Chair of Model-Based Environmental Exposure Science
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publications
Human health impacts of dust storms in South Africa
Nkosi, V., Mathee, A., Blesic, S., Kapwata, T., Kunene, Z., du Preez, D. J., Garland, R., Wright, C. Y. (2022). "Exploring Meteorological Conditions and Human Health Impacts during Two Dust Storm Events in Northern Cape Province, South Africa: Findings and Lessons Learnt". Atmosphere 13(3):424. doi: 10.3390/atmos13030424
Significant health impacts related to biomass burning in South America
Butt, E. W., Conibear, L., Knote, C., and Spracklen, D. V. (2021). “Large Air Quality and Public Health Impacts due to Amazonian Deforestation Fires in 2019”. GeoHealth 5.7. doi: 10.1029/2021GH000429.
Australia: Particulate Matter emissions from the 2019/20 wildfires result in premature deaths.
Graham, A. M., Pringle, K. J., Pope, R. J., Arnold, S. R., Conibear, L. A., Burns, H., Rigby, R., Borchers-Arriagada, N., Butt, E. W., Kiely, L., Reddington, C., Spracklen, D. V., Woodhouse, M. T., Knote, C., and McQuaid, J. B. (2021). “Impact of the 2019/2020 Australian Megafires on Air Quality and Health”. GeoHealth 5.10, e2021GH000454. doi: 10.1029/2021GH000454.
News
Student project: Image analysis using Machine learning
We are looking for a student who would be interested to work on a project that would involve the analysis of images from the AirView campaign using Machine learning.
AirView Car in Augsburg
During recent weeks the AirView Car has been driving around Augsburg measuring air pollution in the city. The campaign is part of a European project which aims to understand how environmental factors affect human health and disease.
Hackathon Agent-based exposure modelling
The Chair for Model-Based Environmental Exposure Science (MBEES) presented a weeklong hackathon to Masters in Geoinformatics students to develop an agent–based modelling system. The hackathon provided opportunities for collaboration and learning.
Contact
Office address:
Chair for Model-based Environmental Exposure Science
Faculty of Medicine
Gebäude 10 (Sigma Technopark)
Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 6
86159 Augsburg
Postal address:
Chair for Model-based Environmental Exposure Science
Faculty of Medicine (Sigma Technopark)
University Augsburg
Universitätsstraße 2
86159 Augsburg
