This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: This study aims to assess the effects of intervention strategies that reduce exposure to household air pollution from burning solid fuels on episodes of acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) in children under the age of 15 years.

background: radon (222rn) measurement in the residential environments is very important because of its effecting on human health and causing cancer in the respiratory system. 222rn is individually responsible for half of the natural radiation received in humans and influences on human by breathing. hence, this study was undertaken to access the 222rn level in the dormitories of kerman universit...

Victor A Umoh, University of Uyo; Etete Peters, University of Calabar; Gregory Erhabor, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife; Essien Ekpe, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar; and Andrew Ibok, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar; all in Nigeria. Correspondence to: Victor A Umoh, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Email: aaumoh@...

To evaluate the levels of indoor air pollution in rural areas of China and their effects on respiratory health, we monitored the indoor (bedroom and kitchen) and outdoor levels of PM10, SO2 and CO in 189 randomly selected households of rural areas, Anhui province, China. We also conducted an investigation of 487 subjects between the ages of 15 – 65 years old with a questionnaire. The PM10 level...

On the base of the residential interior decoration and the air pollution status in China, as the requirements of indoor air quality at present are increasing, from the concept of healthy house, new idea is proposed that indoor air pollution is controlled by overall process through green interior design, selecting environmentally friendly materials and green decoration for safety, healthy and en...

gram in Environmental and Occupational Health at UC Berkeley concentrates on two major environmental health issues in the Indian subcontinent: arsenic in drinking water in West Bengal, India, and indoor air pollution in India and Nepal. Local trainees and researchers have had the opportunity to work on related research. Concerning arsenic in drinking water, projects included studies of skin les...

4. Abstract: This paper examines the effect that indoor air quality has on academic outcomes. Understanding this relationship is important for two key reasons: first, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has consistently ranked indoor air pollution among the top five environmental health risks (EPA 1987); and second, almost 20% of U.S. schools, with more than eight million attending student...

This study aims to identify the most relevant variables, among outdoor measures, building characteristics and socioeconomic situation, for predicting indoor air chemical pollution in dwellings. To achieve this, we propose a two-step plan: first, group the dwellings into classes according to the indoor measured concentrations, then use regression tools to express a dwelling’s class as a function...

In order to study the level and nature of the indoor pollution and its possible health effect the Department of Public Health of the Aichi Prefecture in Japan is planning to conduct a comprehensive study on indoor pollution. An outline of this study is presented in this report. The study will consist of measurements of the indoor pollution and health surveys for a sample of 10 large buildings a...