Publications by authors named "Kai-Chen Ku"

Over one-third of energy is generated from coal consumption in Taiwan. In order to estimate the health impact assessment attributable to PM concentrations emitted from coal consumption in Taiwan. We applied a Gaussian trajectory transfer-coefficient model to obtain county-wide PM exposures from coal consumption, which includes coal-fired power plants and combined heat and power plants.

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Purpose: To investigate the impact of a planned coal-fired power plant (CFPPT) in Shenao on air quality and health at subnational levels in Taiwan.

Methods: We applied the Gaussian trajectory transfer-coefficient (GTx) model to estimate annual average PM (particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 μm) increments in 19 Taiwanese cities and counties caused by CFPPT operation.

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Introduction: For never-smokers (smoked <100 lifetime cigarettes), lung cancer (LC) has emerged as an important issue. We aimed to investigate the effects of prevalence changes in tobacco smoking and particulate matter (PM) 2.5 (PM) levels on LC in Taiwan, in relation to contrasting PM levels, between Northern Taiwan (NT) and Southern Taiwan (ST).

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Background: There is a trend toward an increased worldwide prevalence of allergic diseases. It is speculated that industrialization with resultant air pollution plays a role. However, there are sparse epidemiologic data on the relation between air pollution and atopic dermatitis (AD) in adults.

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