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Public-health impact of outdoor and traffic-related air pollution: a European assessment
P. Filliger,M. Herry,F. Horak,V. Puybonnieux-Texier,Philippe Quénel,Jodi Schneider,R. Seethaler,J.C. Vernaud,H. Sommer,Nino Künzli,R. Kaiser,Sylvia Medina,Michael Studnicka,Olivier Chanel +13 more
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In this paper, the authors estimated the impact of outdoor and traffic-related air pollution on public health in Austria, France, and Switzerland, and found that air pollution contributes to mortality and morbidity.Citations
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Capturing transient effects in turbulent flows over complex urban areas with passive pollutants
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present numerical modeling and simulations of turbulent flow and dispersion of a passive (non-reactive) pollutant in laboratory scale configurations that mimic complex urban areas.
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Ignition propensity of hydrogen/air mixtures impinging on a platinum stagnation surface
TL;DR: In this article, an experimental investigation into the ignition characteristics of lean pre-mixed hydrogen/air mixtures is conducted using a stagnation-point flow configuration against a platinum surface, with a special emphasis on the determination of potential fire safety hazards associated with hydrogen release in the presence of a catalyst.
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Use of dispersion modelling to assess road-user exposure to PM2.5 and its source apportionment
TL;DR: In this article, atmospheric dispersion modelling was used to assess exposure of road users to PM2.5 in London and the measured exposure along one of the routes was similar to the modelled concentration at the most polluted points on that route.
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Air pollution as a determinant of asthma among schoolchildren in Mohammedia, Morocco.
Ahmed S. Squalli Houssaini,Hafida Messaouri,Isaad Nasri,Marie P. Roth,Chakib Nejjari,Mohammed N. Benchekroun +5 more
TL;DR: Investigation in western Morocco found air pollution is a determinant factor but is not the only factor increasing the risk of asthma in children; other factors such as respiratory diseases, infectious diseases, genetic and passive smoking present a high-risk threat.
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An Association between Air Pollution and Mortality in Six U.S. Cities
Douglas W. Dockery,C A Pope rd,X Xu,John D. Spengler,James H. Ware,Martha E. Fay,Benjamin G. Ferris,Frank E. Speizer +7 more
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors outline the history of air pollution in the UK, describe the types of pollutant now in the atmosphere, and discuss the relation between air pollution and health.
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Short term effects of ambient sulphur dioxide and particulate matter on mortality in 12 European cities: Results from time series data from the APHEA project
Klea Katsouyanni,Giota Touloumi,C Spix,Joel Schwartz,F Balducci,Sylvia Medina,Giuseppe Rossi,Bogdan Wojtyniak,Jordi Sunyer,L Bacharova,Jan P. Schouten,A Ponka,H. R. Anderson +12 more
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