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Potted plants and ventilation effectively remove pollutants from tobacco smoke

International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 2022
Abstract The air pollutants in tobacco smoke cause serious harm to human health. To study the influence of plants and ventilation on the concentrations of air pollutants in tobacco smoke, three different experimental chambers were established to simulate different smoking environments: ventilated Form-1 with plants, closed Form-2 with ...
Chao Liu, Nan Zhang, Limei Sun, Weijun Gao, Qiuyun Zang, Xuening Wang   +5 more
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Air pollution, fetal and infant tobacco smoke exposure, and wheezing in preschool children: a population-based prospective birth cohort

Environmental Health, 2012
Background Air pollution is associated with asthma exacerbations. We examined the associations of exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM10) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) with the risk of wheezing in preschool children, and assessed whether these ...
Sonnenschein-van der Voort Agnes MM, de Kluizenaar Yvonne, Jaddoe Vincent WV, Gabriele Carmelo, Raat Hein, Moll Henriëtte A, Hofman Albert, Pierik Frank H, Miedema Henk ME, de Jongste Johan C, Duijts Liesbeth   +10 more
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Contribution of traffic and tobacco smoke in the distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on outdoor and indoor PM2.5 [PDF]

, 2010
Traffic emissions and tobacco smoke are considered two main sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in indoor and outdoor air. In this study, the impact of these sources on the level of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and on the distribution
Alvim-Ferraz, Maria da Conceição M., Castro, Dionísia, Delerue-Matos, Cristina, Morais, S., Pereira, Maria do Carmo, Slezakova, Klara   +5 more
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In utero tobacco smoke exposure, DNA methylation, and asthma in Latino children. [PDF]

, 2019
BackgroundMaternal smoking during pregnancy is a risk factor for chronic disease later in life and has been associated with variability of DNA methylation at specific cytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG) loci.
Barker, Beach, Beamer, Best, Cardenas, Chhabra, Cunningham, DiFranza, Galanter, Gibbs, Gilliland, Gilliland, Gilliland, Hanieh, Harb, Hu, Jaakkola, Jauniaux, Joubert, Joubert, Küpers, Lara, Morales, Oh, Perreira, Pickett, Rahmani, Reese, Reese, Rehan, Richiardi, Richmond, Richmond, Sharma, Shorey-Kendrick, Stick, Stocks, Tong, Upton, van der Laan, Vanderweele, VanderWeele, Waterland, Wongtrakool, Wu, Zeilinger, Zhang, Zhong   +47 more
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Environmental risk factors of pregnancy outcomes: a summary of recent meta-analyses of epidemiological studies

Environmental Health, 2013
Background Various epidemiological studies have suggested associations between environmental exposures and pregnancy outcomes. Some studies have tempted to combine information from various epidemiological studies using meta-analysis. We aimed to describe
Nieuwenhuijsen Mark J, Dadvand Payam, Grellier James, Martinez David, Vrijheid Martine   +4 more
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Relation Between Particle Mass and Number for Submicrometer Airborne Particles [PDF]

, 1999
The relationship between particle mass and the number of ambient air particles for the submicrometer size range was examined using a Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance to determine the mass concentration, and a Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer to ...
Agranovski, Victoria, Johnson, Graham, Morawska, Lidia, Ristovski, Zoran   +3 more
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A percepção do cumprimento das leis antifumo em bares e restaurantes em três cidades brasileiras: dados do ITC-Brasil

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2017
Resumo: O tabagismo passivo causa sérios e mortais efeitos à saúde. Desde 1996, o Brasil vem avançando na implementação da legislação antifumo em locais públicos fechados.
Felipe Lacerda Mendes, André Salem Szklo, Cristina de Abreu Perez, Tânia Maria Cavalcante, Geoffrey T. Fong   +4 more
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Factors related to caregivers’ risk perception of secondhand smoke exposure on children’s health

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2021
Introduction Home is one of the main places for children’s secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure. The implementation of smoke-free rules at home might be influenced by caregivers’ risk perception of SHS exposure.
Xavier Continente, Alejandro Rodríguez, Mónica Pérez-Ríos, Anna Schiaffino, Esteve Fernández, Maria J. López   +5 more
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Traffic-Related Air Pollution and All-Cause Mortality during Tuberculosis Treatment in California. [PDF]

, 2017
BackgroundAmbient air pollution and tuberculosis (TB) have an impact on public health worldwide, yet associations between the two remain uncertain.ObjectiveWe determined the impact of residential traffic on mortality during treatment of active TB ...
Brenda Jones, CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)., Dan Meltzer, Donald G. Catanzaro, Fielder JF, Jennifer Flood, John Balmes, Lisa Pascopella, Mark R. Segal, Paul B. English, Payam Nahid, Pennan M. Barry, Robert J. Blount, Slama K, Sterling TR, Webb GB   +15 more
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Effect of environmental tobacco smoke on oral pigmentation: A systematic review [PDF]

Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology, 2020
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Oral pigmentation is a condition in which the color of oral mucosa such as gingival mucosa changes. Some exogenous and endogenous factors may lead to oral pigmentation.
Parsa Firoozi, Robab Noormohammadi, Sona Rafieyan   +2 more
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