Model choice in time series studies of air pollution and mortality pdf

... for quantifying and characterizing model uncertainty in mul- ticity time series studies of air pollution and mortality. The complexity of the time series data requires the application of sophisticated ... address these issues, we quantify and characterize model uncertainty and model choice in adjusting for seasonal and long-term trends in time s...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 18:20

... R. (2002). “Meta-analysis of time- series studies of air pollution and mortality: effects of gases and particles and the in uence of cause of death, age, and season.” J Air Waste Manag Assoc., 52, ... 1210–1214. Daniels, M., Dominici, F., and Zeger, S. (2004). “Underestimation of Standard Errors in Time Series Studies of Air Pollution and Mor...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 00:20

... EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) is developing a comprehensive strategy for characterizing the aggregate impact of uncertainty in key modeling elements on both health incidence and benefits ... 5-6) 4. Air Quality Modeling: Air quality modeling—that is, the effect of emissions on ambient air quality—represents another critical step in estimating the benefits...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 19:20

... technology choice and siting of new power plants. Indoor Air Pollution (x) “A Scoping Study on the Costs of Indoor Air Quality Illnesses: Ann Insurance Loss Reduction Perspective” - Chen and Vine ... Abstract: The number of indoor air quality (IAQ)- related health complaints in commercial buildings, and the frequency of litigation over the effects of poor I...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 04:20

... for example, building materials are subjected to air pollution. 3.3.1. Modelling pollution in the Oslo area The level of pollution in Oslo is modelled using NILU's (Norwegian Institute of Air Research) ... Costs of Air Pollution Social and Economic Studies 99 100 In recent years international literature has presented an increasing number of epidemiological...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 16:20

... put in place to tackle them. 2. Preindustrial Air Pollution Indoor air pollution caused by cooking and heating with open fires in poorly ventilated dwellings was a significant cause of ... of Trust”: Measuring and Monitoring Air Pollution in British Cities’, Environment and History, 15:3, pp.273-302. [This article examines the origins and development of...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 19:20

... UK-wide initiative and the conservation agencies for England, Scotland and Wales have been actively involved in all aspects of its development. Sites in Northern Ireland are also included in the ... trade-off between detail and coverage in monitoring programmes and the lack of intermediates between the detailed and the broad-scale This project has been preceded by...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 00:20

... chemicals (yes/no) (mining, rubber industry, tannery, chemical indus- try, wood-processing industry, metal processing [welding, painting, electroplating], foundry, s teel-rol ling mill, s hip- yard, glass industry, ... yes/no indicator and linear intensity among active people); body mass index (spline); waist circumference (linear); alcohol intake (categorical yes/no indicator and spline...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 19:20

... public health since 1970 by the “Act for Maintenance of Sanitation in Buildings”; however, small buildings and individual residences are not included, and the substances in indoor air and their concentrations ... meet local needs in dealing with SHS. 152) CONCLUSION Healthy indoor air is a fundamental right for people studying in schools, working in of ces and living...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 22:20

... (day) CH 4 ACF NCH 4 CO TSP NO 2 NO 264 R. Modarres and A. Khosravi-Dehkordi Daily air pollution time Fig. 3: Time series plot of standardized air pollution index (bars) and smoothed moving average line (solid line) CH 4 -2.00 0.00 2.00 4.00 1 ... 90 th. and 165 th. days and then between 220 th. and 300 th. days. The effect of wind blowing in fall and win...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 20:20