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Ambient Air Pollution and Birth Defects in Brisbane, Australia

BACKGROUND Birth defects are a major public health concern as they are the leading cause of neonatal and infant mortality. Observational studies have linked environmental pollution to adverse birth outcomes, including congenital anomalies. This study examined potential associations between ambient air pollution and congenital heart defects and cleft lip or palate among births in Brisbane, Austr...

Salinity and turbidity distributions in the Brisbane River estuary, Australia

Lightning flash density 1995–2010 in Brisbane, Australia

Observations of nearby lightning have been made in Brisbane, Australia (27.3oS, 153.0oE) from 1995 to 2010 using CGR3 and CGR4 lightning sensors and a 500 Hz CIGRE lightning flash counter, with the objective of measuring long-term lightning flash densities and their diurnal and annual variations. The observations with the CGR4 sensor covered a circular area around the sensor of about 400 km2. T...

Exposure to hot and cold temperatures and ambulance attendances in Brisbane, Australia: a time-series study

OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect of hot and cold temperatures on ambulance attendances. DESIGN An ecological time-series study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS The study was conducted in Brisbane, Australia. The authors collected information on 783 935 daily ambulance attendances, along with data of associated meteorological variables and air pollutants, for the period of 2000-2007. OUTCOME ...

Mandy Cook- Dissertation-oLoP