Acute effects of air pollution on mortality: A 17-year analysis in Kuwait

Autor: Souzana Achilleos, Ebaa Al-Ozairi, Barrak Alahmad, Eric Garshick, Andreas M. Neophytou, Walid Bouhamra, Mohamed F. Yassin, Petros Koutrakis

Publikováno v: Environment International, Vol 126, Iss , Pp 476-483 (2019)

Background: The health burden from exposure to air pollution has been studied in many parts of the world. However, there is limited research on the health effects of air quality in arid areas where sand dust is the primary particulate pollution sourc

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Coupling external with internal exposure metrics of trihalomethanes in young females from Kuwait and Cyprus

Autor: Konstantinos C. Makris, Walid Bouhamra, Douglas W. Dockery, Stephanie Gängler

Publikováno v: Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 28:140-146

The Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle Eastern regions are both understudied in terms of possible environmental health risks for their populations. Water scarcity and desalination treatment provide the general population of countries from these reg

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https://doi.org/10.1038/jes.2017.27

Dust Events and Indoor Air Quality in Residential Homes in Kuwait

Autor: Choong-Min Kang, Barrak Alahmad, Venkateswarlu Kommula, Fhaid Al-Marri, Walid Bouhamra, Petros Koutrakis, Yufei Yuan

Publikováno v: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume 17
Issue 7
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 2433, p 2433 (2020)

Kuwait is a developed Middle Eastern country that is impacted by frequent dust storms from regional and/or remote deserts. The effectiveness of keeping homes tightly closed during these events to reduce dust exposures was assessed using indoor and ou

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https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072433

Use of visual range measurements to predict fine particulate matter exposures in Southwest Asia and Afghanistan

Autor: Eric Garshick, Jaime E. Hart, Shahir Masri, Petros Koutrakis, Walid Bouhamra

Military personnel deployed to Southwest Asia and Afghanistan were exposed to high levels of ambient particulate matter (PM). However, quantitative ambient exposure data for conducting health studies are limited due to a lack of PM monitoring station

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Characterization of Particulate Matter for Three Sites in Kuwait

Autor: Walid Bouhamra, Kathleen Ward Brown, John S. O. Evans, Denise P. Lamoureux, Petros Koutrakis

Publikováno v: Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 58:994-1003

Many studies have shown strong associations between particulate matter (PM) levels and a variety of health outcomes, leading to changes in air quality standards in many regions, especially the United States and Europe. Kuwait, a desert country locate

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https://doi.org/10.3155/1047-3289.58.8.994