Outdoor-indoor air pollution in urban environment: Challenges and opportunity [PDF]
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2015 With the continual improvement in our quality of life, indoor air quality has become an important area of concern in the 21st century. Indoor air quality is affected by many factors including the type and running conditions of indoor pollution sources ...
Dennis Y.C. eLeung
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Unseen crisis: Revealing the hidden health impact of indoor air pollution-A scoping review. [PDF]
J Educ Health PromotIndoor 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.
Chavan RG, Kaur J, Charan GS.
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Systemic inequalities in indoor air pollution exposure in London, UK. [PDF]
Build Cities, 2021 Deprived communities in many cities are exposed to higher levels of outdoor air pollution, and there is increasing evidence of similar disparities for indoor air pollution exposure. There is a need to understand the drivers for this exposure disparity in
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Socioeconomic disparities in mortality from indoor air pollution: A multi-country study. [PDF]
PLoS OneBackgroundIndoor air pollution is a major public health concern, contributing to approximately 2.9 million deaths and 81.1 million disability-adjusted life years lost annually. This issue disproportionately affects underprivileged communities that depend
Albadrani M.
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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 [PDF]
Indian J Community MedBackground: 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.
Subhashrao K, Mundada V.
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Indoor air pollution prevention practices and associated factors among household mothers in Olenchiti town, Oromia, Ethiopia. [PDF]
PLoS OneIntroductionMost 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 ...
Girsha WD +3 more
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Tobacco smoke, indoor air pollution and tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
PLoS Medicine, 2007 BACKGROUND: Tobacco smoking, passive smoking, and indoor air pollution from biomass fuels have been implicated as risk factors for tuberculosis (TB) infection, disease, and death.
Hsien-Ho Lin, Majid Ezzati, Megan Murray
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Indoor air pollution and cognitive function among older adults in India: a multiple mediation approach through depression and sleep disorders. [PDF]
BMC GeriatrBackground Studies across multiple countries reveal that depression and sleep disorders can lead to cognitive decline. This study aims to speculate on the effect of different sources of indoor air pollution on cognition and to explore the mediation ...
Shaw S, Kundu S, Chattopadhyay A, Rao S.
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Exposure to indoor air pollution and adverse pregnancy outcomes in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Front Public HealthIntroductionExposure to indoor air pollution such as biomass fuel and particulate matter is a significant cause of adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, there is limited information about the association between indoor air pollution exposure and adverse ...
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Household energy, indoor air pollution and child respiratory health in South Africa
Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, 2017 Indoor air pollution due to the indoor burning of polluting fuels has been associated with Acute Lower Respiratory Infections (ALRI) amongst children less than five years old.
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