Air quality health indices - review

Modelling short - term , air pollution health effects , using air quality indices ( 1 )

Riassunto: Negli ultimi anni molti studi sono stati condotti al fine di valutare la presenza di una eventuale associazione tra inquinamento dell’aria e mortalità. La relazione tra le concentrazioni di inquinanti e mortalità (o morbosità) nel medesimo giorno, o nei giorni successivi, viene usualmente specificata mediante modelli di regressione in cui la variabile di risposta è il numero di morti...

Air Quality literature review

Air quality as respiratory health indicator: a critical review.

As part of the European Public Health project IMCA II validity and practicability of "air pollution" as a respiratory health indicator were analyzed. The definitions of air quality as an indicator proposed by the WHO project ECOEHIS and by IMCA I were compared. The public availability of the necessary data was checked through access to web-based data-bases. Practicability and interpretation of ...

Review of studies on air quality status and its health effects in Iran

Background and Objective: Air pollution is a leading environmental risk factor on health and it is the major cause of death and disease at global level. Air pollution has been shown to have a significant share in the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) burden. After smoking, it is the second cause of deaths due to NCDs, associated with an increased risk of developing acute and chronic diseases and...

Indoor Air Quality and Health

In the last few decades, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) has received increasing attention from the international scientific community, political institutions, and environmental governances for improving the comfort, health, and wellbeing of building occupants.[...].