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High risk of respiratory diseases in children in the fire period in Western Amazon

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the toxicological risk of exposure to ozone (O3) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) among schoolchildren.. METHODS Toxicological risk assessment was used to evaluate the risk of exposure to O3 and PM2.5 from biomass burning among schoolchildren aged six to 14 years, res...

Background noise analysis in urban airport surroundings of Brazilian cities, Congonhas Airport, São Paulo

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To perform a quantitative analysis of the background noise at Congonhas Airport surroundings based on large sampling and measurements with no interruption. METHODS Measuring sites were chosen from 62 and 72 DNL (day-night-level) noise contours, in urban sites compatible with reside...

Predicción de niveles de contaminación intradomiciliaria a partir de la existencia de fuentes emisoras en los domicilios: efectos en salud respiratoria infantil

Elección de la mejor alternativa de energía para calefacción intradomiciliaria: aplicabilidad de los métodos de decisión multicriterio en problemáticas ambientales
Selecting the most convenient energy alternative for heating system: applied judgement parameters for complex multicriteria environmental problems

Rev. chil. salud pública; 3 (2/3), 1999
Actualmente se sabe que la calidad del aire intradomiciliario puede ser un factor tanto o más importante que la contaminación exterior en términos de salud de la población, lo que se debe principalmente al uso de fuentes de energía altamente contaminantes. Problema que adquiere gran importancia en a...

Säo Paulo 92: perfil ambiental e estratégias; a participaçäo da CETESB

O conteúdo do relatório reflete, de maneira sucinta, o panorama ambiental do Estado de Säo Paulo desde os primórdios do processo de desenvolvimento brasileiro até o estágio atual do seus recursos naturais. Apresenta também - e principalmente - o nível de degradaçäo em que se encontra o meio amb...