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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 21 avhandlingar innehållade orden wood smoke.
1. Phenolic Antioxidants in Wood Smoke
Sammanfattning : Smoke from residential wood burning constitutes a complex mixture of organic compounds with varying environmental and health effects. This thesis focuses on antioxidants and aromatic hydrocarbons emitted from small-scale burning. LÄS MER
2. Methoxyphenols in smoke from biomass burning
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3. Diesel exhaust and wood smoke : mechanisms, inflammation and intervention
Sammanfattning : Background Particulate matter (PM) air pollution is associated with increased respiratory and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Diesel engine exhaust (DE) and wood combustion are major contributors to ambient air pollution and adverse health effects. LÄS MER
4. Cardiovascular and pulmonary health effects of air pollution - long term effects in Sweden and effects of wood smoke
Sammanfattning : Exposure to air pollution is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. Main suggested mechanisms are airway and systemic inflammation, affecting hemostasis in the short term and atherosclerosis in the long term. LÄS MER
5. Residential biomass combustion - emissions of organic compounds to air from wood pellets and other new alternatives
Sammanfattning : It is important to increase the use of biofuels for residential heating in order to decrease the use of fossil fuels and their impact on global warming. The smoke from the combustion of biomass contains a large number of compounds, which to varying degrees can affect the environment and human health. LÄS MER