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The use of Health Impact Assessment tools in European Cities

… of Citizens’ Health. Current policy on air quality is mostly focused on avoidance of … propose a method to quantify the effects of air pollution on citizens’ health to facilitate … A guide to support policy towards cleaner air and improvement of cit izens’ health …
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Characterizing Variability and Uncertainty in Exposure Assessments Improves Links to Environmental Decision-Making

… decision-making, including setting standards, determining emissions controls, and … Impacts Division of EPA’s Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Research … decision-making, including setting standards, determining emissions controls, and …
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Valuing Mortality Risk Reductions in Global Benefit-Cost Analysis

… a market good for which ade- quate, high-quality data are available that allow analysts … is the lack of consistent reporting standards in the VSL literature; often data on … risk reductions associated with reducing air pollution emissions from electrical power …
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Mobilisation of Agricultural Residues for Bioenergy and Higher Value Bio-Products: Resources, Barriers, and Sustainability

… categories of sustainability to be soil quality, water quality and quantity, greenhouse gases, biodiversity, air quality, and productivity, and propose a … quantity, greenhouse gases, biodiversity, air quality, and productivity, and propose a …
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Spatial mapping of emissions

… on how to spatially distribute national air emissions to: Support the link between emission data and air quality models that need emissions information … EMEP/EEA air pollutant emission inventory guidebook 2023 …
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Car-free days as sustainable urban transport emission reduction strategies: evidence from Kigali city, Rwanda

… AM to promote physical activity and reduce air pollution. Previous studies assessing the effectiveness of CFDs in reducing air pollution in Kigali have relied solely on … to overall daily improvements in air quality in Rwanda. Methods: Continuous air …
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Beat the Heat: Child Health Amid Heatwaves in Europe and Central Asia

… highlights the link between heatwaves and air pollution, particularly noting that heat exacerbates the health impacts of air pollution on children. Extreme heat worsens air quality, increasing the incidence of …
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List of designated reference and equivalent methods

… ambient concentrations of specified air pollutants have been designated as … is acceptable for use in state or local air quality surveillance systems under 40 CFR … FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS & MODELING AIR METHODS & CHARACTERIZATION DIVISION …
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Code of Practice for Residential Wood Burning Appliances

… territorial governments in their response to air quality problems, energy efficiency, firewood … on wood burning curtailment in response to air quality advisories, along with emissions … 21 5.2 Air Quality Advisories and ‘No-Burn …
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Draft guidance document on non-technical measures

… national emission reduction obligations or air quality targets. Additional actions, such as … potential contribution to environmental quality improvements. It defines the basic … the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution Forty-fifth session Geneva, 8–11 …
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