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A 1-year aerosol chemical speciation monitor (ACSM) source analysis of organic aerosol particle contributions from anthropogenic sources after long-range transport at the TROPOS research station Melpitz

… mass in winter and 6.8 % in summer), biomass burning OA (BBOA; 10.6 % and 6.1 %) and coal … it can also be related to recreational open fires or barbecue activities (van … Air Pollution: Lines that Connect, J. Air Waste Manage., 56, 709–742, …
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Growing Up in the Haze: Addressing air pollution and its impact on children in East Asia and the Pacific: an agenda for action

… fossil and biomass fuel use, coal-burning power plants, agricultural and industrial activities, waste burning, wildfires – as well as from … of fossil and biomass fuels, and agriculture waste burning that also generate the greenhouse …
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Asthma symptoms, spirometry and air pollution exposure in schoolchildren in an informal settlement and an affluent area of Nairobi, Kenya

… dusts, gases, fumes’, mosquito coil burning, adult smoker(s) in the home, refuse … and the burning of household and commercial waste. There is widespread poverty, poor … 201 (18.3%) 544 (42.6%) Solid fuel/open fire 37 (3.4%) 118 (9.2%) The questions …
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Review on Black Carbon (BC) and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Emission Reductions Induced by PM Emission Abatement Techniques

… 2009). (b) GFED3.1 without agricultural waste burning that is included based on GAINS … shows its effects on cognitive function. Open fireplaces, traditional stoves and cookers …
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The State of Air Quality and Health Impacts in Africa

… from fine particulate matter, household burning of solid fuels, and ozone is … savannah, and forest fires; and open waste burning. In addition, countries in the …
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Political Economy of Air Pollution in Kenya

… lack of delivery of basic services such as waste collection and a!ordable electricity in … complaints pertained to odors and the burning of waste. All such complaints were made … existing data. This involves the design of open data infrastructures that allow data to be …
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Air pollution and the world of work: policies, initiatives and the current situation – a scoping and evidence review for Southeast and East Asia

… and construction, while biomass burning is a major source in several Southeast … burning, seasonal forest fires and open burning of household waste. Meanwhile, the rapid development of the …
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Air pollution and the world of work Policies, initiatives and the current situation – a scoping and evidence review for Southeast and East Asia

… and construction, while biomass burning is a major source in several Southeast … burning, seasonal forest fires and open burning of household waste. Meanwhile, the rapid development of the …
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The Public’s Perceptions of Air Pollution. What’s in a Name?

… is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages … On the con- trary, in a study on open burning of municipal solid waste (MSW-burning) in India, respondents …
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Chapter 4 - Methodological Choice and Identification of Key Categories

… should determine which animal categories and waste management systems are significant. For … subcategories are significant. 3C1 Biomass Burning CH4, N2O 3C2 Liming CO2 3C3 Urea … of Solid Waste CH4, N2O 4C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste CO2, N2O, CH4 4D …
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