Essentials of Medical Meteorology

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Assessment of Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) and Toxicity Potential (TP) of Emissions from Different Power Generating Sets in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

“…The toxicity potential of SPM from power generating station in Yenogoa fall within the range of 2.64 to 6.50 [3]. The health implication of this includes: vomiting, eye and skin irritation, swelling [5]. 4.…”

“…During times of high particulate matter pollution, a person with lung disease may not be able to breathe as deeply or as easily as they would normally. They may also experience coughing, chest pain, wheezing, shortness of breath, and unusual fatigue [5]. Particulate matter entering into the body may damage the immune system and reduce the immune capacity of the body through the innate immune system (mucosal system, humoral molecules and innate immune cells) and adaptive immune system (including humoral immunity and cell immunity, cytokines), leading to increased risk of a range of diseases.…”

Chronic Sufferers and Environmental Conditions

“…In recent years, there has been constant talk about weather conditions and the places that affect people's lives and health [1][2][3][4][5][6]. Environmental changes, such as increases in the intensity of ultraviolet radiation, ionization and abrupt meteorological changes in temperature, wind, and humidity, often lead to difficulties in the adaptation of the urban population [2,4,5,7].…”

“…Many researchers have tried to examine whether there is a relationship between the weather and the onset of pain or the recurrence of symptoms of chronic sufferers [1]. Although conducted in different environments (tropical, northern, or humid) with dissimilar assessment tools and subjects and small or large population samples, the relationship between the occurrence of pain and the feeling of discomfort appears to be moderated by temperature, precipitation, and barometric pressure [2,6,8]. By understanding the relationship with these weather variables, it would be easier to delve into the mechanisms that produce pain and control it [7].…”

Attention biases in severe weather anxiety: A behavioral and ERP study.

“…As attention biases have been shown to have downstream implications on executive function and symptoms (Cisler & Koster, 2010), it is important to document the presence of these biases in weather anxiety to understand the maintenance of symptoms. Second, it is well-documented that climate change is increasing the frequency of severe weather events (e.g., Ćurić et al, 2022; Hoggett, 2019). Due to the increase in severe weather (Moreno & Møller, 2011), it is expected that increases in mental health reactions to these events would follow.…”