Outdoor air pollution and asthma

M Guarnieri, JR Balmes - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Traffic and power generation are the main sources of urban air pollution. The idea that
outdoor air pollution can cause exacerbations of pre-existing asthma is supported by an …

The externalities of energy production in the context of development of clean energy generation

A Bielecki, S Ernst, W Skrodzka, I Wojnicki - Environmental Science and …, 2020 - Springer
In this paper, we present a comparative review of the externalities of electricity production.
First of all, the environmental impact is considered. A discussion of the influence of various …

Short-term exposure to ambient air pollution and asthma mortality

Y Liu, J Pan, H Zhang, C Shi, G Li, Z Peng… - American journal of …, 2019 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Short-term exposure to air pollution has been associated with asthma
exacerbation and increased healthcare use caused by asthma, but its effect on asthma …

Effect of NO2 exposure on airway inflammation and oxidative stress in asthmatic mice

C Lu, F Wang, Q Liu, M Deng, X Yang, P Ma - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) is a widespread air pollutant. Epidemiological evidence indicates
that NO 2 is associated with an increase of incidence rate and mortality of asthma, but its …

The short-term association between asthma hospitalisations, ambient temperature, other meteorological factors and air pollutants in Hong Kong: a time-series study

HC Lam, AM Li, EY Chan, WB Goggins - Thorax, 2016 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Previous studies have found associations between meteorological variables
and asthma hospitalisations but the nature of these associations has varied and few studies …

Risk of concentrations of major air pollutants on the prevalence of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases in urbanized area of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

MABA Tajudin, MF Khan, WRW Mahiyuddin… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanisation in Malaysian cities poses risks to the health of residents. This study aims
to estimate the relative risk (RR) of major air pollutants on cardiovascular and respiratory …

In the dark shadow of the supercycle tailings failure risk & public liability reach all time highs

LN Bowker, DM Chambers - Environments, 2017 - mdpi.com
This is the third in a series of independent research papers attempting to improve the quality
of descriptive data and analysis of tailings facility failures globally focusing on the relative …

Spatial modeling of asthma-prone areas using remote sensing and ensemble machine learning algorithms

SV Razavi-Termeh, A Sadeghi-Niaraki, SM Choi - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, asthma-prone area modeling of Tehran, Iran was provided by employing three
ensemble machine learning algorithms (Bootstrap aggregating (Bagging), Adaptive …

[HTML][HTML] The first pollution investigation of road sediment in Gary, Indiana: anthropogenic metals and possible health implications for a socioeconomically …

M Dietrich, A Wolfe, M Burke, MPS Krekeler - Environment international, 2019 - Elsevier
An investigation of road sediment in Gary, Indiana revealed high levels of various trace
metals such as Zn, Mn, and Cr, often exceeding those of background reference …

Acute nitrogen dioxide (NO2) exposure enhances airway inflammation via modulating Th1/Th2 differentiation and activating JAK-STAT pathway

X Ji, M Han, Y Yun, G Li, N Sang - Chemosphere, 2015 - Elsevier
Nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) is an air pollutant associated with poor respiratory health, asthma
exacerbation, and an increased likelihood of inhalational allergies. However, the underlying …