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Association between local airborne tree pollen composition and surrounding land cover across different spatial scales in Northern Belgium
February–May 2017, during the tree pollen season, airborne tree pollen were measured by passive sampling at 2 m height above ground-level in 14 sites in the Flanders and Brussels-Capital region (Belgium ...
Residing in urban areas with higher green space is associated with lower mortality risk: A census-based cohort study with ten years of follow-up
residing in the five largest urban areas in Belgium (n = 2,185,170 and mean follow-up time 9.4 years). Residential addresses were available at baseline. Exposure to green space was defined as 1) surrounding ...
Heat related mortality in the two largest Belgian urban areas: A time series analysis
Hans Hooyberghs; Dirk Lauwaet; Claire Demoury; An Van Nieuwenhuyse Source: Environmental Research, Volume 188 (2020) Keywords: Ambient temperature Belgium mortality Short-term effect Urban heat island ...
Environmental exposures and health behavior in association with mental health: a study design.
Public Health, Volume 78 (2020) Keywords: air pollution Belgium Biological aging Biomarkers Green space Mental health SMOKING Abstract: Background: Air pollution, green space and smoking are known to ...
Residential green space and medication sales for childhood asthma: A longitudinal ecological study in Belgium
respiratory health in children is ambiguous. Objective: To investigate if residential exposure to different types of green space is associated with childhood asthma prevalence in Belgium. Methods: Asthma ...
An evaluation of species distribution models to estimate tree diversity at genus level in a heterogeneous urban-rural landscape
heterogeneous region of Flanders, Belgium. We stratified our research area into dominantly rural and dominantly urban areas and developed distribution models for 13 tree genera for both strata as well as for the ...
An evaluation of species distribution models to estimate tree diversity at genus level in a heterogeneous urban-rural landscape
Jean-Marie Aerts; Jos Van Orshoven; Ben Somers Source: Landscape and Urban Planning, Volume 198 (2020) Keywords: allergenic tree species Belgium Maxent species distribution models stacking Abstract: Trees ...
Thyroid cancer incidence near nuclear sites in Belgium: An ecological study at small geographical level
Belgium, variations in thyroid cancer incidence were observed around the major nuclear sites. The present ecological study investigates whether there is an excess incidence of thyroid cancer among people ...
Combining primary care surveillance and a meta-analysis to estimate the incidence of the clinical manifestations of Lyme borreliosis in Belgium, 2015–2017
Lernout Source: Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, Volume 10, Issue 3 (2019) Keywords: Belgium Clinical manifestations Erythema migrans incidence Lyme borreliosis systematic review Abstract: Lyme borreliosis ...
Tobacco, Sunflower and High Biomass SRC Clones Show Potential for Trace Metal Phytoextraction on a Moderately Contaminated Field Site in Belgium.
Meiresonne; Vangronsveld, Jaco Source: Front Plant Sci, Volume 9 (2018) Abstract: Phytoextraction could be a potential management option for diffusely Cd-Zn-Pb-polluted agricultural land in Northeast Belgium ...