Ships, ports and particulate air pollution - an analysis of recent studies [PDF]
, 2011 The duration of use is usually significantly longer for marine vessels than for roadside vehicles. Therefore, these vessels are often powered by relatively old engines which may propagate air pollution.
Groneberg, Jan David Alexander +4 more
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Pigeons home faster through polluted air. [PDF]
, 2016 Air pollution, especially haze pollution, is creating health issues for both humans and other animals. However, remarkably little is known about how animals behaviourally respond to air pollution.
Blumstein, Daniel T +2 more
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Exposure to Household Air Pollution from Biomass-Burning Cookstoves and HbA1c and Diabetic Status Among Honduran Women [PDF]
, 2018 Household air pollution from biomass cookstoves is estimated to be responsible for more than two and a half million premature deaths annually, primarily in low and middle‐income countries where cardiometabolic disorders, such as Type II Diabetes, are ...
Africano, S. +14 more
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SEASONAL AND SPATIAL VARIATION OF PM10 IN AN URBAN AREA FROM ROMANIA [PDF]
, 2019 The cyclic variance of PM10 mass concentration in the urban area in the South-East of Romania has been analysed in the article. SE of Romania is considered to be a territory which has medium level of pollution for a period of last ten years, from 2009 ...
Dragomir Balanica, Mariana Carmelia +5 more
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Road traffic pollution monitoring and modelling tools and the UK national air quality strategy. [PDF]
, 2001 This paper provides an assessment of the tools required to fulfil the air quality management role now expected of local authorities within the UK. The use of a range of pollution monitoring tools in assessing air quality is discussed and illustrated with
Bell, M.C., Marsden, G.R.
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The APHEKOM Project: A literature review of air pollution interventions and their impact of public health [PDF]
, 2011 Intervention studies play an important role in supporting and complementing scientific validation of results of epidemiological non-intervention studies linking air pollution and health.
Analitis, A +9 more
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Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada, 2010 Toxic air pollutants are continuously released into the air supply. Various pollutants come from chemical facilities and small businesses, such as automobile service stations and dry cleaning establishments. Others, such as nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and other volatile organic chemicals, arise primarily from the incomplete combustion of fossil ...
Nhu D, Le, Li, Sun, James V, Zidek
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Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone Air Quality in Western Pennsylvania in the 2000s [PDF]
, 2011 Presents data on the area's particulate matter, ozone, and emissions levels and air pollution sources. Examines air quality compared with the rest of the nation, links between premature death and harmful levels of air pollution, and monitoring ...
John Graham
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Simple traffic measures significantly reduce the exposure of primary school children to NO2 [PDF]
, 2019 According to Public Health England (PHE, 2019) air quality is the largest environmental health risk in the UK; long-term exposure to air pollution claims some 28-36,000 premature deaths each year.
Cameron, Valerie +3 more
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Understanding Public Views about Air Quality and Air Pollution Sources in the San Joaquin Valley, California. [PDF]
, 2017 The San Joaquin Valley of California has poor air quality and high rates of asthma. Surveys were collected from 744 residents of the San Joaquin Valley from November 2014 to January 2015 to examine the public's views about air quality.
Brown, Paul +8 more
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