Emissions of particulate PAHs from solid fuel combustion in indoor cookstoves

W Du, J Wang, S Zhuo, Q Zhong, W Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Residential solid fuel combustion is a major emission source of PAHs (polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons) in most developing countries, including China; however, accurate estimates …

[HTML][HTML] Indoor air pollution was nonnegligible during COVID-19 lockdown

W Du, G Wang - Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2020 - aaqr.org
ABSTRACT COVID-19 spread globally in the past months and caused hundreds of
thousands of people dead. Many countries took lockdown policy to restrict human activities …

The effect of ambient temperature on the activity of influenza and influenza like illness in Jiangsu Province, China

Q Dai, W Ma, H Huang, K Xu, X Qi, H Yu, F Deng… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective We aimed to evaluate and quantify the association between ambient temperature
and activity of influenza like illness (ILI) and influenza in Jiangsu Province, China. Method …

Solid fuel use for cooking and its health effects on the elderly in rural China

J Liu, B Hou, XW Ma, H Liao - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Indoor air pollution is mainly caused by solid fuel use for cooking in developing countries.
Many previous studies focused on its health risks on the children and in specific local area …

Associations between short-term exposure to ambient air pollution and influenza: an individual-level case-crossover study in Guangzhou, China

R Zhang, KY Lai, W Liu, Y Liu, X Ma… - Environmental …, 2023 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Influenza imposes a heavy burden on public health. Little is known, however,
of the associations between detailed measures of exposure to ambient air pollution and …

Temperature and particulate matter as environmental factors associated with seasonality of influenza incidence–an approach using Earth observation-based …

J Rittweger, L Gilardi, M Baltruweit, S Dally… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Background Influenza seasonality has been frequently studied, but its mechanisms are not
clear. Urban in-situ studies have linked influenza to meteorological or pollutant stressors …

Exposure characteristics of legacy and novel per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in blood and association with hypertension among low-exposure population

N Lin, Y Zhang, S Su, Y Feng, B Wang, Z Li - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
The exposure characteristics of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in blood and
their associations with hypertension have been well investigated in high-exposure …

[HTML][HTML] PM2. 5 compromises antiviral immunity in influenza infection by inhibiting activation of NLRP3 inflammasome and expression of interferon-β

R Tao, W Cao, M Li, L Yang, R Dai, X Luo, Y Liu… - Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract PM2. 5, a major component of air pollutants, has caused severe health problems. It
has been reported that PM2. 5 index is closely associated with severity of influenza A virus …

Exposure to firewood: Consequences for health and labor force participation in Mexico

O Stabridis, E van Gameren - World development, 2018 - Elsevier
Indoor air pollution (IAP) originating from firewood used as cooking fuel relates to respiratory
problems and can generate economic losses. IAP is associated with 1.6 million deaths …

Do solid fuels for cooking lead to an increased prevalence of respiratory disease? Empirical evidence from rural China

X Qiu, J Jin, R He, C Zhang - Energy for Sustainable Development, 2023 - Elsevier
Evaluating the health effects of using solid fuels for cooking is necessary to further promote
household energy transition. Although an increasing number of studies have assessed the …