Authors have carried out a cross-sectional observational study in Nairobi, Kenya, comparing the respiratory characteristics and environmental exposures of children attending schools within the informal settlement of Mukuru with children attending schools in the nearby more affluent residential area of Buruburu. The aims of the Tupumue (Swahili for ‘let us breathe’) study were to investigate whethe...

This policy brief describes how SEI’s Low Emissions Analysis Platform (LEAP) and Integrated Benefits Calculator can help countries plan coherent emission reduction strategies with health benefits....

Human exposure to PAHs may occur from inhalation, dermal exposure or the ingestion of food contaminated with PAHs. PAHs in air pollution are primarily found bound to particulate matter; when PAHs are present in the gas phase, they have a duration of less than a day. Overall, the present scientific evidence suggests that the PAHs in ambient air are associated with increased cancer incidence in expo...

This course will provide you with an introduction to the most recent research in the field of health effects of air pollution as well as a broader understanding of sources and spread of air pollution and what we should do about it. What is air pollution? What are the sources? How and where are we exposed outdoors and indoors? What happens in the body? Which diseases are the result? Who are the mos...

This lecture focuses on the health impacts of air pollution. It also includes the short-term and long-term health effects caused by exposure to various air pollutants....

This lecture illustrates the sampling and exposure to indoor air pollution. It also includes the measurement of parameters such as ventilation rate, temperature and humidity....

This lecture discusses a case study of personal exposure to fine particles in the city of Bamako, the capital of the West African country Mali....

A new report from Health Effects Institute’s Global Health program, Trends in Air Quality and Health in Southeast Europe, highlights air quality and its health impacts for nine countries across the region, including, Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Romania, and Slovenia....

Air quality remains a key concern in Serbia as the entire population lives in areas where levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exceed the World Health Organization (WHO) annual guideline value of 5 micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m3). The country’s annual average PM2.5 exposure in 2019 stood at 25.4 μg/m3, following a 26% drop from 2010 levels....