[HTML][HTML] Indoor air pollution and exposure assessment of the gulf cooperation council countries: A critical review

P Amoatey, H Omidvarborna, MS Baawain… - Environment …, 2018 - Elsevier
Indoor air pollution is one of the human health threat problems in the Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC) countries. In these countries, due to unfavorable meteorological conditions …

Health and environmental risks of incense smoke: mechanistic insights and cumulative evidence

VK Yadav, P Malik, V Tirth, SH Khan… - Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Incense burning is practiced alongside many sacred rituals across different regions of the
world. Invariable constituents of incense brands are 21%(by weight) herbal and wood …

Impact of building ventilation systems and habitual indoor incense burning on SARS-CoV-2 virus transmissions in Middle Eastern countries

P Amoatey, H Omidvarborna, MS Baawain… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Majority of countries across the globe have employed improving building ventilation,
quarantine, social distancing, and disinfections as a general measure of preventing SARS …

Chemical analysis and potential health risks of hookah charcoal

Y Elsayed, S Dalibalta, N Abu-Farha - Science of the Total Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Hookah (waterpipe) smoking is a very common practice that has spread globally. There is
growing evidence on the hazardous consequences of smoking hookah, with studies …

Association between human health and indoor air pollution in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries: a review

P Amoatey, H Omidvarborna, MS Baawain… - Reviews on …, 2020 - degruyter.com
Studies on the assessment of indoor air pollutants in terms of concentration and
characterization in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have been recently carried …

Source identification and health risk assessments of heavy metals in indoor dusts of Ilorin, North central Nigeria

MO Abdulraheem, JA Adeniran, HA Ameen… - … of Environmental Health …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background and Purpose Exposure to heavy metals (HMs) in indoor dusts is a
serious public concern that is linked to a myriad of deleterious health outcomes. The …

[HTML][HTML] Recovery of iron nanominerals from sacred incense sticks ash waste collected from temples by wet and dry magnetic separation method

N Gupta, VK Yadav, KK Yadav, M Alwetaishi… - … Technology & Innovation, 2022 - Elsevier
Indian incense stick ash (ISA) contains about 4%–8% ferrous iron (Fe 2+), the fourth-highest
metal oxide mineral in ISA, as confirmed by X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF). The …

Human health-risk assessment based on chronic exposure to the carbonyl compounds and metals emitted by burning incense at temples

KF Chen, YP Tsai, CH Lai, YK Xiang… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Health effects resulting from the smoke of carbonyl compounds (aldehydes and ketones)
and metal-containing incense particles at temples during incense burning periods were …

[PDF][PDF] Incense and incense sticks: types, components, origin and their religious beliefs and importance among different religions

VK Yadav, N Choudhary, S Heena Khan, A Khayal… - J. Bio Innov, 2020 - researchgate.net
Incensing (incense stick burning) is an ancient tradition during different rituals in almost
every religion. Earlier, it was used explicitly for divine purposes only. However, with the …

Extent of exposure to scented candles and prevalence of respiratory and non-respiratory symptoms amongst young university students

N Al Khathlan, M Basuwaidan, S Al Yami, F Al-Saif… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Incense burning such as scented candles are commonly used in Arabian Gulf
regions as it is thought to produce relaxing effects on people's mood. This study is …