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Autor:
Busisiwe Shezi, Hilbert Mendoza, Darshini Govindasamy, Lidia Casas, Yusentha Balakrishna, Jason Bantjes, Renée Street
Publikováno v:
BMC Public Health, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)
Abstract Background Exposure to green spaces has been suggested to improve mental health and may reduce the risk of depression. However, there is generally limited evidence on the association between green spaces and depression originating from low-a
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/e012874115cb409797444c149fca62d1
Autor:
Khathutshelo Vincent Mphaga, Wells Utembe, Busisiwe Shezi, Thokozani P. Mbonane, Phoka C. Rathebe
Publikováno v:
Atmosphere, Vol 15, Iss 8, p 881 (2024)
The province of Gauteng in South Africa has a rich history of gold mining, which has driven economic growth and urbanization. Gold mining has also created over 270 gold mine tailings (GMT), now surrounded by human settlements due to a housing shortag
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/b4babff043514085b28fbd62bbe80ad8
Publikováno v:
Atmosphere, Vol 15, Iss 8, p 911 (2024)
Evidence suggests that pollutants like particulate matter and heavy metals significantly impact health. This study investigated the determinants and sources of indoor PM2.5 heavy metals and assessed the health risk to children in Durban. Thirty house
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/aa9953b2ef7141159b8dfd9299ca1ffa
Autor:
Busisiwe Shezi, Angela Mathee, Wellington Siziba, Renée A. Street, Nisha Naicker, Zamantimande Kunene, Caradee Y. Wright
Publikováno v:
BMC Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2019)
Abstract Background Vulnerable population groups in South Africa, especially those living in poverty, young children, women, the elderly and people with pre-existing diseases, are susceptible to new or exacerbated health threats resulting from climat
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/56778d578ec54777aad7a8e5a439bfcb
Autor:
Busisiwe Shezi, Caradee Y Wright
Publikováno v:
Clean Air Journal, Vol 28, Iss 1 (2018)
One of the greatest threats to public health is personal exposure to air pollution from indoor sources. The impact of air pollution on mortality and morbidity globally and in South Africa is large and places a burden on healthcare systems for treatme
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/d846a169920d42e589e4fee85c60455b
Publikováno v:
ISEE Conference Abstracts. 2022
Publikováno v:
Reviews on Environmental Health. 35:427-442
Objective The aim of this review was to summarize the evidence of the exposure assessment approaches of indoor particulate matter (PM) during pregnancy and to recommend future focus areas. Content Exposure to indoor PM during pregnancy is associated
Autor:
Angela Mathee, Tarylee Reddy, Richard Dobson, Laura Alfers, Renée A. Street, Busisiwe Shezi, Patrick Ndlovu
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics. 28:1924-1928
Plant products used by informal traditional medicine traders go through various methods of manual processing to yield a final single or multi-concoction product; however, the prevalence of potentially associated respiratory outcomes has yet to be est
Autor:
Nkosana Jafta, Lars Barregard, Kareshma Asharam, Rajen N. Naidoo, Busisiwe Shezi, Hasheel Tularam
Publikováno v:
Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts. 22:1423-1433
In epidemiological studies, levels of PM2.5 need to be estimated over time and space. Because of logistical constraints, very few studies have been conducted to assess the variability within and across homes and the predictors of this variability. Th
Autor:
Hasheel Tularam, Rajen N. Naidoo, Prakash Jeena, Busisiwe Shezi, Kareshma Asharam, Nkosana Jafta
Publikováno v:
Indoor Air. 32
The association between in utero exposure to indoor PM2.5 and birth outcomes is not conclusive. We assessed the association between in utero exposure to indoor PM2.5 , birth weight, gestational age, low birth weight, and/or preterm delivery. Homes of