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The burden of heat-related mortality attributable to recent human-induced clima...
Vicedo-Cabrera, A.M.; Scovronick, N.; Sera, F.; Royé, D.; Schneider, R.; Tobias, A.; Astrom, C.; Guo, Y.; Honda, Y.; Hondula, D.M.; Abrutzky, R.Climate change affects human health; however, there have been no large-scale, systematic efforts to quantify the heat-related human health impacts that have already occurred due to climate change. Here, we use empirical data from 732 locations in 43 countries to estimate the mortality burdens associated with the additional heat exposure that has resulted from recent human-induced warming, during the period 1991...
The impact of sugar cane-burning emissions on the respiratory system of childre...
Cançado, J. E.; Saldiva, PHN; Pereira, LAA; Lara, LBLS; Artaxo, P.; Martinelli, L. A.; Arbex, Marcos Abdo [UNIFESP]; Zanobetti, A.; Braga, ALFWe analyzed the influence of emissions front burning sugar cane on the respiratory system during almost I year in the city of Piracicaba in southeast Brazil. From April 1997 through March 1998, samples of inhalable particles were collected, separated into fine and coarse particulate mode, and analyzed for black carbon and tracer elements. At the same time, we examined daily records of children (< 13 years of ag...
Indoor NO2 air pollution and lung function of professional cooks
Arbex, M.A.; Martins, L.C.; Pereira, L.A.A.; Negrini, F.; Cardoso, A.A. [UNESP]; Melchert, W.R. [UNESP]; Arbex, R.F.; Saldiva, P.H.N.; Zanobetti, A.Submitted by Guilherme Lemeszenski (guilherme@nead.unesp.br) on 2013-08-22T18:52:46Z No. of bitstreams: 1 S0100-879X2007000400011.pdf: 495971 bytes, checksum: b36d0abef27f984c7725fc9913577828 (MD5); Made available in DSpace on 2013-08-22T18:52:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 S0100-879X2007000400011.pdf: 495971 bytes, checksum: b36d0abef27f984c7725fc9913577828 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-04-01; Made availabl...