ReviewJournal of environmental and public health2018
The Threat of Ambient Air Pollution in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 109 citations in OpenAlex.
- The burden of chronic respiratory diseases in adults in Nepal: A systematic review.Chronic respiratory diseasePooled it
- Impact of Air Pollution on Health: A Rising Concern in Kathmandu, Nepal.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2025Article
- Weather, Air Pollution, and Seasonality: Predictors of Pathogen-Associated Conjunctivitis Outbreaks in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
- A pilot study on the pulmonary anthracosis in stray dogs of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: A potential public health threat for future.Veterinary world · 2024Article
- Cancer Risk in Nepal: An Analysis from Population-Based Cancer Registry of Urban, Suburban, and Rural Regions.Journal of cancer epidemiology · 2024Article
- Lung cancer risk and its potential association with PMFrontiers in public health · 2024Article
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- Wintertime Air Quality across the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: Concentration, Composition, and Sources of Fine and Coarse Particulate Matter.ACS earth & space chemistry · 2022Article
- Knowledge, practices and compliance related to COVID-19 among Nepalese population in Province 2, Nepal.Dialogues in health · 2022Article
- Climate change impacts on the health of South Asian children and women subpopulations - A scoping review.Heliyon · 2022Article
- Gaseous Air Pollutants and Respirable Crystalline Silica Inside and Outside Homes at Brick Kilns in Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Measuring Environmental Justice in Real Time: A Pilot Study Using Digital Participatory Method in the Global South, Nepal.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Cancer Prevention Strategies for Nepal.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2022Article
- Zig-zag technology adoption behavior among brick kiln owners in Pakistan.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Article
- Long COVID Patient Symptoms and its Evaluation and Management.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2021Article
- Epidemiologic Pattern of Cancer in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: Findings of Population-Based Cancer Registry, 2018.JCO global oncology · 2021Article
- Evaluation and comparison of the indoor air quality in different areas of the hospital.Medicine · 2020Article
- Comparison of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Cookstoves and Wood Cooking Fires on PMInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Air-Quality Assessment of On-Site Brick-Kiln Worker Housing in Bhaktapur, Nepal: Chemical Speciation of Indoor and Outdoor PMInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Sexual harassment in public transportation among female student in Kathmandu valley.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2019Article
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Abstract
Air pollution has been a major problem of 21st century for both developed and developing world. It has a negative impact on various environmental aspects which directly or indirectly affect the quality of human health. Nepal, especially Kathmandu, in the current situation, is observing rapid urbanization and various infrastructure development projects. As a result, these sorts of human activities have been responsible for increasing air pollution in an enormous rate inside Kathmandu Valley. Chronic exposure of deteriorated air increases the chance of Noncommunicable Disease (NCD) like lung disease, heart disease, and cancers. Short term exposures also invite respiratory diseases and allergy. This review is an attempt to summarize the updated knowledge on the threat of air pollution on public health and discuss the sources of air pollutants in Kathmandu. We reviewed the literatures that were published in PMC, MEDLINE, life science journals, and organization official websites and finally came up with the findings and their interpretation that reveal the current scenario in the context of Kathmandu's air quality status and its impact on human health. The knowledge about the invisible killer's role in causing acute and chronic diseases may help in finding out the answer of the question regarding its effect and prevention.
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