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Health, Environment and the Burden of Disease: A Guidance Note [PDF]

, 2003
This guidance note examines the conditions which determine whether an environmental hazard is responsible for a substantial amount of disease and whether feasible measures are available to prevent it.

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From Niche to Mainstream: A Knowledge Exchange Model for Sustainable Housing Adoption

Knowledge and Process Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As climate change intensifies the demand for sustainable practices, the residential housing sector remains a critical yet underutilized area for promoting energy efficiency. Although consumer awareness is increasing, sustainable and energy‐efficient (SEE) housing continues to occupy a niche market.
Lianne Foti
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Biological Pollution of Indoor Air, Its Assessment and Control Methods

Encyclopedia
The aim of the entry was to write a substantial contribution that analyses and compares the biological pollution of indoor air, the possibilities of its assessment and the control methods. In addition, the aim of our entry was to review journals covering
Natalia Stocka, Andrzej Butarewicz, Marcin Stocki, Piotr Borowik, Tomasz Oszako   +4 more
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Nutritional status and access to clean fuels: Evidence from South Asia [PDF]

Indoor air pollution due to solid fuels is among the ten most important risk factors in global burden of disease leading to respiratory diseases, anaemia, blindness and other disorders.
Bhagowalia, Priya, Gupta, Parul
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Chemical Characterization and Source Apportionment of Household Fine Particulate Matter in Rural, Peri-urban, and Urban West Africa [PDF]

, 2013
Household air pollution in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing regions is an important cause of disease burden. Little is known about the chemical composition and sources of household air pollution in sub-Saharan Africa, and how they differ between ...
Agyei-Mensah, S, Arku, R E, Coull, B, Dionisio, K L, Ezzati, M, Fornace, K M, Ghana, Harvard, Howie, S, Hughes, A F, Imperial College London, Kerr, A S, Koutrakis, P, Spengler, J D, Vallarino, J, Verissimo, T G, Zhou, Z   +16 more
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From passion to illegality: Understanding succulent consumers' decision to participate in the illegal online wildlife trade

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The illegal wildlife trade represents a significant threat to biodiversity. Limited research has examined the illegal trade in succulents, plants characterized by their ability to store water in their leaves, stems or roots. The growing popularity of succulents has contributed to the emergence of illicit consumer practices.
Léanne Vincendon, Masarah Paquet‐Clouston, David Décary‐Hétu   +2 more
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Estimation of the Global Health Impacts of Air Pollution [PDF]

, 2011
Air pollution is increasingly recognized as a significant contributor to global health outcomes. A methodological framework for evaluating the global health related outcomes of outdoor and indoor (household) air pollution is presented and validated for ...
Amann, M., Chirkov, V., Dentener, F., Heyes, C., Kinney, P., Klimont, Z., Kolp, P., Pachauri, S., Purohit, P., Rao, S., Riahi, K., Schoepp, W., van Dingenen, R.   +12 more
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Reducing burden of disease from residential indoor air exposures in Europe (HEALTHVENT project) [PDF]

, 2016
Background: The annual burden of disease caused indoor air pollution, including polluted outdoor air used to ventilate indoor spaces, is estimated to correspond to a loss of over 2 million healthy life years in the European Union (EU).
Asikainen, Arja, Carrer, Paolo, Fernandes, Eduardo de Oliveira, Hänninen, Otto, Kephalopoulos, Stylianos, Wargocki, Pawel   +5 more
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Value‐Added Recycling of Beverage Carton Waste Into Thermoplastic Sandwich Structures With Enhanced Energy Absorption and Damping Properties

Polymer Composites, EarlyView.
Preparation of lightweight composite panels from multilayer beverage carton waste. ABSTRACT Beverage carton waste, a multi‐layer composite of cardboard, polymer, and aluminum, presents significant recycling challenges for conventional recovery technologies. This work presents a manufacturing process‐oriented method that allows shredded beverage cartons
Csenge Tóth, Róbert Nagy, Ábris Dávid Virág   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A walk in the park—Identifying healthy greenspaces using scents

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
As urbanisation accelerates globally, access to nature is increasingly recognised as vital for public health and wellbeing. We captured and analysed plant‐emitted airborne ‘scent signatures’ across Oxford's urban greenspaces to assess their potential health relevance.
William T. Kay, Anya Lindström Battle, Mahal Humberstone, Molly Tucker, Kieran E. Storer, Geoffrey Kite, Katherine Willis   +6 more
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