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Unseen crisis: Revealing the hidden health impact of indoor air pollution—A scoping review

open access: yesJournal of Education and Health Promotion
Indoor air pollution presents a critical public health challenge, particularly in countries such as India, where millions are exposed to harmful pollutants within their homes and workplaces.
Ranjana G. Chavan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of exposure to indoor air pollution in different towns of Çanakkale, Turkey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
13th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Indoor Air 2014 -- 7 July 2014 through 12 July 2014 -- Hong Kong -- 110897[No abstract ...
Otkun, Muserref T.   +6 more
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Indoor Air Pollution: A Review on the Challenges in Third World Countries

open access: yesAir, Soil and Water Research
Background: The challenges of third-world countries toward curbing indoor air pollution seem insurmountable as its solution is closely linked to their economic incapacities, lifestyle, and existing outdoor air quality.
ME Emetere   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Health Impacts of Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution from Solid Fuels in Developing Countries: Knowledge, Gaps, and Data Needs [PDF]

open access: yes
Globally, almost three billion people rely on biomass (wood, charcoal, crop residues, and dung) and coal as their primary source of domestic energy. Exposure to indoor air pollution from the combustion of solid fuels has been implicated, with varying ...
Kammen, Daniel, Ezzati, Majid
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Who suffers from indoor air pollution? evidence from Bangladesh [PDF]

open access: yes
In this paper the authors investigate individuals'exposure to indoor air pollution. Using new survey data from Bangladesh, they analyze exposure at two levels-differences within households attributable to family roles, and differences across households ...
Dasgupt, Susmita   +4 more
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Indoor and outdoor air pollution

open access: yesArhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju, 1969
The work carried out at the Institute for Medical Research and lndustrial Hygiene in the field of indoor and outdoor air pollution is reviewed, with particular reference to the development of methods for the determination of very low concentrations of air pollutants, to the studies of the mechanism of reactions, and to the interferences of other ...
Fugaš, M., Valić, F.
openaire   +2 more sources

Monitor, inform, understand, innovate: the role of Airparif, a non-profit organization accredited by France’s Ministry of the Environment to monitor air quality

open access: yesField Actions Science Reports, 2020
In France, ambient air quality monitoring is conducted by independent non-profit bodies accredited by government authorities. Airparif’s main role is to track and analyze atmospheric phenomena (both over the long term and for episodic pollution events ...
Karine Léger
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Indoor air quality for poor families: new evidence from Bangladesh [PDF]

open access: yes
Indoor air pollution (IAP) from cooking and heating is estimated to kill a million children annually in developing countries. To promote a better understanding of IAP, the authors investigate the determinants of IAP in Bangladesh using the latest air ...
Dasgupta, Susmita   +4 more
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Indoor air pollution prevention practices and associated factors among household mothers in Olenchiti town, Oromia, Ethiopia.

open access: yesPLoS ONE
IntroductionMost households in low- and middle-income countries still cook using solid fuels in poorly ventilated dwellings. Indoor air pollution causes various health problems, like pneumonia, lung cancer, stillbirth, low birth weight, impaired ...
Worku Dugassa Girsha   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of indoor air pollution on respiratory symptoms of non-smoking women in Niš, Serbia

open access: yesMultidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 2011
Rationale The aim of this study was to determine the effects of indoor air pollution exposure on respiratory symptoms and illnesses in non-smoking women in Niš, Serbia.
Stanković Aleksandra   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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