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References from Children's exposure to particulate matter air pollution in indoor and outdoor school environments in the city of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa. Local targets link to admitted publications; unresolved targets remain external evidence.
Air quality in Africa: Public health implications
10.1146/annurev-publhealth-100119-113802 · 2021 · External reference
Air quality in Africa: Public health implications
10.1146/annurev-publhealth-100119-113802 · 2021 · External reference
Car-free days as sustainable urban transport emission reduction strategies: Evidence from Kigali city, Rwanda
10.3389/ffutr.2026.1857164 · 2026 · External reference
Comfort parameters and particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) in school classrooms and outdoor air
10.4209/aaqr.2012.11.0321 · 2013 · External reference
Measurements of PM 2.5 with PurpleAir under atmospheric conditions
10.5194/amt-13-5441-2020 · 2020 · External reference
The criticality of growth, urbanization, electricity and fossil fuel consumption to environment sustainability in Africa
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136376 · 2020 · External reference
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Living with’ air pollution in Abidjan (cote d'Ivoire): A study of risk culture and silent suffering in three occupational areas
10.1080/13698575.2020.1721443 · 2020 · External reference
Pollution and youth health
2024 · External reference
East African megacity air quality: Rationale and framework for a measurement and modeling program
10.1175/bams-d-23-0098.1 · 2024 · External reference
High energy burden and low-income energy affordability: Conclusions from a literature review
10.1088/2516-1083/abb954 · 2020 · External reference
Health, economic, and environmental impacts of electric school bus adoption: A scoping review
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179843 · 2025 · External reference
Unresolved reference
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A Nairobi experiment in using low cost air quality monitors
10.17159/2410-972x/2017/v27n2a6 · 2017 · External reference
Relevé des statistiques scolaires 2023-2024. Ministère de l'Enseignement Primaire, Secondaire et Techniques
2024 · External reference
Outdoor air pollution and childhood respiratory disease: The role of oxidative stress
10.3390/ijms24054345 · 2023 · External reference
Urban air quality
10.1016/s1352-2310(99)00290-3 · 1999 · External reference
Dynamics of urban noise pollution in the city of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2026 · External reference
UNICEF reports on the impact of air pollution on children
2017 · External reference
Global and regional calibration of low-cost PM2.5 sensors (PurpleAir): Assessing the transferability of U.S.-based corrections worldwide
2026 · External reference
Ambient air pollution and non-communicable respiratory illness in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review of the literature
10.1186/s12940-022-00852-0 · 2022 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2022 · External reference
Unresolved reference
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Environmental and health impacts of air pollution: An evaluation in Indian context
2021 · External reference
A review of the health burden associated with air pollution exposure in Nepal
10.3126/nprcjmr.v3i3.92483 · 2026 · External reference
Population-scale COVID-19 curfew effects on urban black carbon concentrations and sources in Kigali, Rwanda
10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101312 · 2022 · External reference
Exposure to indoor and outdoor air pollution in schools in Africa: Current status, knowledge gaps, and a call to action
10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18450 · 2023 · External reference
The effect of air purifiers in improving classroom air quality in a primary school in Rwanda, East-Central Africa
10.1016/j.aeaoa.2026.100503 · 2026 · External reference
Passive sampling reveals composition of airborne bacteria and fungi across five East African cities
10.1038/s44407-026-00093-2 · 2026 · External reference
Children's exposure to indoor and outdoor black carbon and particulate matter air pollution at school in Rwanda, Central-East Africa
10.1016/j.envadv.2022.100334 · 2023 · External reference
Characterization and risk assessment of atmospheric PM2. 5 and PM10 particulate-bound PAHs and NPAHs in Rwanda, Central-East Africa
10.1021/acs.est.8b03219 · 2018 · External reference
Unresolved reference
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Natural experiments in urban air quality: Lessons from car-free days and COVID-19 lockdowns in Kigali, Rwanda
10.1080/23748834.2025.2468017 · 2025 · External reference
Respiratory health and urinary trace metals among artisanal stone-crushers: A cross-sectional study in Lubumbashi, DR Congo
10.3390/ijerph17249384 · 2020 · External reference
Particulate matter exposure in school environments near traffic corridors and associated health risks in school-aged children: A systematic review
10.1007/s11869-026-02048-8 · 2026 · External reference
Pediatric vulnerability to inhaled particulate matter in Singrauli's coal energy belt: A dosimetric assessment using the multiple-path particle dosimetry (MPPD) model
10.1007/s11869-026-02037-x · 2026 · External reference
Long-term PM2.5 exposure is associated with symptoms of acute respiratory infections among children under five years of age in Kenya, 2014
10.3390/ijerph19052525 · 2022 · External reference
Law No. 11/009 of July 9, 2011, on the fundamental principles relating to environmental protection
2011 · External reference
Characterising sources of PM2·5 exposure for school children with asthma: A personal exposure study across six cities in Sub-Saharan Africa
10.1016/s2352-4642(23)00261-4 · 2024 · External reference
Characterization of indoor PM10, PM2. 5, and ultrafine particles in elementary school classrooms: A review
10.1089/ees.2010.0175 · 2010 · External reference
De-industrialisation, urban governance challenges and deteriorating urban infrastructure in norton, Zimbabwe: Is the town ruralising?
2024 · External reference
A scoping review on air quality monitoring, policy and health in West African cities
10.3390/ijerph17239151 · 2020 · External reference
Uncontrolled urbanization and expected unclogging of Congolese cities: Case of bukavu city, eastern DR Congo
10.1016/j.envc.2022.100555 · 2022 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2020 · External reference
Sources and levels of particulate matter in North African and sub-saharan cities: A literature review
10.1007/s11356-018-1715-x · 2018 · External reference
Ambient pollution and respiratory outcomes among schoolchildren in durban, South Africa
10.7196/sajch.598 · 2013 · External reference
Air pollution and health in Sri Lanka: A review of epidemiologic studies
10.1186/1471-2458-10-300 · 2010 · External reference
Concentration, source identification and risk assessment of atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at a kindergarten school in kigali, Rwanda
10.1016/j.cacint.2025.100260 · 2025 · External reference
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Air pollution exposure, respiratory consequences, and perceptions among urban African children living in poor conditions – A case study in Abidjan, Côte d'ivoire
10.1371/journal.pgph.0003703 · 2025 · External reference
Estimated health effects from domestic use of gaseous fuels for cooking and heating in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analyses
10.1016/s2213-2600(23)00427-7 · 2024 · External reference
Concentration of Black carbon and particulate matter air pollution and source apportionment in Rwanda, East Africa
10.1088/2515-7620/ae5765 · 2026 · External reference
The impacts of unsustainable urbanization on the environment
2023 · External reference
GSTM1 and GSTP1 gene variants and the effect of air pollutants on lung function measures in South African children
10.1002/ajim.22012 · 2012 · External reference
How to protect school children from the neurodevelopmental harms of air pollution by interventions in the school environment in the urban context
10.1016/j.envint.2018.08.063 · 2018 · External reference
Impact of fine particulate matter and toxic gases on the health of school children in Dhaka, Bangladesh
10.1088/2515-7620/acb90d · 2023 · External reference
Climate cognition crisis: Urgent call to address air pollution and extreme heat impacts in learning environments of children in south and southeast Asia
10.21315/mjms-08-2025-s02 · 2025 · External reference
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10.1016/s0140-6736(16)30068-x · 2016 · External reference
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10.1007/s10834-020-09715-7 · 2021 · External reference
Indoor air pollution in developing countries and acute lower respiratory infections in children
10.1136/thorax.55.6.518 · 2000 · External reference
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2020 · External reference
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Outdoor air pollution and cancer: An overview of the current evidence and public health recommendations
2020 · External reference
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2025 · External reference
The impact of air borne toxins from gas flaring on cardiopulmonary and other systemic functions
10.36348/sijap.2025.v08i01.003 · 2025 · External reference
Low-cost investigation into sources of PM2.5 in Kinshasa, democratic Republic of the Congo
10.1021/acsestair.3c00024 · 2024 · External reference
Closing demographic gaps in air quality monitoring: Community-deployed PurpleAir sensors and PM2.5 data in Chicago
10.1007/s11869-025-01870-w · 2025 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2021 · External reference
Impact of school location on children's air pollution exposure
10.1080/07352166.2020.1734013 · 2021 · External reference
Vulnerability and everyday health risks of urban informal settlements in Sub-Saharan Africa
10.1016/j.glohj.2020.04.003 · 2020 · External reference
Linking urbanization and air quality together: A review and a perspective on the future sustainable urban development
10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.130988 · 2022 · External reference
Growing cities: Urbanization in Africa
2022 · External reference
GSTM1 and GSTP1 gene variants and the effect of air pollutants on lung function measures in South African children
10.1002/ajim.22012 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Well-being and stability among low-income families: A 10-Year review of research
10.1007/s10834-020-09715-7 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Sources and levels of particulate matter in North African and sub-saharan cities: A literature review
10.1007/s11356-018-1715-x · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Closing demographic gaps in air quality monitoring: Community-deployed PurpleAir sensors and PM2.5 data in Chicago
10.1007/s11869-025-01870-w · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Pediatric vulnerability to inhaled particulate matter in Singrauli's coal energy belt: A dosimetric assessment using the multiple-path particle dosimetry (MPPD) model
10.1007/s11869-026-02037-x · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Particulate matter exposure in school environments near traffic corridors and associated health risks in school-aged children: A systematic review
10.1007/s11869-026-02048-8 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
The effect of air purifiers in improving classroom air quality in a primary school in Rwanda, East-Central Africa
10.1016/j.aeaoa.2026.100503 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Concentration, source identification and risk assessment of atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at a kindergarten school in kigali, Rwanda
10.1016/j.cacint.2025.100260 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Children's exposure to indoor and outdoor black carbon and particulate matter air pollution at school in Rwanda, Central-East Africa
10.1016/j.envadv.2022.100334 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Uncontrolled urbanization and expected unclogging of Congolese cities: Case of bukavu city, eastern DR Congo
10.1016/j.envc.2022.100555 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
How to protect school children from the neurodevelopmental harms of air pollution by interventions in the school environment in the urban context
10.1016/j.envint.2018.08.063 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Vulnerability and everyday health risks of urban informal settlements in Sub-Saharan Africa
10.1016/j.glohj.2020.04.003 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Exposure to indoor and outdoor air pollution in schools in Africa: Current status, knowledge gaps, and a call to action
10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18450 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Linking urbanization and air quality together: A review and a perspective on the future sustainable urban development
10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.130988 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
The criticality of growth, urbanization, electricity and fossil fuel consumption to environment sustainability in Africa
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136376 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Health, economic, and environmental impacts of electric school bus adoption: A scoping review
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Population-scale COVID-19 curfew effects on urban black carbon concentrations and sources in Kigali, Rwanda
10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101312 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Use of science to guide city planning policy and practice: How to achieve healthy and sustainable future cities
10.1016/s0140-6736(16)30068-x · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Urban air quality
10.1016/s1352-2310(99)00290-3 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Estimated health effects from domestic use of gaseous fuels for cooking and heating in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analyses
10.1016/s2213-2600(23)00427-7 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Characterising sources of PM2·5 exposure for school children with asthma: A personal exposure study across six cities in Sub-Saharan Africa
10.1016/s2352-4642(23)00261-4 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Characterization and risk assessment of atmospheric PM2. 5 and PM10 particulate-bound PAHs and NPAHs in Rwanda, Central-East Africa
10.1021/acs.est.8b03219 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Low-cost investigation into sources of PM2.5 in Kinshasa, democratic Republic of the Congo
10.1021/acsestair.3c00024 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Passive sampling reveals composition of airborne bacteria and fungi across five East African cities
10.1038/s44407-026-00093-2 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Impact of school location on children's air pollution exposure
10.1080/07352166.2020.1734013 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Living with’ air pollution in Abidjan (cote d'Ivoire): A study of risk culture and silent suffering in three occupational areas
10.1080/13698575.2020.1721443 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Natural experiments in urban air quality: Lessons from car-free days and COVID-19 lockdowns in Kigali, Rwanda
10.1080/23748834.2025.2468017 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Impact of fine particulate matter and toxic gases on the health of school children in Dhaka, Bangladesh
10.1088/2515-7620/acb90d · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Concentration of Black carbon and particulate matter air pollution and source apportionment in Rwanda, East Africa
10.1088/2515-7620/ae5765 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
High energy burden and low-income energy affordability: Conclusions from a literature review
10.1088/2516-1083/abb954 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Characterization of indoor PM10, PM2. 5, and ultrafine particles in elementary school classrooms: A review
10.1089/ees.2010.0175 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Indoor air pollution in developing countries and acute lower respiratory infections in children
10.1136/thorax.55.6.518 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Air quality in Africa: Public health implications
10.1146/annurev-publhealth-100119-113802 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
East African megacity air quality: Rationale and framework for a measurement and modeling program
10.1175/bams-d-23-0098.1 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Air pollution and health in Sri Lanka: A review of epidemiologic studies
10.1186/1471-2458-10-300 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Ambient air pollution and non-communicable respiratory illness in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review of the literature
10.1186/s12940-022-00852-0 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Air pollution exposure, respiratory consequences, and perceptions among urban African children living in poor conditions – A case study in Abidjan, Côte d'ivoire
10.1371/journal.pgph.0003703 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
A Nairobi experiment in using low cost air quality monitors
10.17159/2410-972x/2017/v27n2a6 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Climate cognition crisis: Urgent call to address air pollution and extreme heat impacts in learning environments of children in south and southeast Asia
10.21315/mjms-08-2025-s02 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
A review of the health burden associated with air pollution exposure in Nepal
10.3126/nprcjmr.v3i3.92483 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Car-free days as sustainable urban transport emission reduction strategies: Evidence from Kigali city, Rwanda
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A scoping review on air quality monitoring, policy and health in West African cities
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Respiratory health and urinary trace metals among artisanal stone-crushers: A cross-sectional study in Lubumbashi, DR Congo
10.3390/ijerph17249384 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Long-term PM2.5 exposure is associated with symptoms of acute respiratory infections among children under five years of age in Kenya, 2014
10.3390/ijerph19052525 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Outdoor air pollution and childhood respiratory disease: The role of oxidative stress
10.3390/ijms24054345 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
The impact of air borne toxins from gas flaring on cardiopulmonary and other systemic functions
10.36348/sijap.2025.v08i01.003 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Comfort parameters and particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) in school classrooms and outdoor air
10.4209/aaqr.2012.11.0321 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Measurements of PM 2.5 with PurpleAir under atmospheric conditions
10.5194/amt-13-5441-2020 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Ambient pollution and respiratory outcomes among schoolchildren in durban, South Africa
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