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Increasing tree cover and high-albedo surfaces reduces heat-related ER visits in Los Angeles, CA
There is an urgent need for strategies to reduce the negative impacts of a warming climate on human health. Cooling urban neighborhoods by planting...
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Large and inequitable flood risks in Los Angeles, California
Flood risks in the United States have historically been underestimated, particularly with respect to human well-being and within low-wealth and...
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Urinary fluoride levels and metal co-exposures among pregnant women in Los Angeles, California
BackgroundFluoride is ubiquitous in the United States (US); however, data on biomarkers and patterns of fluoride exposure among US pregnant women are...
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Perceptions and experiences of environmental health and risks among Latina mothers in urban Los Angeles, California, USA
BackgroundEnvironmental exposures during pregnancy and early childhood can have acute and chronic adverse health impacts. As minoritized populations...
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Increasing trees and high-albedo surfaces decreases heat impacts and mortality in Los Angeles, CA
There is a pressing need for strategies to prevent the heat-health impacts of climate change. Cooling urban areas through adding trees and vegetation...
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Open Source Tools for Action on the SDGs in Los Angeles, the Unites States of America
The “Open Source Tools for Action on the SDGs” initiative is based in the City of Los Angeles (L.A.), U.S. It started in December 2017 and is...
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Los Angeles: Measuring Its Ambition to Achieve the SDGs
In 2018, Mayor Eric Garcetti publicly committed the city of Los Angeles to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), positioning the city as...
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The abatement of particulate matter 2.5 in Los Angeles County: a counterfactual evaluation
The ambient PM 2.5 concentration in Los Angeles (LA) County has been on a decreasing trend since LA County was designated as a nonattainment area in...
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Potential overall heat exposure reduction associated with implementation of heat mitigation strategies in Los Angeles
We analyzed two historical extreme heat events in Los Angeles to explore the potential of increasing vegetative cover and surface solar reflectance...
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Ambient air pollutants are associated with morning serum cortisol in overweight and obese Latino youth in Los Angeles
BackgroundHypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-axis dysfunction has been associated with a variety of mental health and cardio-metabolic disorders....
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Building energy savings by green roofs and cool roofs in current and future climates
The global energy demand has greatly impacted greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. Since buildings are responsible for a large portion of...
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The emergence of urban heat traps and human mobility in 20 US cities
Understanding the relationship between spatial structures of cities and environmental hazard exposures is essential for urban health and...
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Assessing air pollution exposure misclassification using high-resolution PM2.5 concentration model and human mobility data
Due to a paucity of human movement data, the traditional method for estimating pollution exposure is static: Exposure is based on place of residence....
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A machine learning estimator trained on synthetic data for real-time earthquake ground-shaking predictions in Southern California
After large-magnitude earthquakes, a crucial task for impact assessment is to rapidly and accurately estimate the ground shaking in the affected...
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Expanding current definitions of environmental stewardship through organizational mission statement analysis
In recent years, environmental stewardship has been emphasized as one solution to social-ecological sustainability concerns, especially at the local...
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Modeling the air quality impact of aircraft emissions: is area or volume the appropriate source characterization in AERMOD?
Modeling dispersion of aircraft emissions is challenging because aircraft are mobile sources with varying emissions rates at different elevations...
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Time trends and persistence in PM2.5 in 20 megacities: evidence for the time period 2018–2020
The degree of persistence in daily data for PM 2.5 in 20 relevant megacities such as Bangkok, Bei**g, Mumbai, Calcutta, Canton, Dhaka, Delhi,...
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Pandemic wave trends in COVID-19 cases, mobility reduction, and climate parameters in major metropolitan areas in the United States
In this paper, we analyzed the association among trends in COVID-19 cases, climate, air quality, and mobility changes during the first and second...
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Formation Mechanism and Control Strategies of Haze in China
This book summarizes the new major research findings about formation mechanism and control strategies of haze in China, including basic theories, key...
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California dominates U.S. emissions of the pesticide and potent greenhouse gas sulfuryl fluoride
Sulfuryl fluoride (SO 2 F 2 ) is a synthetic pesticide and a potent greenhouse gas that is accumulating in the global atmosphere. Rising emissions are a...
