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Indoor Air Pollution, Related Human Diseases, and Recent Trends in the Control and Improvement of Indoor Air Quality

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Indoor air pollution (IAP) is a serious threat to human health, causing millions of deaths each year. A plethora of pollutants can result in IAP; therefore, it is very important to identify their main sources and concentrations and to devise strategies ...
V. Tran, Duckshin Park, Young-Chul Lee
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Occupational Safety of Different Industrial Sectors in Khartoum State, Sudan Part 2: Analysis of Occupational Accidents

open access: yesJournal of High Institute of Public Health, 2012
Background: Accident analysis is a tool which can be used to obtain accurate information about the combined accident factors that when fixed, prevent recurrence. It includes recording and documenting work-related injuries.
Fadia A El-Marakby   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Air pollution exposure—the (in)visible risk factor for respiratory diseases

open access: yesEnvironmental science and pollution research international, 2021
There is increasing interest in understanding the role of air pollution as one of the greatest threats to human health worldwide. Nine of 10 individuals breathe air with polluted compounds that have a great impact on lung tissue.
Gabriel-Petrică Bălă   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Understanding Public Views about Air Quality and Air Pollution Sources in the San Joaquin Valley, California. [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +3 more sources

Attitudes of OHS Inspectors towards Practicing Factory Inspection in Egypt

open access: yesJournal of High Institute of Public Health, 2008
Workplace inspection is part of a comprehensive health and safety program in which the workplace is closely examined on a regular basis of identifying and reviewing potential and actual hazards associated with equipment, tools, and industrial processes ...
Fadia A. El-Marakby   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seasonal Variations in PM2.5-induced Oxidative Stress and Up-regulation of Pro-inflammatory Mediators

open access: yesAerosol and Air Quality Research, 2020
Inhaling particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of ≤ 2.5 µm (PM2.5) has been demonstrated to induce season-dependent adverse health effects. As inflammation and oxidative stress play a critical role in PM2.5-induced health effects, this study ...
Juan Li   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The cost of clean air: a price analysis of air filtration technology [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 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.
arxiv  

PM2.5 air pollution and cause-specific cardiovascular disease mortality.

open access: yesInternational Journal of Epidemiology, 2020
BACKGROUND Ambient air pollution is a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, yet uncertainty remains about the size of risks at lower levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure which now occur in the USA and elsewhere.
R. Hayes   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Air Pollution and Stroke [PDF]

open access: yesJournal 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
openaire   +5 more sources

Potential role of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in air pollution-induced non-malignant respiratory diseases

open access: yesRespiratory Research, 2020
Epidemiological studies have found strong associations between air pollution and respiratory effects including development and/or exacerbation of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as well as increased occurrence of respiratory ...
Marit Låg   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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