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

open access: yesEnvironmental 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Controlled human exposures to wood smoke: a synthesis of the evidence

open access: yesParticle 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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long-term effects of noise pollution on the avian dawn chorus: a natural experiment facilitated by the closure of an international airport

open access: yesProceedings of the Royal Society B, 2022
The impacts of noise pollution on birdsong have been extensively investigated but potential long-term effects are neglected. Near airports, where noise levels are particularly high, birds start singing earlier in the morning, probably to gain more time ...
Léna de Framond, H. Brumm
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluation and analysis of noise levels in Ilorin metropolis, Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Evaluation and analysis of noise pollution levels have been carried out to determine the level of noise and its sources in Ilorin metropolis. Noise measurements have been done in the morning, at noon, in the evening, and at night to determine noise ...
Oyedepo, Sunday Olayinka
core   +1 more source

Perceived Noise Pollution and Self-Reported Health Status among Adult Population of Bangladesh

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
Despite the public health concern, there is a dearth of research regarding perceived noise pollution and noise-related health status in Bangladesh. This study was carried out to evaluate the noise-related health status among Bangladesh’s adult population.
Md. Mostafizur Rahman   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

SoundCompass: a distributed MEMS microphone array-based sensor for sound source localization [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Sound source localization is a well-researched subject with applications ranging from localizing sniper fire in urban battlefields to cataloging wildlife in rural areas.
da Silva Gomes, Bruno   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Activation of Proinflammatory Responses in Cells of the Airway Mucosa by Particulate Matter: Oxidant- and Non-Oxidant-Mediated Triggering Mechanisms

open access: yesBiomolecules, 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bibliometric analysis of research relating to noise pollution reported over the period 2001–2020

open access: yesOne 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
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of traffic noise pollution using geographic information system and descriptive statistical method: a case study in Mashhad, Iran

open access: yesEnvironmental science and pollution research international, 2022
Environmental consequences and the epidemiologic results of noise pollution have chronic effects leading to widespread complications in the long run. As far as we know, there are a few studies for pollution monitoring and control systems in comparison ...
Mohammad Gheibi   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Determination of Factors that Influence the Noise Pollution in Malaysia using Fuzzy Logic

open access: yesJournal 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   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

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