Observing the rapid urban expansions and numerous infrastructure developments in the East-Asian context, many cities are suffering the urban heat island (UHI) effect and its …
P Yin, M Brauer, A Cohen, RT Burnett… - Environmental …, 2017 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Cohort studies in North America and western Europe have reported increased risk of mortality associated with long-term exposure to fine particles (PM 2.5), but to date, no …
RT Burnett, CA Pope III, M Ezzati… - Environmental …, 2014 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Estimating the burden of disease attributable to long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) in ambient air requires knowledge of both the shape and …
Green Infrastructure (GI) practices have shown to be promising in mitigating the air pollution in urban areas of several cities across the world. GI practices such as trees, green roofs and …
World Health Organization - 2009 - books.google.com
This report uses a comprehensive framework for studying health risks that was developed for the World Health Report 2002, which presented estimates for the year 2000. The report …
Background: Forest, grass, and peat fires release approximately 2 petagrams of carbon into the atmosphere each year, influencing weather, climate, and air quality. Objective: We …
M Brauer, M Amann, RT Burnett, A Cohen… - … science & technology, 2012 - ACS Publications
Ambient air pollution is associated with numerous adverse health impacts. Previous assessments of global attributable disease burden have been limited to urban areas or by …
Background Epidemiologic and health impact studies of fine particulate matter with diameter< 2.5 μm (PM2. 5) are limited by the lack of monitoring data, especially in …
The issues that increasingly dominate the 21st century cannot be solved by any single country acting alone, no matter how powerful. To manage the global economy, prevent …