Search for dissertations about: "PM2.5"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 35 swedish dissertations containing the word PM2.5.

  2. 6. Trace elements in fine particles and aqueous biota - A field study in Vietnam

    Author : Annemarie Wagner; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence EDXRF ; total reflection X-ray fluorescence TXRF ; graphite-furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy GF-AAS ; trace elements; Vietnam; fine particles PM2.5 ; biolocical indicators; freshwater fish C. fucus ; freshwater mussel C. bialate and P. swinhoei ; Vietnam;

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  4. 7. Use of novel statistical methods in assessing particulate air pollution and evaluating its association with mortality in China

    Author : Xin Fang; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Particle matter (PM) has been associated with numerous adverse health effects including cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer in experimental studies and observation studies. The close and quantitative relationship between exposure to high concentrations of coarse particles (PM10) and fine particles (PM2. READ MORE

  5. 8. Air pollution in Nairobi slums : sources, levels and lay perceptions

    Author : Kanyiva Muindi; Nawi Ng; Joacim Rocklöv; Elizabeth Kimani-Murage; Marie Thynell; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Air pollution; perceptions; slums; health impacts; Nairobi; Epidemiology; epidemiologi; folkhälsa; Public health;

    Abstract : BackgroundAir quality in Africa has remained a relatively under-researched field. Most of the African population is dependent on biomass for cooking and heating, with most of the combustion happening in low efficiency stoves in unvented kitchens. READ MORE

  6. 9. Airborne particulate matter in a Sub-Saharan Africa city: Nairobi, Kenya, and at an Equatorial high altitude site: Mount Kenya

    Author : Samuel Mwaniki Gaita; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; X-ray Fluorescence XRF ; Particle Induced X-ray Emission PIXE ; Particulate matter pollutants; Source apportionment; sub-Saharan Africa; Deposition fractions; High- altitude; Free troposphere; Spatial distribution;

    Abstract : In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), air quality is gravely understudied despite the existing influential factors such a rapid urbanization and population growth that negatively affect the environment. Majority of urban areas in SSA face challenges that include lack of social services, poor infrastructure development, exponential increase of second-hand vehicles and extensive use of biomass-based fuel for energy needs. READ MORE

  7. 10. Exposure to household air pollution among women and children in Ethiopia: Socio-cultural factors and the association with airway health

    Author : Mulugeta Tamire; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Household air pollution; Solid fuel use; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Particulate matter; socio-cultural barriers; Ethiopia;

    Abstract : Abstract Using solid fuel generates emissions of many health-damaging pollutants including inhalable fine particulate matter (PM2.5). Such exposure is known to cause morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries, including Ethiopia, where solid fuel, mainly wood, is a primary source of energy. READ MORE