The health impacts of weekday traffic: A health risk assessment of PM2. 5 emissions during congested periods

WJ Requia, CD Higgins, MD Adams, M Mohamed… - Environment …, 2018 - Elsevier
Little work has accounted for congestion, using data that reflects driving patterns, traffic
volume, and speed, to examine the association between traffic emissions and human health …

PM2. 5 pollution-related health effects and willingness to pay for improved air quality: Evidence from China's prefecture-level cities

B Zhang, B Wu, J Liu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
The public health risks attributed to PM 2.5 pollution exposure are far greater in China than
in many other countries. Few studies have focused on the potential impact of PM 2.5 …

Risk and resilience: How is the health of older adults and immigrant people living in Canada impacted by climate-and air pollution-related exposures?

MKH Tilstra, I Tiwari, L Niwa, S Campbell… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: In the rapidly shifting Canadian climate, an ageing population, and increased
migration, a greater understanding of how local climate and air pollution hazards impact …

Health disparities attributable to air pollutant exposure in North Carolina: Influence of residential environmental and social factors

JY Son, KJ Lane, ML Miranda, ML Bell - Health & place, 2020 - Elsevier
Understanding the environmental justice implications of the mortality impacts of air pollution
exposure is a public health priority, as some subpopulations may face a disproportionate …

The Associations between Types of Ambient PM2.5 and Under-Five and Maternal Mortality in Africa

PO Owili, WH Lien, MA Muga, TH Lin - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Exploring the effects of different types of PM2. 5 is necessary to reduce associated deaths,
especially in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Hence we determined types of …

Human health risk assessment of major air pollutants at transport corridors of Delhi, India

A Kumar, RK Mishra - Journal of Transport & Health, 2018 - Elsevier
The present study undertake an assessment of human health risk regarding mortality and
morbidity induced by multiple air pollutants prevailing at 36 transport corridors of the …

Daily mortality in different age groups associated with exposure to particles, nitrogen dioxide and ozone in two northern European capitals: Stockholm and Tallinn

H Olstrup, C Åström, H Orru - Environments, 2022 - mdpi.com
Although the association between air pollution and mortality is well established, less is
known about the effects in different age groups. This study analyzes the short-term …

Respiratory health effects associated with indoor particulate matter (PM2.5) in children residing near a landfill site in Durban, South Africa

PR Gumede, MJ Savage - Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2017 - Springer
Landfill sites are known for their potential for generating particulate matter (PM) which can
pose respiratory health problems for people residing in the adjacent communities. As PM 2.5 …

Mapping distance-decay of premature mortality attributable to PM2. 5-related traffic congestion

WJ Requia, P Koutrakis - Environmental Pollution, 2018 - Elsevier
Although several air pollution studies have examined the relationship between people living
close to roadways and human health, we are unaware of studies that have examined the …

Air pollution exposure: An activity pattern approach for active transportation

MD Adams, N Yiannakoulias, PS Kanaroglou - Atmospheric environment, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, we demonstrate the calculation of personal air pollution exposure during trips
made by active transportation using activity patterns without personal monitors. We calculate …