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Modelling PM2.5 concentrations and spatial correlation with weather conditions and adult asthma in north Texas in 2014
(2020-05-29)
The questions to be answered by this study are whether weather conditions correlate with PM2.5 concentrations, and whether there is a correlation between asthma-related hospital admissions and PM2.5 concentrations. The ...
Designing Neighborhood-Scale Green Infrastructure (GI) to Improve the Health and Well-Being of Industry-Adjacent Communities through Air Pollution Mitigation in Joppa, Texas
(2022-05-17)
Ambient outdoor air pollution kills roughly 4.2 million people every year worldwide and is linked as a contributing factor to diseases such as asthma, cancer, infertility, and neurological disorders. In the United States, ...
DEVELOPMENT OF A FRAMEWORK TO ESTIMATE SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS OF TRUCK, RAILROAD, AND UNDERGROUND FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION
(2018-09-17)
Increasing freight transportation capacity is the most important factor to keep US economy viable. Trucks moved 11.5 billion tons of goods, or 63.8 percent of total freight shipments in 2015, which is projected to grow ...
AERMOD MODELING OF AIR POLLUTANT EMISSIONS FROM BACKUP GENERATOR USE IN LAGOS, NIGERIA
(2017-12-07)
Generator emissions contribute to increase in air pollution. In developing countries with inadequate electricity supply, many people rely on back-up generators for long-term electricity supply. Nigeria is the second biggest ...
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ADULT ASTHMA RELATED EMERGENCY ROOM DISCHARGES IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS IN 2010 - 2014
(2019-12-06)
Asthma is a common chronic disease of the airways characterized by recurrent reversible airway obstruction. More than 25 million Americans have asthma. In this study, factors associated with adult asthma related emergency ...