Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Air – Pollution – Physiological effects'
Create a spot-on reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other styles
Consult the top 50 dissertations / theses for your research on the topic 'Air – Pollution – Physiological effects.'
Next to every source in the list of references, there is an 'Add to bibliography' button. Press on it, and we will generate automatically the bibliographic reference to the chosen work in the citation style you need: APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Vancouver, etc.
You can also download the full text of the academic publication as pdf and read online its abstract whenever available in the metadata.
Browse dissertations / theses on a wide variety of disciplines and organise your bibliography correctly.
Vaartnou, Manivalde. "EPR investigation of free radicals in excised and attached leaves subjected to ozone and sulphur dioxide air pollution." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29444.
Full textLand and Food Systems, Faculty of
Graduate
Pérez, Grau Laura. "The urban health effects and impact of anthropogenic and natural air pollution." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/7195.
Full textEl papel diferencial en que las diferentes fracciones de partículas en suspensión en el aire (PMs), sus fuentes y componentes producen efectos adversos para la salud no está completamente entendido. Las lagunas actuales incluyen el papel de las PMs generadas por el tráfico y los efectos de las PMs generadas por fuentes naturales. La investigación epidemiológica relacionada con fuentes todavía falta ser integrada en el proceso de evaluación de impacto, una herramienta fundamental para informar a los tomadores de decisiones y el público sobre la situación actual o el impacto de futuras o pasadas políticas de contaminación atmosférica. Esta tesis trata estas áreas. Para explorar el papel de las PMs generadas por diferentes fuentes, se ha investigado la asociación entre diferentes fracciones de PMs y mortalidad en Barcelona (España) y se ha usado datos de composición química de PMs para identificar las fuentes y los componentes relacionados con la toxicidad. Para ilustrar que las evaluaciones de impacto a nivel local son herramientas útiles en salud pública, se ha estimado el beneficio en salud y económico que resultaría de diferentes escenarios de mejora de la calidad del aire en el área metropolitana de Barcelona y en dos comunidades de California del Sur. Estos estudios de casos incluyen nuevos métodos para integrar en las evaluaciones de impacto las nuevas evidencias epidemiológicas que relacionan la exposición al tráfico con los efectos en salud. Esta tesis contribuye a un mayor entendimiento del vínculo entre las fracciones de PM, sus fuentes y componentes y los efectos en salud así como a la mejora de los métodos de las evaluaciones de impacto. Estas contribuciones tienen importantes implicaciones para la salud pública y las políticas públicas de contaminación atmosférica.
Hazin, Clovis Abrahao. "Release of radon from showers and its influence on the balance of radon indoors." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/16638.
Full textOu, Chunquan, and 欧春泉. "Individual risk factors that modify the short-term effects of air pollution on mortality: a population-basedstudy of Chinese population." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2008. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B40687399.
Full textTruluck, Timothy Francis. "Hospital admission patterns of childhood respiratory illness in Cape Town and their association with air pollution and meteorological factors." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17402.
Full textThe aims of this study were (a) to examine the profile of hospital admissions for selected respiratory illnesses for two major hospitals in Cape Town, and (b) to analyse the association of such admissions with air pollution indicators and meteorological variables. The first part of the study investigated the admission patterns of coloured and African children under twelve years of age who were diagnosed as suffering from asthma or acute respiratory infections at two major teaching hospitals in Cape Town. Computerized hospital admission records covering the years 1988-1990 from the overnight holding wards of the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and Tygerberg Hospital were used to determine patterns with respect to diagnosis, gender, race, age and date of admission. During the three year study period, respiratory admissions at both hospitals accounted for 15 078 (47.3%) out of a total of 31 887 admissions. Acute respiratory infections accounted for 63.6% and asthma 37.4 % of these respiratory admissions. Two factors of interest were noted: (1) Considerably more males than females were admitted with both asthma and acute respiratory infections. (2) Asthma admissions to Red Cross Hospital among African children were proportionally much less than those of coloured children when compared to the proportions of admissions for acute respiratory infections. After removal of the seasonal effect, a multiple linear regression model was fitted to the data to determine the individual associations between admissions and ambient environmental variables. Significant associations were found between: (1) acute respiratory infections and oxides of nitrogen, soiling index, and temperature; (2) asthma and oxides of nitrogen (3) total admissions and soiling index, average temperature and minimum temperature (negative). The study concluded that despite generally low levels of air pollution in Cape Town, childhood respiratory admissions to Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and Tygerberg Hospital were statistically significantly associated with some ambient air pollutants as well as temperature. However, given the nature of both the exposure and admissions databases, these results should be treated with caution. More representative site selections for air pollution monitors, as well as searching and controlling for possible confounding factors (i.e. indoor air pollution, parental smoking, overcrowding), would allow a better understanding of the current air pollution problem and the possible effects on the respiratory health of children in metropolitan Cape Town.
Fitch, Megan. "The Effects of Air Pollution on the Intestinal Microbiota: A Novel Approach to Assess How Gut Microbe Interactions with the Environment Affect Human Health." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc984173/.
Full textMatyushenko, I. Yu. "Grave effects of air pollution." Thesis, Сумський державний університет, 2012. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/28649.
Full textLiu, Liqun. "Health effects of air pollution and meteorology." Diss., lmu, 2012. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-146119.
Full textPrinn, Ronald G., John M. Reilly, Marcus C. Sarofim, Chien Wang, and Benjamin Seth Felzer. "Effects of Air Pollution Control on Climate." MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/7510.
Full textAbstract in HTML and technical report in PDF available on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change website (http://mit.edu/globalchange/www/).
This research was supported by the U.S Department of Energy, U.S. National Science Foundation, and the Industry Sponsors of the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change: Alstom Power (France), American Electric Power (USA), BP p.l.c. (UK/USA), ChevronTexaco Corporation (USA), DaimlerChrysler AG (Germany), Duke Energy (USA), J-Power (Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.) (Japan), Electric Power Research Institute (USA), Electricité de France, ExxonMobil Corporation (USA), Ford Motor Company (USA), General Motors (USA), Mirant (USA), Murphy Oil Corporation (USA), Oglethorpe Power Corporation (USA), RWE/Rheinbraun (Germany), Shell International Petroleum (Netherlands/UK), Statoil (Norway), Tennessee Valley Authority (USA), Tokyo Electric Power Company (Japan), TotalFinaElf (France), Vetlesen Foundation (USA).
Tabor, Caroline Mary. "Effects of air pollution on vascular thrombosis." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/5577.
Full textYang, Trent, John M. Reilly, and Sergey Paltsev. "Air Pollution Health Effects: Toward an Integrated Assessment." MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/5426.
Full textAbstract in HTML and technical report in PDF available on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change website (http://mit.edu/globalchange/www/).
Funding for the work was from the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, through a consortium of industrial sponsors, and through grants from the US DOE, EPA, NOAA, NSF, and NASA.
Hur, Jae-Seoun. "Effects of air pollution on Azolla-Anabaena symbiosis." Thesis, Lancaster University, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.359764.
Full textGaarder, Marie Moland. "The distributional effects of illness and air pollution." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.271115.
Full textHussey, Shane J. K. "The effects of air pollution on respiratory bacteria." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/39149.
Full textPenney, Kathy Coreen. "The effects of ozone air pollution on plant competition." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26025.
Full textLand and Food Systems, Faculty of
Graduate
Hajat, Shakoor. "Effects of air pollution on daily general practitioner consultations." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.252350.
Full textBeghelli, Silvia. "Health effects of noise and air pollution : empirical investigations." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2018. https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/health-effects-of-noise-and-air-pollution(edfd9ba5-4378-49b3-8cd1-3d8b190c5faa).html.
Full textLee, Mark. "Air pollution and climate change effects on grassland ecosystems." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/9697.
Full textKurmi, Om Prakash. "Health effects of indoor air pollution in both rural and urban Nepal." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2010. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=103117.
Full textJacquemin, Leonard Bénédicte. "Traffic-related air pollution: exposure assesment and respiratory health effects." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/7175.
Full textLa contaminación atmosférica es un problema de salud pública, causa 380 000 muertes anuales en la Unión Europea. Esta tesis tiene como objetivo evaluar la exposición a la contaminación debida al tráfico y sus efectos en la salud respiratoria. Los niveles diarios de carbón y sulfuro medidos centralmente son buenos indicadores de exposición personal en una ciudad mediterránea, para PM2.5 fuentes de emisión alternas se tienen que considerar. La molestia debida a la contaminación no es un marcador de exposición, pero es importante porque refleja las percepciones individuales. La contaminación proveniente del tráfico aumento los síntomas del asma, y probablemente también causa asma en adultos. El PM2.5 proveniente de la combustión aumenta la permeabilidad de la barrera epitelial pulmonar. El tráfico es una fuente importante de la contaminación. Herramientas adecuadas para medir su exposición son requeridas. La contaminación del tráfico es un factor de riesgo importante para la salud respiratoria.
Air pollution is a major public health concern causing annually 380 000 deaths in the European Union. This thesis aims to study traffic-related air pollution exposure assessment and its association with respiratory effects. Daily levels of carbon and sulphur of outdoor central measurements are good surrogates for personal exposure in a Mediterranean setting; for PM2.5 other sources have to be taken into account. Annoyance due to air pollution is not a valid maker of air pollution exposure but is valuable in its own right as it integrates individual perceptions. Traffic-related air pollution increases asthma symptoms in adults and an association with new asthma onset is suggested. Furthermore, PM2.5 from combustion might lead to an increase in the lung's epithelial barrier permeability. Traffic-related air pollution is a major source of pollution. Adequate tools to assess its exposure are still needed. Traffic-related air pollution is an important risk factor for respiratory morbidity.
Huang, Kai Katie, and 黄恺. "The effects of walkability on air pollution and public health." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2011. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B46937213.
Full textPearson, Mark. "Physiological responses of some broadleaved trees to ozone and water stress." Thesis, Lancaster University, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.385645.
Full textRivera, Marcela 1982. "Atherosclerosis and air pollution: understanding traffic-related exposure and its effects." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/81931.
Full textEsta tesis contribuye a la caracterización de la distribución espacial del NO2, los metales pesados y las UFP en Girona, a la metodología de la evaluación de la exposición a contaminación atmosférica habiendo estudiado diferentes marcadores de contaminación por tráfico, instrumentos de medida y protocolos, así como al desarrollo de la técnica de modelos LUR para los que se identificaron sesgos potenciales sobre la estimación del efecto sobre la salud de dicha exposición y aporta soluciones prácticas para evitarlos. Finalmente, esta tesis añade a la evidencia de que la exposición a largo plazo a la contaminación procedente del tráfico se asocia a la aterosclerosis e identifica factores de susceptibilidad potenciales para la población mediterránea.
Salt, David Thomas. "Effects of gaseous air pollution on root-feeding aphids of spruce." Thesis, Lancaster University, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.333442.
Full textHonour, Sarah Louise. "The effects of urban air pollution on native herbaceous plant species." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.411646.
Full textMcGowan, James Andrew. "Effects of particulate air pollution on cardiorespiratory admissions in Christchurch, NZ." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Mathematics and Statistics, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/1265.
Full textLoxham, Matthew. "The potential health effects of transition metals in particulate air pollution." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2013. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/387176/.
Full textPullen, Jon. "The effects of acidic air pollutants on concrete." Thesis, Open University, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.357226.
Full textBansal, Gaurav. "Modeling the Effects of Local Air Pollution Control Measures on Air Quality in the Shenandoah Valley." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34297.
Full textMaster of Science
Shaltanis, Jennifer Lynn Hehl. "Source apportionment of Spokane fine fraction air pollution using the Spokane health effects database and positive matrix factorization." Online access for everyone, 2006. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Dissertations/Fall2006/j_shaltanis_112606.pdf.
Full textYau, Tik-shan Yoki, and 游迪珊. "A geographic comparison of air quality station data to assess possiblecross-boundary effects." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2003. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31255693.
Full textHannam, Kimberly. "The effects of air pollution on perinatal outcomes in North West England." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2013. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-effects-of-air-pollution-on-perinatal-outcomes-in-north-west-england(34e537c5-66aa-4928-a6cf-aad26a9b0dd6).html.
Full textHampel, Regina. "Environmental effects and gene-environment interactions: air pollution and temperature effects on cardiovascular risk factors." Diss., lmu, 2011. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-138583.
Full textBarlow, Peter George. "The effects of air pollution particles on clearance mechanisms within the lung." Thesis, Edinburgh Napier University, 2004. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1052591.
Full textRen, Cizao. "Evaluation of interactive effects between temperature and air pollution on health outcomes." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2007. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/16384/1/Cizao_Ren_Thesis.pdf.
Full textRen, Cizao. "Evaluation of interactive effects between temperature and air pollution on health outcomes." Queensland University of Technology, 2007. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/16384/.
Full textWilson, Martin Robert. "Pulmonary inflammatory effects of environmental and surrogate environmental particulates and their components." Thesis, Edinburgh Napier University, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.270524.
Full textKwan, Stephanie Hoiyee. "An analysis of the local and regional effects on air quality in Shanghai, China from August 2003 to July 2004." Thesis, Available online, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006, 2006. http://etd.gatech.edu/theses/available/etd-11192006-184027/.
Full textBergin, Michael H., Committee Chair ; Russell, Armistead G., Committee Co-Chair ; Mulholland, James A., Committee Member.
Maggs, Richard. "The effects of ozone and nitrogen dioxide on Pakistan wheat ('Triticum aestivum' L.) and rice ('Oryza sativa' L.) cultivars." Thesis, Imperial College London, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.244057.
Full textMurtadha, H. A. A. "Monitoring hydrocarbon pollution of coastal waters using Mytilus edulis L. : analysis and physiological effects." Thesis, Swansea University, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.638282.
Full textJarraud, Nicolas Stephane. "The effects of ambient air pollution on leaf pathogens of rose and sycamore." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/11424.
Full textBrown, Michael James. "The health effects of PM₁₀ air pollution in Reefton, South Island New Zealand." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Geography, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/2607.
Full textSow, Mamadou Laity. "The Effects of Air Pollution on Infant Health: An Empirical Evaluation of Georgia." unrestricted, 2006. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-07242006-120455/.
Full textTitle from title screen. Mary Beth Walker, committee chair; Laura O. Taylor, M. Melinda Pitts, Sally Wallace, committee members. Electronic text (89 p. : ill. (some col.)) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed May 21, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 84-88).
Mills, Nicholas Linton. "Effects of combustion derived air pollution on vascular and fibrinolytic function in man." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/4282.
Full textGouveia, Nelson Da Cruz. "Air pollution and health effects in Sao Paulo, Brazil : a time series analysis." Thesis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London), 1998. http://researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/1620625/.
Full textKaminskaya, J. O. "Risk assessment of non-carcinogenic effects of ambient air pollution in Donetsk region." Thesis, Sumy State University, 2014. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/45259.
Full textГладченко, Оксана Робертівна, Оксана Робертовна Гладченко, Oksana Robertivna Hladchenko, Любов Павлівна Ярмак, Любовь Павловна Ярмак, Liubov Pavlivna Yarmak, and J. O. Kaminskaya. "Risk assessment of non-carcinogenic effects of ambient air pollution in Donetsk region." Thesis, Sumy State University, 2014. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/42705.
Full textZabrocki, Léo. "Improving the Design of Studies on the Acute Health Effects of Air Pollution." Thesis, Paris, EHESS, 2022. http://www.theses.fr/2022EHES0041.
Full textThe goal of this thesis is to improve the design of observational studies on the acute health effects of air pollution.In the first chapter jointly written with Anna Alari and Tarik Benmarhnia, we advocate using matching procedures to enhance the design stage of studies exploiting changes in wind directions as instrumental variables. We show that observed confounders are imbalanced across wind directions and that the common support of the data is small. An outcome regression analysis might therefore suffer from interpolation and extrapolation biases. Using a sensitivity analysis, we also provide quantitative evidence that the estimated effects of wind directions on air pollutant concentrations seem robust to the presence of hidden bias. Our approach could be relevant for similar strategies based on binary instruments such as thermal inversions or public transport strikes.In the second chapter co-authored with Marion Leroutier and Marie-Abèle Bind, we study the impact of cruise traffic on air pollution in Marseille. With a pair-matching algorithm designed for time series data, we create hypothetical randomized experiments and estimate the change in air pollution caused by a short-term increase in cruise traffic. We also rely on randomization-inference—a mode of inference which is not based on large-sample approximation and is distribution-free—to compute confidence intervals. We find that cruise vessels’ arrivals increase city-level concentrations of nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter. Our results suggest that well-designed hypothetical randomized experiments provide a principled approach to better understand the negative externalities of maritime traffic.In the third chapter, Vincent Bagilet and I explain that the combination of publication bias for statistically significant results and low statistical power could lead to inflated estimates on the short-term health effects of air pollution. We first gather a unique corpus of estimates and standard errors of all available articles found in the standard epidemiology and economics literatures. Using statistical power calculations, we show that at least half of the literature could have a power below 80% and produce estimates that are two times too large. We then run simulations based on real data to identify which parameters of research designs affect statistical power. We find that the number of exogenous shocks and cases of a health outcome are key drivers of power. These results matter since many studies exploit rare exogenous shocks and focus on subgroups such as children and the elderly. At the end of the paper, we provide several recommendations to take into account this highly important but overlooked issue.The fourth chapter is an extension and generalization of the third chapter. To avoid confounding, quasi-experimental studies focus on specific sources of treatment variation. This could lead to a reduction in statistical power. Yet, published estimates can overestimate true effects sizes when power is low. Using fake data simulations, Vincent Bagilet and I show that for all causal inference methods, there could be a trade-off between confounding and exaggerating true effect sizes due to a loss in power. We discuss how power calculations and sensitivity analysis could help take this trade-off into account
Gerson, R. "The environmental effects of air pollution from the energy sector in South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18220.
Full textBigazzi, Alexander Y. "Bicyclists' Uptake of Traffic-Related Air Pollution: Effects of the Urban Transportation System." PDXScholar, 2014. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/2064.
Full text