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Current State of Indoor Air Phytoremediation Using Potted Plants and Green Walls

Atmosphere, 2021
Urban civilization has a high impact on the environment and human health. The pollution level of indoor air can be 2–5 times higher than the outdoor air pollution, and sometimes it reaches up to 100 times or more in natural/mechanical ventilated ...
Samaneh Bandehali, Taghi Miri, Helen Onyeaka, Prashant Kumar   +3 more
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Natural Ventilation Potential of Residential Buildings in China Considering the Combined Effect of Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution

Buildings
With its rapid economic development, China has had to confront the serious issues of high energy consumption and air pollution. Natural ventilation is regarded as an effective method to reduce building energy consumption, but it is largely influenced by ...
Bo Lin, Changhong Xie, Yan Chen, Xu Xu
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Study of association between exposure to indoor air pollution and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among nonsmokers in a North Indian population – A case–control study

Indian Journal of Respiratory Care, 2019
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most killing diseases worldwide. Tobacco smoking is still the most common single cause of COPD, but in developing countries such as India, indoor air pollution is one of the common ...
Madhurmay, Suryakant, Hemant Kumar, Santosh Kumar, Rajendra Prasad, Ajay Kumar Verma, Arvind Kumar Singh   +6 more
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Navigating dust storms and urban living: an analysis of particulate matter infiltration in Dubai’s residences

Frontiers in Built Environment, 2023
In response to the growing concern of air pollution in Dubai, this study was undertaken to measure and analyze indoor and outdoor particulate matter (PM) concentrations in residential buildings during the spring dust storm period. The research focused on
Chuloh Jung, Naglaa Sami Abdelaziz Mahmoud   +1 more
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Improving Indoor Air Quality through Standardization

Standards, 2023
Human beings experience a large fraction of their exposure to air pollutants in indoor environments. Air pollution is a large environmental health risk, and exposure to ambient air pollution and indoor air pollution contribute equally to the total number
John Saffell, Sascha Nehr
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Enhanced nocturnal and aqueous formation of CHON during winter haze in Beijing

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Organic nitrogen aerosols influence haze pollution, climate change, and human health, while our understanding of their molecular composition and formation mechanisms in polluted environments remains limited.
Hui Chen, Fengkui Duan, Tao Ma, Yongliang Ma, Jian Gao, Jingkun Jiang, Shuxiao Wang, Qinqin Zhang, Lidan Zhu, Takashi Kimoto, Tao Huang, Kebin He   +11 more
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EXPLORING INDOOR AIR POLLUTION EXPOSURE DURING PREGNANCY AND RISK OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT IN SEBERANG ULU 1, PALEMBANG

Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat, 2019
Adverse birth outcomes are determined by a complex combination of genetic, social, and environmental factors. Numerous studies have concluded an association exists between air pollution and low birth weight (LBW).
Dwi Septiawati, Ani Nidia Listianti
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Reducing CO2 level in the indoor urban built environment: Analysing indoor plants under different light levels

Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 2023
Recent studies have highlighted that people spend most of their time indoors, making indoor air quality a critical concern. Indoor air pollution can have detrimental effects on human health, and the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in indoor ...
Nilanka Harshani Weerasinghe, Pasindu Kavishna Silva, Rohantha Rukshan Jayasinghe, Wasudha Prabodhani Abeyrathna, Gayanthi Krishani Perera John, Rangika Umesh Halwatura   +5 more
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Copper‐based Materials for Photo and Electrocatalytic Process: Advancing Renewable Energy and Environmental Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Cu‐based catalysts as a cornerstone in advancing sustainable energy technologies are fully reviewed in this manuscript, highlighting their potential in photo‐ and electrocatalysis. It includes metallic copper, copper oxides, copper sulfides, copper halide perovskites, copper‐based metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), and covalent organic frameworks (COFs),
Jéssica C. de Almeida, Yanjie Wang, Thais A. Rodrigues, Paulo H. H. Nunes, Vagner R. de Mendonça, Paulo H. E. Falsetti, Leticia V. Savazi, Tao He, Alexandra V. Bardakova, Aida V. Rudakova, Jie Tian, Alexei V. Emeline, Osmando F. Lopes, Antonio Otavio T. Patrocínio, Jia Hong Pan, Caue Ribeiro, Detlef W. Bahnemann   +16 more
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Selective Benzene Capture by Metal‐Organic Frameworks

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) hold significant potential for capturing benzene from air emissions and hydrocarbon mixtures in liquid phases. This capability stems from their precisely engineered structures, versatile chemistries, and diverse binding interactions.
Zongsu Han, Ankit Mondal, Jiatong Huo, Yihao Yang, Hong‐Cai Zhou   +4 more
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