The impact of air pollution from residential wood burning on the health benefits of active mobility: Preliminary investigations toward a comprehensive understanding
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This thesis contributes to growing efforts to unravel harms of inhaling air pollutants, including residential woodsmoke, on otherwise positive health outcomes of active mobility (walking or cycling for transportation). A systematic review concluded that air pollution, specifically fine particulate matter (PM2.5), diminishes some but not all short-term health benefits of active mobility, even in high traffic. A novel proxy measure of PM2.5 derived from woodburning revealed unexpected increases in cardiovascular hospitalisations, notably in low wood-use cities, during winter in Chile. Further research using this new measure may clarify complex relationships between health impacts, active mobility and residential heating sources.
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| ID Code: | 249198 |
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| Item Type: | QUT Thesis (PhD) |
| Supervisor: | Hu, Wenbiao, Heesch, Kristiann, & Haswell, Melissa |
| Keywords: | active commuting, air pollution, residential wood combustion, cardiovascular health, particulate matter, ambient woodsmoke, outdoor exposure |
| DOI: | 10.5204/thesis.eprints.249198 |
| Pure ID: | 171526752 |
| Divisions: | Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > Faculty of Health Current > Schools > School of Public Health & Social Work |
| Institution: | Queensland University of Technology |
| Deposited On: | 26 Jun 2024 01:52 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jun 2024 02:00 |
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