BACKGROUND Exposure to indoor air pollution may be responsible for nearly 2 million per year deaths in developing countries. In Kenya, it is among the factors linked to high morbidity, especially in children aged below five years. OBJECTIVES The survey was conducted in 2005 in 350 rural households to identify household factors that are likely to enhance indoor air pollution. METHODS Questio...

We study the effect of outdoor air pollution on the productivity of indoor workers at a pear-packing factory. Increases in fine particulate matter (PM2.5), a pollutant that readily penetrates indoors, leads to significant decreases in productivity, with effects arising at levels below air quality standards. In contrast, pollutants that do not travel indoors, such as ozone, have little, if any, ...

This work presents an investigation of indoor air pollution using a combination biomedical engineering (BME) sensors and sensors. Indoor quality is significant factor affecting human health, monitoring controlling have become essential for environ- mental management. In this study, BME techniques are employed to analyze pollutants, sensor used measure monitor the in real-time. The study involve...

BACKGROUND In 1986, a report of the U.S. Surgeon General concluded that second hand smoke is a cause of disease in healthy non smokers. Subsequent many nations including Tunisia implement smoke-free worksite regulations. The aim of our study is to test air quality in indoor ambient air venues in Tunisia. METHODS A TSI SidePak AM510 Personal Aerosol Monitor was used to sample, record the level...

This paper analyzes the implications for children's health of shortcomings in the methods and results of a study of lead in the environment, "Quantity of Lead Released to the Environment in New Jersey in the Form of Motor Vehicle Wheel Weights," by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (Aucott and Caldarelli, Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 223, 1743-1752, 2012). The study signifi...

In developing Asian countries, the municipal cooperations are unable to handle the increasing amount of municipal solid waste, which into the uncollected waste being spread on roads and in other public areas leading to tremendous pollution and destruction of land and negative impact on human health. Generation of municipal solid waste increases with the rapid urbanization and accelerated econom...