, 2017 The objective was to identify concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons produced by electrocautery smoke in operating rooms, correlating these concentrations with time of electrocautery and surgical use.
Caroline Vieira Claudio Okubo +3 more
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International Journal of Environmental Health Engineering, 2020 Aim: Welding is one of the most common occupations associated with occupational lung disease and is often associated with respiratory symptoms because inhalation is a common way of exposure with welding fume in welders.
Ismail Shokrolahi +2 more
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Characterizing Drivers of Asia's Black Elephant Disaster Risks
Earth's Future, Volume 10, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Asia has the fastest growing population and economy, but it is also the most disaster‐prone region in the world. Resilience to disaster impacts from natural hazards will be key to the long‐term sustainability of this rapidly growing region. The first step to building resilience is to identify the key threats that this region faces. We describe
Yolanda C. Lin +7 more
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Air pollution and apron workers: a neglected occupational setting in epidemiological research
, 2021 Introduction: Apron workers belong to the airport ground personnel, which is in charge of tasks such as aircraft fuel tanking, aircraft parking or baggage handling. Due to their presence on the apron, these workers are exposed to a complex mixture of air pollutants, which is considered to be potentially[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Riccetti, N, Merzenich, H, Gianicolo, E
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When women win, we all win—Call for a gendered global NCD agenda
FASEB BioAdvances, Volume 4, Issue 12, Page 741-757, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Gender is a social determinant of health, interacting with other factors such as income, education, and housing and affects health care access and health care outcomes. This paper reviews key literature and policies on health disparities and gender disparities within health.
Christine Ngaruiya
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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
Lei Huang +6 more
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AiR -- An Augmented Reality Application for Visualizing Air Pollution [PDF]
, 2020 Air quality is a term used to describe the concentration levels of various pollutants in the air we breathe. The air quality, which is degrading rapidly across the globe, has been a source of great concern. Across the globe, governments are taking various measures to reduce air pollution.
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Impact of COVID‐19 inequalities on children: An intersectional analysis
Sociology of Health &Illness, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 145-162, January 2023., 2023 Abstract Societal concerns about the effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic have largely focussed on the social groups most directly affected, such as the elderly and health workers. However, less focus has been placed on understanding the effects on other collectives, such as children.
Gabriel Lemkow–Tovías +4 more
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Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2019 Background Chiang Dao is one of the districts in Chiang Mai, Thailand facing high level of seasonal air pollution every year, the exposure of community dwellers to outdoor air pollutants 24 hours a day during seasonal smog period because of their open ...
C. Pothirat +8 more
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