Pinggu District is adjacent to the county of Miyun, which contains the largest drinking water
source of Beijing (Miyun Reservoir). The Wanzhuang gold field and tailing deposits are …

How building stakeholders (eg owners, tenants, operators, and designers) understand
impacts of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and associated energy costs is unknown. We surveyed …

Particulate matter less than 2.5 μm in diameter (PM 2.5) is associated with asthma morbidity.
Recent studies have begun examining the role of various constituents of PM 2.5, their …

Background There are justifiable health concerns regarding the potential adverse effects
associated with human exposure to volcanic ash (VA) particles, especially when considering …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze research works on air pollution published in
2005-2014 and indexed in Web of Science Core Collection. Design/methodology/approach …

Studies on health effects of air pollution often use daily mean concentration to estimate
exposure while ignoring daily variations. This study examined the health effects of daily …

Airborne fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) is an “invisible killer” to human health. There is
increasing evidence revealing the adverse effects of PM2. 5 on the early embryonic …

The correlation between enteritis, a common digestive disease, and exposure to ambient air
pollutants has not been examined in a comprehensive manner. The aim of this study was to …

Aims Exposure to particulate air pollution is associated with increased blood pressure (BP),
a well-established risk factor for cardiovascular disease. To elucidate the mechanisms …

Aims: To review the current state of hospital bed planning, and to develop a simple tool to
estimate short-term future bed requirements using historical bed occupancy data. Study …