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The Health and Environmental Benefits of Wind and Solar Energy …

WEBWind and solar energy provide public health and environmental benefits to the United States. However, not only do these benefits vary dramatically by region, they also vary …

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The Environmental and Public Health Benefits of Achieving High

WEBThis study finds that a future U.S. electricity system in which solar plays a major role—14% of demand in 2030, and 27% in 2050—would result in enduring environmental and …

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Respiratory and Allergic Health Effects of Dampness, Mold, and …

WEBOBJECTIVES: Many studies have shown consistent associations between evident indoor dampness or mold and respiratory or allergic health effects, but causal links remain …

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Health benefits and costs of filtration interventions that reduce

WEBIncreases in hospital admissions and deaths are associated with increases in outdoor air particles during wildfires. This analysis estimates the health benefits expected if …

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Health Impacts of Fuel-based Lighting Community-Centered …

WEBA survey of 3,315 users of kerosene lighting across five sub-Saharan Africa countries found 26% to have health concerns related to the kerosene lighting. Many sudies report that …

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Ventilation rates and health: multidisciplinary review of the

WEBThis project is made possible through the support of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Solar Energy …

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Quantifying the Potential Health Impacts of Unvented Combustion …

WEBWhile a growing body of scientific literature describes the population health impacts of fossil fuel production and burning via climate and air pollution pathways, less is known about …

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Health Hazards in Indoor Air Community-Centered Solar …

WEBIndentifying pollutants that pose a potential hazard indoors is an important first step to reducing risks. We reviewed key published studies reporting measurements of chemical …

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The environmental and public health benefits of achieving high

WEBWe estimate the environmental and public health benefits that may be realized if solar energy cost reductions continue until solar power is competitive across the U.S. without …

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Attaching public health benefits to building efficiency measures at …

WEBBuilding efficiency offers large potential reductions in U.S. primary energy use and operating costs; however, efficient buildings also benefit the economy and society in ways that

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A Method for Quantifying the Acute Health Impacts of Residential …

WEBINTRODUCTION The inability to monetize the health costs of acute exposures in homes and the benefits of various control options is a barrier to justifying policies and …

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Health benefits of particle filtration Community-Centered Solar

WEBThe evidence of health benefits of particle filtration in homes and commercial buildings is reviewed. Prior reviews of papers published before 2000 are …

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The Health and Climate Benefits of Economic Dispatch in China’s …

WEBChina’s power system is highly regulated and uses an “equal-share” dispatch approach. However, market mechanisms are being introduced to reduce generation costs and …

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Does Dampness and Mold in Schools affect Health

WEBThis paper provides meta-analyses of the published findings relating the respiratory health of occupants of schools with visible dampness, water damage, visible mold, and/or mold …

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Public health and economic impact of dampness and mold

WEBThe public health risk and economic impact of dampness and mold exposures was assessed using current asthma as a health endpoint. Individual risk of current asthma …

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Review of Some Effects of Climate Change on Indoor …

WEBThis paper reviews the potential health consequences of changes in climate that affect indoor environments, with an emphasis on residential environments in the U.S. and …

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Characterization of indoor air quality and resident health in an

WEBA survey of key indoor air quality (IAQ) parameters and resident health was carried out in 72 apartments within a single low-income senior housing building in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Accelerating China's power sector decarbonization can save lives

WEBChina, the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter in 2022, aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. The power sector will play a major role in this decarbonization process due to …

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Predicting childhood lead exposure at an aggregated level using …

WEBChildhood lead exposure affects over 500,000 children under 6 years old in the US; however, only 14 states recommend regular universal blood screening.

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