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Applied Sciences, 2023 It is generally accepted that air quality is closely related to human health. In this study, to investigate the dynamic characteristics of air quality and explore the driving factors of air pollution, the Air Quality Index (AQI) and concentration data of
Yihan Xu +5 more
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The cost of clean air: a price analysis of air filtration technology [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Air pollution is a pernicious but increasingly rampant health problem in human populations across the globe. Varying duration of exposure to airborne pollutants can result in a plethora of health conditions, ranging from short-term bronchitis to prolonged cardiovascular diseases and lung cancers.
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Assessment of China's virtual air pollution transport embodied in trade by using a consumption-based emission inventory [PDF]
, 2014 Substantial anthropogenic emissions from China have resulted in serious air pollution, and this has generated considerable academic and public concern. The physical transport of air pollutants in the atmosphere has been extensively investigated; however,
Davis, S. J. +8 more
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Air Pollution and Stroke [PDF]
Journal of Stroke, 2018 The adverse health effects of air pollution have long been recognised; however, there is less awareness that the majority of the morbidity and mortality caused by air pollution is due to its effects on the cardiovascular system. Evidence from epidemiological studies have demonstrated a strong association between air pollution and cardiovascular ...
Lee, Kuan Ken +2 more
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Air Pollution in the Valparaiso Area [PDF]
, 2020 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s) and particulate matter (PM) have been serious air pollution concerns around the world, particularly where industries and high volume traffic is present. These pollutants have been shown to have a negative effect on most
Burns, Meghanne +7 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017 Air pollution is air contaminated by anthropogenic or naturally occurring substances in high concentrations for a prolonged time, resulting in adverse effects on human comfort and health as well as on ecosystems.
Xiangying Wei +11 more
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Significant Impact of Rossby Waves on Air Pollution Detected by Network Analysis [PDF]
, 2019 Air pollution is associated with human diseases and has been found to be related to premature mortality. In response, environmental policies have been adopted in many countries, to decrease anthropogenic air pollution for the improvement of long-term air quality, since most air pollutant sources are anthropogenic.
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The effects of agriculture's environmental externalities on food systems [PDF]
, 2019 A healthy environment is essential for the proper functioning of both natural and cultivated ecosystems and, as such, plays a major role in food systems.
Daviron, Benoit, Hainzelin, Etienne
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Air Pollutants in Osaka (Japan)
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2015 Increasing emission of anthropogenic particles is causing heavy air pollution. This work intends to analyze the air pollution in greater metropolitan area of Asia and its influence on the environment. We focus on Osaka in Japan because our group has been
Makiko eNakata +2 more
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Effects of thermal inversion induced air pollution on COVID-19 [PDF]
arXiv, 2020 Air pollution is a threat to human health, in particular since it aggravates respiratory diseases. Early COVID-19 outbreaks in Wuhan, China and Lombardy, Italy coincided with high levels of air pollution drawing attention to a potential role of particulate matter and other pollutants in infections and more severe outcomes of the new lung disease.
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