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Potential role of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as mediators of cardiovascular effects from combustion particles

Environmental Health, 2019
Air pollution is the most important environmental risk factor for disease and premature death, and exposure to combustion particles from vehicles is a major contributor.
Jørn A. Holme, Bendik C. Brinchmann, Magne Refsnes, Marit Låg, Johan Øvrevik   +4 more
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Controlled human exposures to wood smoke: a synthesis of the evidence

Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 2020
Background Exposure to particulate matter (PM) from wood combustion represents a global health risk, encompassing diverse exposure sources; indoor exposures due to cooking in developing countries, ambient PM exposures from residential wood combustion in ...
Carley Schwartz, Anette Kocbach Bølling, Christopher Carlsten   +2 more
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Bibliometric analysis of research relating to noise pollution reported over the period 2001–2020

One Health & Risk Management, 2023
Introduction In the new globalized world, noise pollution has started to become a public health problem. We searched for publications about noise pollution in our study.
Erhan KAYA, Musa ŞAHIN, Onur ACAR
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Activation of Proinflammatory Responses in Cells of the Airway Mucosa by Particulate Matter: Oxidant- and Non-Oxidant-Mediated Triggering Mechanisms

Biomolecules, 2015
Inflammation is considered to play a central role in a diverse range of disease outcomes associated with exposure to various types of inhalable particulates.
Johan Øvrevik, Magne Refsnes, Marit Låg, Jørn A. Holme, Per E. Schwarze   +4 more
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Noise in the City: A Socio-Spatial Analysis of the Actual and Perceived Noise Levels in a Medium-Sized Urban Center

Coğrafya Dergisi, 2023
Despite substantial systematic studies on noise pollution, studies relating actual noise levels to perceived noise pollution in the context of rapidly urbanizing medium-sized cities of the Global South are scarce. This study examined the perceived impact
Kayode Julius Samuel, Samuel Yakubu, Olufemi Sunday Durowoju   +2 more
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The Determination of Factors that Influence the Noise Pollution in Malaysia using Fuzzy Logic

Journal of Computing Research and Innovation, 2020
Nowadays, the economy of our country has increased, so the use of transport, whether on land or by air, has also increased. This will lead to noise pollution, which will have an impact on human health.
Mohd Fazril Izhar Mohd Idris, Nur Afifah Zainol Abidin, Khairu Azlan Abd Aziz   +2 more
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Road traffic noise and children’s inattention

Environmental Health, 2017
Background An increasing number of children are exposed to road traffic noise levels that may lead to adverse effects on health and daily functioning. Childhood is a period of intense growth and brain maturation, and children may therefore be especially ...
Kjell Vegard Weyde, Norun Hjertager Krog, Bente Oftedal, Per Magnus, Simon Øverland, Stephen Stansfeld, Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen, Martine Vrijheid, Montserrat de Castro Pascual, Gunn Marit Aasvang   +9 more
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Road traffic noise and registry based use of sleep medication

Environmental Health, 2017
Background Road traffic noise has been associated with adverse health effects including sleep disturbances. Use of sleep medication as an indicator of sleeping problems has rarely been explored in studies of the effects of traffic noise.
Jorunn Evandt, Bente Oftedal, Norun Hjertager Krog, Svetlana Skurtveit, Per Nafstad, Per E. Schwarze, Eva Skovlund, Danny Houthuijs, Gunn Marit Aasvang   +8 more
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Traffic Noise and its Impact on Wellness of the Residents in Sambalpur City – a Critical Analysis

Archives of Acoustics, 2021
Noise is unwanted sound judged to be unpleasant, loud or disruptive to hearing. Like air pollution, noise pollution is one of the serious matters of concern in urban areas. Noise pollution occurs when noise level exceeds certain limit and has deleterious
Alekh Kumar SAHU, Satish Kumar NAYAK, Chitta Ranjan MOHANTY, Prasant Kumar PRADHAN   +3 more
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Lipophilic components of diesel exhaust particles induce pro-inflammatory responses in human endothelial cells through AhR dependent pathway(s)

Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 2018
Background Exposure to traffic-derived particulate matter (PM), such as diesel exhaust particles (DEP), is a leading environmental cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and may contribute to endothelial dysfunction and development of atherosclerosis. It
Bendik C. Brinchmann, Tonje Skuland, Mia H. Rambøl, Krisztina Szoke, Jan E. Brinchmann, Arno C. Gutleb, Elisa Moschini, Alena Kubátová, Klara Kukowski, Eric Le Ferrec, Dominique Lagadic-Gossmann, Per E. Schwarze, Marit Låg, Magne Refsnes, Johan Øvrevik, Jørn A. Holme   +15 more
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