A new disease-burden method for estimating the impact of outdoor air quality on human health

2000 ◽  
Vol 246 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 153-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Mitchell ◽  
A. Namdeo ◽  
D. Kay
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Disease Burden ◽  
New Disease ◽  
Outdoor Air ◽  
Outdoor Air Quality ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Outdoor Air Quality of Environments Used for Exercise and Sports Practice: An Analysis of Scientific Production through Bibliometric Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 4540
Author(s):  
Alexandro Andrade ◽  
Fábio Hech Dominski ◽  
Guilherme Torres Vilarino
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
The United States ◽  
Scientific Production ◽  
Outdoor Air ◽  
Science Field ◽  
Outdoor Air Quality

Thus, far, in the Environmental Science field, there appears to be only one previous bibliometric analysis of scientific production with regard to exercise and sports practice, performed in indoor environments. This study investigates and analyzes scientific production related to outdoor air quality of environments that are used for exercise and sports practice through a bibliometric analysis. Five databases were searched in March 2020. A bibliometric analysis was performed for authors, institutions and countries, in relation to publication year, language, citations, theme, and analysis of publication keywords. Of the 2401 screened studies, 106 satisfied the inclusion criteria. The first work was published in 1967. A high number of studies (85.8%) were published after 2008. The United States (US) accounted for most of the performed studies, followed by China. The author keywords associated with the words “pollutants”, “human health”, and “exercise/sports” were the most commonly used. A total of 59 journals had been published on this subject, and most of these were in the area of medicine. It was observed that most of this scientific production was developed by researchers from institutions in the US and China. The publications focused on pollutants and subjects related to human health and sports.

scholarly journals Comparison Study between Indoor and Outdoor Chemical Composition of PM2.5 in Two Italian Areas

Atmosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Tofful ◽  
Cinzia Perrino ◽  
Silvia Canepari
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Local Source ◽  
Outdoor Air ◽  
Site Location ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Outdoor Air Quality ◽  
Quality Guidelines ◽  
Inorganic Species ◽  
The Impact

Outdoor air quality guidelines have been constantly implemented during the last decades. Nonetheless, no international regulations have been put into action in terms of indoor air quality standards and standardized procedures for indoor pollution measurements. In this study, we investigated the chemical composition of PM2.5 collected outdoors and indoors at six dwellings located in two Italian areas. The selected sites concerned inland/central and southern Italy, including urban, peri-urban, rural and coastal settings. The seasonal and site-specific particulate matter (PM) variations were analyzed outdoors and indoors, by estimating the impact of the main macro-sources and the contribution of the macro- and micro-components. Outdoors, organic matter represented the main contribution at inland and coastal sites, respectively during winter and summer. A clear, seasonal variation was also observed for secondary inorganic species. A site-specific dependence was exhibited by traffic-related components. Indoors, organic and soil-related species were influenced by the presence of the inhabitants. Some specific tracers allowed to identify additional local source contributions and indoor activities. Although the sampling season and site location defined the outdoor air quality, the higher PM concentrations and the chemical composition indoors were influenced by the infiltration of outdoor air and by the indoor activities carried out by its inhabitants.

The impact of an anti-idling campaign on outdoor air quality at four urban schools

2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 2030 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick H. Ryan ◽  
Tiina Reponen ◽  
Mark Simmons ◽  
Michael Yermakov ◽  
Ken Sharkey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Urban Schools ◽  
Outdoor Air ◽  
Outdoor Air Quality ◽  
The Impact

Indoor and outdoor air quality monitoring in hemp house — Case study

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 63-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jarmila Rimbalová ◽  
Silvia Vilčeková ◽  
Adriana Eštoková
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Quality Monitoring ◽  
Air Quality Monitoring ◽  
Outdoor Air ◽  
Outdoor Air Quality ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor

scholarly journals Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality for Sustainable Life: A Case Study of Rural and Urban Settlements in Poor Neighbourhoods in Kenya

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2417
Author(s):  
Anne Wambui Mutahi ◽  
Laura Borgese ◽  
Claudio Marchesi ◽  
Michael J. Gatari ◽  
Laura E. Depero
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Elemental Composition ◽  
Black Carbon ◽  
Informal Settlement ◽  
Heavy Traffic ◽  
World Health ◽  
Rural Settlements ◽  
Outdoor Air ◽  
Outdoor Air Quality ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor

This paper reports on the indoor and outdoor air quality in informal urban and rural settlements in Kenya. The study is motivated by the need to improve consciousness and to understand the harmful health effects of air quality to vulnerable people, especially in poor communities. Ng’ando urban informal settlement and Leshau Pondo rural village in Kenya are selected as representative poor neighborhoods where unclean energy sources are used indoor for cooking, lighting and heating. Filter based sampling for gravimetrical, elemental composition and black carbon (BC) analysis of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 µm (PM2.5) is performed. findings from Ng’ando and Leshau Pondo showed levels exceeding the limit suggested by the world health organization (WHO), with rare exceptions. Significantly higher levels of PM2.5 and black carbon are observed in indoors than outdoor samples, with a differences in the orders of magnitudes and up to 1000 µg/m3 for PM2.5 in rural settlements. The elemental composition reveals the presence of potentially toxic elements, in addition to characterization, emission sources were also identified. Levels of Pb exceeding the WHO limit are found in the majority of samples collected in the urban locations near major roads with heavy traffic. Our results demonstrate that most of the households live in deplorable air quality conditions for more than 12 h a day and women and children are more affected. Air quality condition is much worse in rural settlements where wood and kerosene are the only available fuels for their energy needs.

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