Search Results - "Vardoulakis, S"

Assessing urban population vulnerability and environmental risks across an urban area during heatwaves – Implications for health protection by Macintyre, H.L., Heaviside, C., Taylor, J., Picetti, R., Symonds, P., Cai, X.-M., Vardoulakis, S.

“…Heatwaves can lead to a range of adverse impacts including increased risk of illness and mortality; the heatwave in August 2003 has been associated with…”
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The effects of horizontal advection on the urban heat island in Birmingham and the West Midlands, United Kingdom during a heatwave by Heaviside, C., Cai, X.‐M., Vardoulakis, S.

“…Birmingham is the second most populous city in the United Kingdom and observations indicate that it has a pronounced urban heat island (UHI), i.e. higher…”
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Coronavirus seasonality, respiratory infections and weather by Nichols, G L, Gillingham, E L, Macintyre, H L, Vardoulakis, S, Hajat, S, Sarran, C E, Amankwaah, D, Phalkey, R

“…The survival of coronaviruses are influenced by weather conditions and seasonal coronaviruses are more common in winter months. We examine the seasonality of…”
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Ambient particulate matter and biomass burning: an ecological time series study of respiratory and cardiovascular hospital visits in northern Thailand by Mueller, W, Loh, M, Vardoulakis, S, Johnston, H J, Steinle, S, Precha, N, Kliengchuay, W, Tantrakarnapa, K, Cherrie, J W

“…Exposure to particulate matter (PM) emitted from biomass burning is an increasing concern, particularly in Southeast Asia. It is not yet clear how the source…”
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Spatial variability in air pollution exposure in relation to socioeconomic indicators in nine European metropolitan areas: A study on environmental inequality by Samoli, E., Stergiopoulou, A., Santana, P., Rodopoulou, S., Mitsakou, C., Dimitroulopoulou, C., Bauwelinck, M., de Hoogh, K., Costa, C., Marí-Dell'Olmo, M., Corman, D., Vardoulakis, S., Katsouyanni, K.

“…A limited number of studies have addressed environmental inequality, using various study designs and methodologies and often reaching contradictory results…”
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Modelling public health improvements as a result of air pollution control policies in the UK over four decades-1970 to 2010 by Carnell, E, Vieno, M, Vardoulakis, S, Beck, R, Heaviside, C, Tomlinson, S, Dragosits, U, Heal, MR, Reis, S

“…In much of the industrialised world, policy interventions to address the challenges of wide-spread air pollution as resulting from development and economic…”
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Long-term exposure to ambient ozone and mortality: a quantitative systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence from cohort studies by Atkinson, R W, Butland, B K, Dimitroulopoulou, C, Heal, M R, Stedman, J R, Carslaw, N, Jarvis, D, Heaviside, C, Vardoulakis, S, Walton, H, Anderson, H R

“…ObjectivesWhile there is good evidence for associations between short-term exposure to ozone and a range of adverse health outcomes, the evidence from…”
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Study of PM10 and PM2.5 levels in three European cities: Analysis of intra and inter urban variations by Kassomenos, P.A., Vardoulakis, S., Chaloulakou, A., Paschalidou, A.K., Grivas, G., Borge, R., Lumbreras, J.

“…In the present paper, 1-year PM10 and PM2.5 data from roadside and urban background monitoring stations in Athens (Greece), Madrid (Spain) and London (UK) are…”
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Levels, sources and seasonality of coarse particles (PM10–PM2.5) in three European capitals – Implications for particulate pollution control by Kassomenos, P., Vardoulakis, S., Chaloulakou, A., Grivas, G., Borge, R., Lumbreras, J.

“…Coarse particles of aerodynamic diameter between 2.5 and 10 μm (PMc) are produced by a range of natural (windblown dust and sea sprays) and anthropogenic…”
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Urban vegetation and particle air pollution: Experimental campaigns in a traffic hotspot by Gómez-Moreno, F.J., Artíñano, B., Ramiro, E.Díaz, Barreiro, M., Núñez, L., Coz, E., Dimitroulopoulou, C., Vardoulakis, S., Yagüe, C., Maqueda, G., Sastre, M., Román-Cascón, C., Santamaría, J.M., Borge, R.

“…This work presents the main results of two experimental campaigns carried out in summer and winter seasons in a complex pollution hotspot near a large park, El…”
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The modifying effect of the building envelope on population exposure to PM2.5 from outdoor sources by Taylor, J., Shrubsole, C., Davies, M., Biddulph, P., Das, P., Hamilton, I., Vardoulakis, S., Mavrogianni, A., Jones, B., Oikonomou, E.

“…A number of studies have estimated population exposure to PM2.5 by examining modeled or measured outdoor PM2.5 levels. However, few have taken into account the…”
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Extreme weather and air pollution effects on cardiovascular and respiratory hospital admissions in Cyprus by Tsangari, H., Paschalidou, A.K., Kassomenos, A.P., Vardoulakis, S., Heaviside, C., Georgiou, K.E., Yamasaki, E.N.

“…In many regions of the world, climatic change is associated with increased extreme temperatures, which can have severe effects on mortality and morbidity. In…”
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Air pollution mortality benefits of sustained COVID-19 mobility restrictions in Australian cities by Chaston, T.B., Knibbs, L.D., Morgan, G., Jalaludin, B., Broome, R., Dennekamp, M., Johnston, F.H., Vardoulakis, S.

“…Emissions from road traffic, power generation and industry were substantially reduced during pandemic lockdown periods globally. Thus, we analysed reductions…”
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Indoor PM₂.₅ exposure in London's domestic stock: Modelling current and future exposures following energy efficient refurbishment by Shrubsole, C, Ridley, I, Biddulph, P, Milner, J, Vardoulakis, S, Ucci, M, Wilkinson, P, Chalabi, Z, Davies, M

“…Simulations using CONTAM (a validated multi-zone indoor air quality (IAQ) model) are employed to predict indoor exposure to PM₂.₅ in London dwellings in both…”
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Are rocket mud stoves associated with lower indoor carbon monoxide and personal exposure in rural Kenya? by Ochieng, C. A., Vardoulakis, S., Tonne, C.

“…Household use of biomass fuels is a major source of indoor air pollution and poor health in developing countries. We conducted a cross‐sectional investigation…”
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Comparison of statistical clustering techniques for the classification of modelled atmospheric trajectories by Kassomenos, P., Vardoulakis, S., Borge, R., Lumbreras, J., Papaloukas, C., Karakitsios, S.

“…In this study, we used and compared three different statistical clustering methods: an hierarchical, a non-hierarchical (K-means) and an artificial neural…”
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Assessment of traffic-related air pollution in two street canyons in Paris: implications for exposure studies by Vardoulakis, S, Gonzalez-Flesca, N, Fisher, B.E.A

“…The small-scale spatial variability of air pollution observed in urban areas has created concern about the representativeness of measurements used in exposure…”
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An integrated approach to assessing the environmental and health impacts of pollution in the urban environment: Methodology and a case study by Azapagic, A., Chalabi, Z., Fletcher, T., Grundy, C., Jones, M., Leonardi, G., Osammor, O., Sharifi, V., Swithenbank, J., Tiwary, A., Vardoulakis, S.

“…► A new methodology and software (PUrE) for sustainable management of urban pollution developed. ► GIS, LCA, air dispersion modelling, health assessment and…”
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Temperature-related mortality impacts under and beyond Paris Agreement climate change scenarios by Vicedo-Cabrera, Ana Maria, Guo, Yuming, Sera, Francesco, Huber, Veronika, Schleussner, Carl-Friedrich, Mitchell, Dann, Tong, Shilu, Coelho, Micheline de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio, Saldiva, Paulo Hilario Nascimento, Lavigne, Eric, Correa, Patricia Matus, Ortega, Nicolas Valdes, Kan, Haidong, Osorio, Samuel, Kyselý, Jan, Urban, Aleš, Jaakkola, Jouni J. K., Ryti, Niilo R. I., Pascal, Mathilde, Goodman, Patrick G., Zeka, Ariana, Michelozzi, Paola, Scortichini, Matteo, Hashizume, Masahiro, Honda, Yasushi, Hurtado-Diaz, Magali, Cruz, Julio, Seposo, Xerxes, Kim, Ho, Tobias, Aurelio, Íñiguez, Carmen, Forsberg, Bertil, Åström, Daniel Oudin, Ragettli, Martina S., Röösli, Martin, Guo, Yue Leon, Wu, Chang-fu, Zanobetti, Antonella, Schwartz, Joel, Bell, Michelle L., Dang, Tran Ngoc, Do Van, Dung, Heaviside, Clare, Vardoulakis, Sotiris, Hajat, Shakoor, Haines, Andy, Armstrong, Ben, Ebi, Kristie L., Gasparrini, Antonio

“…The Paris Agreement binds all nations to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change, with the commitment to “hold warming well below 2 °C in global…”
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Modelling air quality in street canyons: a review by Vardoulakis, Sotiris, Fisher, Bernard E.A, Pericleous, Koulis, Gonzalez-Flesca, Norbert

“…High pollution levels have been often observed in urban street canyons due to the increased traffic emissions and reduced natural ventilation. Microscale…”
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