Search by property

This page provides a simple browsing interface for finding entities described by a property and a named value. Other available search interfaces include the page property search, and the ask query builder.

List of results

The EMEP monitoring strategy 2004-2009 + (EMEP stategy, , emission data measurement, air quality monitoring, air chemistry modeling, integrated assessment modeling)
Air Quality Forecasts for China + (ESA web report. 3day street level AQ forecasting for Beijing Olimpic games. Use of modeling Chimere-regional and ADMS -urban Daily forecast, information accesible on the web)
Bangladesh Air Pollution Monitoring + (Efforts to monitor SOx , NOx, CO, (vehicular emissions monitored) and TSP 4 stations 4 cities)
Comparative Environmental Health Assessments:A Brief Introduction and Application in China + (Environmental QualityIt is well recognized … Environmental QualityIt is well recognized that environmental risk factors are important determinants of human health. The basic indicators of progress in the two arenas are not equivalent and in some cases not highly correlated. EQ relies on ambient and widespread measures, such as outdoor air pollution, forest destruction, and river contamination, but environmental health relies on measures of human exposure, which are often heavily influenced by local factors that do not significantly affect EQ, such as the proximity of people to the pollution source.oximity of people to the pollution source.)
Air Quality Measurement in Tehran + (Existing monitoring Teheran, 7, Arak 1, Esfahan 2, Mashad, 2, Teheran 2 by municipal authority Total 13 monitoring stations NEED Technical specification of Air quality program in Iran 40 fixed stations 4 mobile station)
Macao Yearbook + (Goverment web site Meteorological aresa 6 stations)
APINA Zimbabwe Country Fact Sheet + (Harare has routinely monitered TSP since 1975 and NOx since 1992. Other parameters are measured on a random basis. Inspections are also carried out in industrial areas on a routine or random basis mainly in response to complaints.)
Meteorological Research Needs for Improved AQ Forecasting + (Identified by 11th Prospectus Development Team US Weather Research Program - ID needs for AQ Forecasting)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Recommendations for Nationally Consistent Data and Measures within the Environmental Public Health Tracking Network + (Indicators and measurements needed for health community)
Mauderly: Health Assessment Aspects of Multipollutant, Results-Based Air Quality Management + (Joe Mauderly, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM. Annual Meeting of the NARSTO Executive Assembly Washington, DC April 15, 2009 • Status of Chapter • Contents • Conclusions • Review Comments)
HIGH BLOOD LEAD LEVELS IN THE GENERAL NIGERIAN POPULATION: CAUSES AND IMPLICATIONS. + (Lead (Pb) is a highly toxic chemical with … Lead (Pb) is a highly toxic chemical with no known physiological benefits. There are nonational surveys of blood lead levels in the general Nigerian population, Isolated studieson assessment of occupational exposure in which unexposed individuals were used ascontrols have largely been extrapolated to reflect levels in the general population. Thedata from such studies indicate that levels in the general Nigerian population are at leasttwo to three fold levels found in countries that have either significantly reduced or totallyeliminated lead in gasoline.ed or totally eliminated lead in gasoline.)
Air Pollution in Megacities in China + (Megacities of China, 8 megacities, Reseach … Megacities of China, 8 megacities, Reseach articles explosion > 100 articles a year since 2006 growing exponentially. Real time monitoring stations data are not available to public. Only data reported are numbers of days or number of hours air pollution Exceeded Nationa Ambient Air Quality Standard .ceeded Nationa Ambient Air Quality Standard .)
Outdoor Air Pollution: assessing the environmental burden of disease at national and local levels + (Method for assessing Environmental Burden … Method for assessing Environmental Burden of Disease. meta analysis of health studies. The exposure variable for air pollution used in this guide is particulate matter (PM) measured as either PM10 or PM2.5 (i.e. PM less than 10 μm or 2.5 μm in diameter, respectively). Population exposure is characterized by exposure concentrations and the numbers of people exposed at the various exposure levels. Concentrationresponse functions from the epidemiological literature are then applied to the exposed population. These functions relate ambient PM concentrations to cases of premature mortality, and enable the attributable risk to be calculated.le the attributable risk to be calculated.)
Iraq Atmosphere Monitoring + (Ministry of Science and Technology objective, surface AQ monitoring at 15 stations, , GPS based Radiosonde, Microwave Profiler, SODAR and RASS system, processing of MODIS data from EOS and Terra satellites)
Ambient Monitoring Network India + (NAAQM 290 stations, NEERI 30 Stations, CPCB staions in Dehli ?? number and location not known)
Community Input to the NRC Decadal Survey from the NCAR Workshop on Air Quality Remote Sensing from Space: Defining Optimum Observing Strategy + (NCAR Workshop on AQ and Remote Sensing from Space input to Decadal Survey)
APINA Zambia Country Fact Sheet + (NO coordinated air quality monitoring, only mine companies monitor)

Tunisai to monitor air quality + (News Science and Development News 25 April 2008)

Jordan to install air pollution monitoring devices + (News release, 4 stations in four cities to be installed, Amman, Irbid, Zarqua, Shboul)
Marocco to generrelaze pollution control to big cities + (Newspaper report)
APINA Malawi Country Fact Sheet + (No routine monitoring occurs in Malawi because the Meteorological Department equipment for air pollution monitoring is not working.)
APINA Tanzania Country Fact Sheet + (No systematic monitoring exists but few studies have been carried out.)
Report on the State of the Environment in China + (Official governmet web site, 559 stations in 2006, 342 in 2004)
Epidemiology of long-term air pollution effects + (PM10, 2.5 TSP, black smoke, ozone, NO2 Lac … PM10, 2.5 TSP, black smoke, ozone, NO2 Lack of studies on long-term effects of air pollution on mortality and morbidity in Europe. Studies have been published utilizing within-city contrasts in traffic-related pollution (Hoek et al. 2002; Nafstad et al. 2003; Nafstad et al. 2004; Filleul et al. 2005). A control study has linked lung cancer to similar within-city pollution contrasts (Nyberg et al. 2000). Also, high intra-urban spatial correlations between PM2.5, NO2 and Black Smoke have been shown (Brauer et al. 2002; Gehring et al. 2002, Lewne et al. 2004). Chronic morbidity and markers thereof are currently investigated only in the Swiss SAPALDIA cohort (Ackermann-Liebrich et al, 1997; Zemp et al, 1999)nn-Liebrich et al, 1997; Zemp et al, 1999))
Air Quality Management in Lagos + (Power Point)
USWRP Workshop on Air Quality + (Research needs to improve AQ Forecasting - experts/stakeholders, emphasis on meteorological aspects)
Hoff: Remote Sensing of Particulate Pollution from Space + (Review article for AWMA on using satellite-derived AOD to estimate PM surface concentrations and enhance Air Quality)
APINA Botswana Country Fact Sheet + (SO2 monitoring started in 1976 with three stations. In 1995 more stationbs added and NO and NO2. O3 monitoring started in 1996.)
WMO SAND AND DUST STORM WARNING ADVISORY AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (SDS-WAS): IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 2009-2013 + (Sand and Dust storm warning advisory and assessment system implemented in order to coordinate international collaboration around sand and dust storms.)
Air Pollution and Child Mortality + (Sao Paolo with 11 monitoring staions,)
Ground-level ozone in the 21st Century: Future trends, impacts and policy implications + (Scienc and policy needs for ozone b/c if only europe/us/japan will only have a limited effect. Consensus from Royal Society)
APINA South Africa Country Fact Sheet + (Summary of air pollution information)
Health Effects of Transport-related Air Pollution + (Summation of traffic/road, urban exposure … Summation of traffic/road, urban exposure studies, microenvironments - Literature review of Transport/Health studies for Europe. need to quantify harmful effects of transport-related pollution, estimate exposure, track trends in population exposure to air pollution and to transport-related air pollution, determine what part of emissions is responsible for health effectsmissions is responsible for health effects)
Thai Air Quality Monitoring Network + (Thai DENR)
POLLUTION IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM + (The lack of information due to the lack of … The lack of information due to the lack of studies in the area is one area that needs improvement. As a start, plans have been made by the Pollution Control Unit of the Medical and Health Department for two Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (AAQMS) to be installed, one in the capital and the other in Belait District. The equipment intended to be installed in the proposed stations are capable of monitoring the required parameters continuously (24 hours monitoring). The Meteorological Services, Department of Civil Aviation also plans to expand their air pollution monitoring capabilities.eir air pollution monitoring capabilities.)
APINA Country Fact Sheets + (The main role of Air Pollution Information … The main role of Air Pollution Information Network for Africa (APINA) is to form a strong link between the air pollution scientific community and policy makers at national and regional levels. Currently, Southern Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique, Botswana, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe)is APINA's main focus region but activities also to reach out across the whole of Sub-Saharan Africa. The country fact sheets of Southern Africa were used to estimate AQ monitoring activities in Southern Africa. monitoring activities in Southern Africa.)
Global Earth Observation System (GEOS): System Capabilities and the Role for U.S. EPA Recommendations of a Community Panel + (The panel was asked to think about how suc … The panel was asked to think about how such observing systems might be directed toward minimizing data gaps across spatial scales, thus helping EPA move toward a more comprehensive observing approach that would not only benefit GEOSS but also EPA’s unique domestic mission, including air quality modeling and forecasting.ding air quality modeling and forecasting.)
Assessment of different approaches for determining personal exposure + (The primary aim of this Clean Air Research Programme (CARP) project is to evaluate methodologies for estimating personal exposure from ambient monitoring data and from simulation data from complex ambient air quality models.)
GEOSS 10-Year Implementation Plan + (The purpose of this Plan is to summarize t … The purpose of this Plan is to summarize the essential steps to be undertaken, over thenext decade, by a global community of nations and intergovernmental, international,and regional organizations, to put in place a Global Earth Observation System ofSystems (GEOSS).rth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS).)
Craig: Air pollution and public health: a guidance document for risk managers - Google Scholar + (This guidance document is a reference for … This guidance document is a reference for air quality policymakers and managers providing state-of-the-art, evidence-based information on key determinants of air quality management decisions. The document reflects the findings of five annual meetings of the NERAM (Network for Environmental Risk Assessment and Management) International Colloquium Series on Air Quality Management (2001–2006), as well as the results of supporting international research. The topics covered in the guidance document reflect critical science and policy aspects of air quality riskmanagement including i) health effects, ii) air quality emissions, measurement and modeling, iii) air quality management interventions, and iv) clean air policy challenges and opportunities.n air policy challenges and opportunities.)
Sao Paolo Air Pollution Mortality + (Unfortunately, our air pollution monitoring system does not provide measurements on PM2.5, as considered by Loomis et al. (13) in Mexico City, although that study also suggested that a gaseous pollutant (NO2) affects mortality.)
Long-Term Effects of Traffic-Related Air Pollution on Mortality in a Dutch Cohort (NLCS-AIR Study) + (Urban air pollution impact on health, traffic related)
Status of Air Pollution in Zambia + (Very few surface monitoring data, Needs Emission requirements, Monitoring requirements.)