Purpose Of Review: Although many environmental exposures (e.g., air pollution) are geographically patterned and persist as a result of historic economic policies (e.
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April 2021
Improving compliance with environmental regulations is critical for promoting clean environments and healthy populations. In South Asia, brick manufacturing is a major source of pollution but is dominated by small-scale, informal producers who are difficult to monitor and regulate-a common challenge in low-income settings. We demonstrate a low-cost, scalable approach for locating brick kilns in high-resolution satellite imagery from Bangladesh.
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