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IJCM_159A: Descriptive study on determinants of indoor air pollution and its perceived impact on health among residents of urban field practice area of a tertiary care hospital

Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Background: Indoor air pollution is the presence of unwanted substances in the indoor at concentration toxic to health. According to WHO, around 3.8 million deaths occur due to indoor air pollution every year.
Kulkarni Kulbhushan Subhashrao, Vinod D. Mundada   +1 more
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Investigation of Indoor and Outdoor Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations in Schools in Salt Lake City, Utah

Pollutants, 2022
Although there is mounting evidence that suggests that air pollution is impactful to human health and educational outcomes, this is especially problematic in schools with higher air pollution levels. To understand whether all schools in an urban area are
Daniel L. Mendoza, Tabitha M. Benney, Ryan Bares, Benjamin Fasoli, Corbin Anderson, Shawn A. Gonzales, Erik T. Crosman, Sebastian Hoch   +7 more
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Housing as a modifier of air contaminant and temperature exposure in Great Britain: A modelling framework [PDF]

, 2016
This paper presents the development of a modelling framework that quantifies the modifying effect of dwelling characteristics on exposure to indoor air pollution and excess temperature.
Biddulph, P, Davies, M, Hamilton, I, Mavrogianni, A, Oikonomou, E, Shrubsole, C, Taylor, J, Wilkinson,, P   +7 more
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Exposure to indoor air pollution across socio-economic groups in high-income countries: A scoping review of the literature and a modelling methodology

Environment International, 2020
Highlights • Households of low socio-economic status generally experience poorer indoor air quality.• Higher radon concentrations were found in homes with a greater material wealth.• Building modifications may worsen indoor air quality without ...
L. Ferguson, Jonathon Taylor, M. Davies, C. Shrubsole, P. Symonds, S. Dimitroulopoulou   +5 more
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Characteristics of indoor/outdoor particulate pollution in urban and rural residential environment of Pakistan [PDF]

, 2009
Particulate pollution has emerged as a serious environmental health concern in Pakistan. The use of biomass fuels in traditional stoves produces high levels of indoor air pollutants. In Pakistan, 94% of rural and 58% of urban households depend on biomass
Akhtar, Albalak, Archar, Balakrishnan, Balakrishnan, Boleij, Dasgupta, Ezzati, Ezzati, Fischer, Geller, Ghauri, Götschi, Jones, Mestl, Monn, Pak-EPA, Parikh, Park, Qadir, Rumchev, Saksena, Siddiqui, Siddiqui, Smith, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, Zuk   +29 more
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Evaluation of indoor air quality and its symptoms in office building – A case study of Mashhad, Iran

Data in Brief, 2018
Air pollution sources in indoor area are one of the main factors for reducing indoor air quality of locations. In the current research, factors affecting indoor air quality and its symptoms are evaluate as case study in an office building in Mashhad ...
Zahra Atarodi, Kamaladdin Karimyan, Vinod Kumar Gupta, Morteza Abbasi, Masoud Moradi   +4 more
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A study on the perceived impact of indoor air pollution in a slum area of Kolkata, West Bengal

Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU, 2022
BACKGROUND: Indoor air pollution is one of the most serious environmental health concerns in today's times. OBJECTIVES: The objective is to find out the sources and health effects of indoor air pollution as well as assess the housing conditions among ...
Sinjita Dutta, Vineeta Shukla, Mausumi Basu, Meghna Mukherjee, Ankita Mishra, Ripan Saha   +5 more
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An overview of indoor air quality and its impact on respiratory health among Malaysian school-aged children [PDF]

, 2014
The indoor environment is a major source of human exposure to pollutants. Some pollutants can have concentrations that are several times higher indoors than outdoors.
Choo, C. P., Jalaludin, Juliana
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Household level of air pollution and its impact on the occurrence of Acute Respiratory Illness among children under five: secondary analysis of Demographic and Health Survey in West Africa

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background One out of ten deaths of children under five are attributable to indoor air pollution. And Acute Respiratory Illness (ARI) is among the direct causes. Objective This study showed the possibilities of characterizing indoor air pollution in West
Mouhamadou Lamine Daffe, Salimata Thiam, Fatoumata Bah, Awa Ndong, Mathilde Cabral, Cheikh Diop, Aminata Toure, Absa Lam, Mamadou Fall   +8 more
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Bedroom indoor air comfort : a critical analysis [PDF]

, 2009
The criteria that are currently used for the assessment of Indoor Air Quality in a residential context were developed in the ‘80s and relate to comfort during occupancy. More than half the time at home however, is spent in the bedroom. There is no strong
Janssens, Arnold, Laverge, Jelle
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