Introduction: Traffic noise exposure is associated with hypertension, ischemic heart disease and stroke. We aimed to investigate the novel hypothesis that traffic noise increases the risk for atrial fibrillation. Methods: In a population-based cohort of 57053 people aged 50-64 years at enrolment in 1993-1997, we identified 2692 cases of first-ever hospital admission for atrial fibrillation from...

conclusions proximity to road traffic might be a risk factor for ra as there are suspected effects associated with no2 and so2. overall, the available evidence is too preliminary and scarce to draw firm conclusions. however, the results indicate the feasibility of further studies elucidating on the relationship between air pollution and ra. results four relevant papers were included in a qualit...

Recovery of copper and chelating agents from sludge extracting solutions Fang-Chih Chang a, Shang-Lien Lo a,∗, Chun-Han Ko b a Research Center for Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control Technology, Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, 71 Chou-Shan Road, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC b School of Forestry and Resource Conservation, National Taiwan Univers...

The article is devoted to the analysis of noise pollution a residential area by road traffic. It noted that car great danger human health, especially in large cities and industrial centers. Field studies characteristics traffic flows busy, dangerous sections network city have been carried out. shown level exceeds maximum permissible sound for any measured value flow intensity distance from up 3...

Costs associated with traffic externalities such as congestion, air pollution, noise, safety, etcetera are becoming unbearable. The Braess paradox shows that combating congestion by adding infrastructure may not improve traffic conditions, and geographical and/or financial constraints may not allow infrastructure expansion. Road pricing presents an alternative to combat traffic externalities. T...

The duration of use is usually significantly longer for marine vessels than for roadside vehicles. Therefore, these vessels are often powered by relatively old engines which may propagate air pollution. Also, the quality of fuel used for marine vessels is usually not comparable to the quality of fuels used in the automotive sector and therefore, port areas may exhibit a high degree of air pollu...

VANET is specialized application of MANET. The need VANET is felt as the number of vehicles are swelling remarkably thereby the traffic density has grown many times. The voluminous traffic density results in more and more accidents. Therefore the manufactures, researchers and Government are forced to improve the on-road safety along-side improving the quality of the roads. As the Wireless techn...

Air quality in Hyderabad, India, often exceeds the national ambient air quality standards, especially for particulate matter (PM), which, in 2010, averaged 82.2 ± 24.6, 96.2 ± 12.1, and 64.3 ± 21.2 μg/m(3) of PM10, at commercial, industrial, and residential monitoring stations, respectively, exceeding the national ambient standard of 60 μg/m(3). In 2005, following an ordinance passed by the Sup...

background and purpose: in the process of rapid urbanization and industrialization in developing countries, environmental pollution is a major concern. one of the fastest growing problems of environmental pollution is an excessive intake of lead in urban soils. lead concentrations in urban soil may result from human activities such as vehicle emissions and industrial activities. this study aime...