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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Indoor air pollution"”.
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Health Informatics Solution to Indoor Air Pollution: An Opportunity for Epidemiological Research
<p>Indoor air pollution accounts for the particulate matters and chemical compounds from outdoor sources that penetrate into the home environment. It also contains chemical particles from cleaning products, wall paints, personal care products, indoor combustion, and microbial agents. Mounting …
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A study of carbonyl formation within an innovative indoor air pollution abatement system
… on the pre-prototype unit of an innovative indoor air pollution abatement system which used catalytic ozonation as a mechanism for oxidation and removal of organic contaminants. The system was evaluated for carbonyl production when the system was challenged with chemicals used to simulate …
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Indoor air pollution and environmental tobacco smoke exposure in a South African birth cohort study
… and hospitalisation. Environmental exposures to indoor air pollution (IAP) or tobacco smoke are important risk factors for childhood respiratory disease. Despite increased electrification, many communities in LMIC rely on alternate fuel sources for household cooking or heating. The impact of …
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Characterization of environmental tobacco smoke by neutron activation analysis as a source of hazardous metals in indoor air pollution
The characterization of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) as a source of heavy metals has been performed. Thirty elements were determined in 15 brands of cigarettes and their components. Five elements, Br, Cd, Cl, K, and Zn were found to be major elemental sources in the particulate phase of ETS. …
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Developing ozone dispersion and reaction models and conducting a thermodynamic study for safety evaluations of an indoor air pollution abatement pilot plant
… for ozone inside the rectangular duct of an indoor air quality pilot plant was simulated. Using this the concentration profiles of ozone at several points downstream of ozone insertion were simulated and they matched well with experimental results. Recommendations for future work are cited. A …
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IMPACT OF INDOOR AIR POLLUTION ON INFLAMMATORY BIOMARKERS AND CARDIAC AUTONOMIC CONTROL IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS AND PATIENTS WITH CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE (APICE STUDY)
… inflammatory profile associated with exposure to indoor air pollution (IAP) in healthy subjects and patients affected by chronic heart failure (HF). Twenty healthy volunteers and nineteen HF patients were enrolled. Indoor levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and …
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Advancing Indoor Air Pollution Research: A Novel Integration of AI, IoT, and Behavioural Science for Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Monitoring and Behaviour Change
This thesis addresses global concerns over air quality, focusing on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ). It presents an interdisciplinary exploration into the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and Low-Cost Sensors (LCS) for air quality monitoring. The research …
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Impacts of outdoor and indoor air pollution on COVID-19 health outcomes and interventions in the Southern African development community region: a scoping review
… Community (SADC) faces high poverty and pollution levels, with nearly half of urban residents living in informal settlements. Research on air pollution's impact on COVID-19 in SADC is limited. This review explored how pollutants like fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅), nitrogen dioxide …
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Associations between indoor air pollution and inflammation in children: evaluation of the current literature and recommendations to explore the roles of nutrition, housing inequities, and environmental health literacy in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-10-19 without embargo terms
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An improved method for determining indoor air quality level in the classroom at pre-school building
Indoor air pollution is not a new problem but has become an issue in today's building environment. Occupant began to realize the direct effects of indoor air pollution, and the importance of good indoor air quality, especially when related to children health and life inside classroom. This study …
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The identification and validation of case hardening for extending charcoal briquette extruder lifespan
… Soroti, Uganda aims to reduce deforestation and indoor air pollution through their sustainable charcoal briquettes. However, the charcoal mixture causes extreme wear in the briquette extruding machines, restricting the business's ability to scale up. Case hardening was identified as a potential …
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Background concentration of airborne microbe in new constructed building
Exposure to indoor air pollution is now becoming serious public health problem in a wide variety of non-industrial setting such as residences, offices, schools, hospital and vehicles. This study investigate the level of airborne microbe in indoor environment at three different phase of building …
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Background concentration of airborne microbe in new constructed building
Exposure to indoor air pollution is now becoming serious public health problem in a wide variety of non-industrial setting such as residences, offices, schools, hospital and vehicles. This study investigate the level of airborne microbe in indoor environment at three different phase of building …
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The impact of solid cooking fuels on the health of rural South African households
Indoor Air Pollution (IAP) from the combustion of solid cooking fuels has been proven to adversely affect the health of household residents. Those most affected by IAP are the poorest and most vulnerable members of society, specifically poor women and children residing in rural households. This …
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Modular Plancha Cookstove Design for Capacity Building in Santa Catarina, Guatemala
Indoor air pollution from cooking on inefficient firewood cookstoves and open fires leads to 3.2 million premature deaths every year (World Health Organization, 2022). In Santa Catarina Palopó, Guatemala, women spend much of their time cooking and primarily use wood fuel, which disproportionately …
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Creating a low-cost, low-particulate emissions corn cob charcoal grinder for use in Peru
Indoor air pollution is a serious health risk in developing countries, and is the leading cause of death for children under five. By replacing traditional cooking fuels with charcoal, one can significantly reduce a user's exposure to the particulate matter responsible for the detrimental health …
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The architectural design process and indoor air quality
… and as if it is occupied by users. Although, indoor air quality (IAQ) has been discussed for almost thirty years, it is a new subject for architects from the architectural design point of view. Most of the time, the subject is defined as an engineering problem. However anything related to the …
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MEASUREMENTS OF ATMOSPHERIC RADICALS IN AMBIENT AND INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS: OUTDOOR-INDOOR RELATIONSHIPS, INDOOR FORMATION MECHANISMS, AND INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS
… critically altering the chemistry of the air we breathe. Radical reactions initiate oxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which in the presence of nitrogen oxides (NOx) can form ozone and secondary organic aerosols (SOA)—air pollutants affecting human health and welfare in …
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Participatory Methods in Technical Design: Household Biomass Stoves
… Biomass cooking and heating cause high levels of indoor air pollution especially in the Himalaya where households need accessible and affordable wood fuel for cooking and heating during extreme winters. Prior to fieldwork, I facilitated ideation sessions to generate solutions to these challenges, …
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The association between ambient air pollution and cardiorespiratory health outcomes of adults residing in informal settlements of the Western Cape in a 12 month period
… limited data on the association between ambient air pollution cardiorespiratory outcomes among adults especially among populations with low socio-economic status in low- and middle income countries. Objectives: A cross-sectional cohort study was conducted in four informal settlements of the …
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