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Hans Orru
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hans.orru@umu.se
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at Department of Epidemiology and Global Health
Location
23, Målpunkt F52, Elsa Bolins Gränd 6, 5tr, Norrlands universitetssjukhus
Epidemiologi och global hälsa, Umeå Universitet, 90185 Umeå
Publications
Publications
Research
Research
2025
Valuation and perception of the costs of climate change on health
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
, Sage Publications 2025, Vol. 53, (2) : 149-155
Nordeng, Zuzana; Kriit, Hedi K.; Poltimäe, Helen; et al.
2025
The impact of socioeconomic factors on long-term mortality associated with exposure to PM
2.5
: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis
Public Health Reviews
, Frontiers Media S.A. 2025, Vol. 46
Olstrup, Henrik; Raza, Wasif; Nilsson Sommar, Johan; et al.
2025
A review of the evidence of the toxicity of chemical substances included in the European Union ambient air quality and drinking water directives: perspectives for health impact assessments
Environment and Health
, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2025, Vol. 3, (9) : 970-997
Orru, Hans; Raza, Wasif; Forastiere, Francesco; et al.
2024
Green dreams, local realities: Complexities of the European Union's energy transition to ensure local health and well-being in a fossil fuel-based industrial region
Environmental impact assessment review
, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 106
Dahal, Usha; Orru, Kati; Orru, Hans; et al.
2024
The last decade of air pollution epidemiology and the challenges of quantitative risk assessment
Environmental Health
, BioMed Central (BMC) 2024, Vol. 23, (1)
Forastiere, Francesco; Orru, Hans; Krzyzanowski, Michal; et al.
2024
Conference on connecting health and climate change: abstracts book
Umeå University 2024
Orru, Hans; Guo, Junwen; Veber, Triin
2024
Mold, bacteria, allergens, and volatile organic compounds in homes associated with tear film break-up time, oculo-nasal symptoms, and allergic rhinitis
Building and Environment
, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 264
Wang, Juan; Janson, Christer; Gislason, Thorarinn; et al.
2023
Residential greenspace and lung function decline over 20 years in a prospective cohort: the ECRHS study
Environment International
, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 178
Markevych, Iana; Zhao, Tianyu; Fuertes, Elaine; et al.
2023
Quality of urban climate adaptation plans over time
npj Urban Sustainability
, Springer Nature 2023, Vol. 3, (1)
Reckien, Diana; Buzasi, Attila; Olazabal, Marta; et al.
2023
Traffic noise in the bedroom in association with markers of obesity: a cross-sectional study and mediation analysis of the respiratory health in Northern Europe cohort
BMC Public Health
, BioMed Central (BMC) 2023, Vol. 23, (1)
Veber, Triin; Pyko, Andrei; Carlsen, Hanne Krage; et al.
2023
Volatile organic compounds (VOC) in homes associated with asthma and lung function among adults in Northern Europe
Environmental Pollution
, Vol. 321
Wang, Juan; Janson, Christer; Gislason, Thorarinn; et al.
2022
Effect modification of greenness on the association between heat and mortality: A multi-city multi-country study
EBioMedicine
, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 84
Choi, Hayon Michelle; Lee, Whanhee; Roye, Dominic; et al.
2022
Perinatal Health Inequalities in the Industrial Region of Estonia: A Birth Registry-Based Study
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
, MDPI 2022, Vol. 19, (18)
Dahal, Usha; Veber, Triin; Oudin Åström, Daniel; et al.
2022
The burden of injury in Central, Eastern, and Western European sub-region: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study
Archives of Public Health
, BioMed Central 2022, Vol. 80, (1)
Haagsma, Juanita A.; Charalampous, Periklis; Ariani, Filippo; et al.
2022
Coarse particulate air pollution and daily mortality: a global study in 205 cities
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
, American Thoracic Society 2022, Vol. 206, (8) : 999-1007
Liu, Cong; Cai, Jing; Chen, Renjie; et al.
2022
Differential mortality risks associated with PM2.5 components: a multi-country, multi-city study
Epidemiology
, Wolters Kluwer 2022, Vol. 33, (2) : 167-175
Masselot, Pierre; Sera, Francesco; Schneider, Rochelle; et al.
2022
Daily Mortality in Different Age Groups Associated with Exposure to Particles, Nitrogen Dioxide and Ozone in Two Northern European Capitals: Stockholm and Tallinn
Environments
, MDPI 2022, Vol. 9, (7)
Olstrup, Henrik; Åström, Christofer; Orru, Hans
2022
Exposures, Symptoms and Risk Perception among Office Workers in Relation to Nanoparticles in the Work Environment
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
, MDPI 2022, Vol. 19, (10)
Orru, Hans; Olstrup, Henrik; Hagenbjörk-Gustavsson, Annika; et al.
2022
Health impacts of PM
2.5
originating from residential wood combustion in four nordic cities
BMC Public Health
, BioMed Central 2022, Vol. 22, (1)
Orru, Hans; Olstrup, Henrik; Kukkonen, Jaakko; et al.
2022
Perception of Risks from Wood Combustion and Traffic Induced Air Pollution: Evidence from Northern Europe
Sustainability
, MDPI 2022, Vol. 14, (15)
Orru, Kati; Tiittanen, Pekka; Ung-Lanki, Sari; et al.
2022
Industrial Air Pollution Leads to Adverse Birth Outcomes: A Systematized Review of Different Exposure Metrics and Health Effects in Newborns
Public Health Reviews
, Frontiers Media S.A. 2022, Vol. 43
Veber, Triin; Dahal, Usha; Lang, Katrin; et al.
2022
Industrial Air Pollution Leads to Adverse Birth Outcomes: A Systematized Review of Different Exposure Metrics and Health Effects in Newborns
Public Health Reviews
, Frontiers Media S.A. 2022, Vol. 43
Veber, Triin; Dahal, Usha; Lang, Katrin; et al.
2022
Health impact assessment of transportation noise in two Estonian cities
Environmental Research
, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 204, (Part C)
Veber, Triin; Tamm, Tanel; Ründva, Marko; et al.
2021
Cardiovascular Disease and Mental Distress Among Ethnic Groups in Kyrgyzstan
Frontiers in Public Health
, Frontiers Media S.A. 2021, Vol. 9
Azfar, Hossain Syed; Dzhusupov, Kenesh O.; Orru, Hans; et al.
2021
Mortality risk attributable to wildfire-related PM
2·5
pollution: a global time series study in 749 locations
The Lancet Planetary Health
, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 5, (9) : e579-e587
Chen, Gongbo; Guo, Yuming; Yue, Xu; et al.
2021
The effect of current and future maternal exposure to near-surface ozone on preterm birth in 30 European countries: an EU-wide health impact assessment
Environmental Research Letters
, Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP) 2021, Vol. 16, (5)
Ekland, Johan; Olsson, David; Forsberg, Bertil; et al.
2021
Hearing loss prevalence and years lived with disability, 1990–2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
The Lancet
, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 397, (10278) : 996-1009
GBD 2019 Hearing Loss Collaborators,
2021
Short term associations of ambient nitrogen dioxide with daily total, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality: multilocation analysis in 398 cities.
The BMJ
, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2021, Vol. 372
Meng, Xia; Liu, Cong; Chen, Renjie; et al.
2021
Ventilation systems and their impact on nanoparticle concentrations in office buildings
Applied Sciences
, MDPI 2021, Vol. 11, (19)
Olstrup, Henrik; Hagenbjörk, Annika; Orru, Hans
2021
Seasonal variations in the daily mortality associated with exposure to particles, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone in stockholm, sweden, from 2000 to 2016
Atmosphere
, MDPI 2021, Vol. 12, (11)
Olstrup, Henrik; Johansson, Christer; Forsberg, Bertil; et al.
2021
Indoor and outdoor nanoparticle concentrations in an urban background area in northern Sweden: The NanoOffice study
Environments
, MDPI 2021, Vol. 8, (8)
Orru, Hans; Hagenbjörk-Gustavsson, Annika; Olstrup, Henrik
2021
Will climate mitigation ambitions lead to carbon neutrality?: An analysis of the local-level plans of 327 cities in the EU
Renewable & sustainable energy reviews
, Vol. 135
Salvia, Monica; Reckien, Diana; Pietrapertosa, Filomena; et al.
2021
Geographical Variations of the Minimum Mortality Temperature at a Global Scale: A Multicountry Study
Environmental epidemiology
, Wolters Kluwer 2021, Vol. 5, (5)
Tobías, Aurelio; Hashizume, Masahiro; Honda, Yasushi; et al.
2021
Developing students’ readiness for a 'post-truth' world: the EVIDENCE project
ESERA 2021, the 14th Conference of the European Science Education Research Association, Online, via the University of Minho - Braga, Portugal, August 30 - September 3, 2021
Vaino, Katrin; Korfriatis, Konstantinos; Karise, Merit; et al.
2021
Global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019: a three-stage modelling study
The Lancet Planetary Health
, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 5, (7) : e415-e425
Zhao, Qi; Guo, Yuming; Ye, Tingting; et al.
2020
Cancer Incidence Trends in the Oil Shale Industrial Region in Estonia
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
, MDPI 2020, Vol. 17, (11)
Idavain, Jane; Lang, Katrin; Tomasova, Jelena; et al.
2020
Outdoor air pollution from industrial chemicals causing new onset of asthma or COPD: a systematic review protocol
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
, Springer Nature 2020, Vol. 15, (1)
Lux, Harald; Baur, Xaver; Budnik, Lygia Therese; et al.
2020
Human Biomonitoring in the Oil Shale Industry Area in Estonia: Overview of Earlier Programmes and Future Perspectives
Frontiers in Public Health
, Frontiers Media S.A. 2020, Vol. 8
Orru, Hans; Viitak, Anu; Herodes, Koit; et al.
2020
Change in the symptom profile treated as asthma - two cross-sectional studies twenty years apart
Respiratory Research
, BioMed Central 2020, Vol. 21, (1)
Pindus, Mihkel; Orru, Hans; Jõgi, Rain
2020
Short term association between ozone and mortality: global two stage time series study in 406 locations in 20 countries
The BMJ
, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2020, Vol. 368
Vicedo-Cabrera, Ana M; Sera, Francesco; Liu, Cong; et al.
2019
Respiratory symptoms, asthma and levels of fractional exhaled nitric oxide in schoolchildren in the industrial areas of Estonia
Science of the Total Environment
, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 650, (Pt 1) : 65-72
Idavain, J.; Julge, K.; Rebane, T.; et al.
2019
Modelling the air quality for assessing the health benefits of urban regeneration: a case of Tallinn city centre, Estonia
International Journal of Environment and Pollution
, InderScience Publishers 2019, Vol. 65, (1-3) : 246-265
Kaasik, Marko; Pindus, Mihkel; Tamm, Tanel; et al.
2019
Predicted temperature-increase-induced global health burden and its regional variability
Environment International
, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 131
Lee, Jae Young; Kim, Ho; Gasparrini, Antonio; et al.
2019
Ambient Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality in 652 Cities
New England Journal of Medicine
, Waltham: Massachusetts Medical Society 2019, Vol. 381, (8) : 705-715
Liu, Cong; Chen, Renjie; Sera, Francesco; et al.
2019
Residential greenness and lung function in a prospective cohort of European adults: The ECRHS study
European Respiratory Journal
, European Respiratory Society Journals 2019, Vol. 54
Markevych, Iana; Fuertes, Elaine; Marcon, Alessandro; et al.
2019
Ozone and heat-related mortality in Europe in 2050 significantly affected by changes in climate, population and greenhouse gas emission
Environmental Research Letters
, Vol. 14, (7)
Orru, Hans; Åström, Christofer; Andersson, Camilla; et al.
2019
Mortality Related to Cold Temperatures in Two Capitals of the Baltics: Tallinn and Riga
Medicina
, MDPI 2019, Vol. 55, (8)
Oudin Åström, Daniel; Veber, Triin; Martinsone, Žanna; et al.
2019
Dedicated versus mainstreaming approaches in local climate plans in Europe
Renewable & sustainable energy reviews
, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 112 : 948-959
Reckien, D.; Salvia, M.; Pietrapertosa, F.; et al.
2019
Dampness and mould at home and at work in the RHINE study: Increased onset and decreased remission of adult respiratory symptoms, asthma and rhinitis
European Respiratory Journal
, European Respiratory Society Journals 2019, Vol. 54
Wang, Juan; Pindus, Mihkel; Janson, Christer; et al.
2019
Dampness, mould, onset and remission of adult respiratory symptoms, asthma and rhinitis
European Respiratory Journal
, European Respiratory Society 2019, Vol. 53, (5)
Wang, Juan; Pindus, Mihkel; Janson, Christer; et al.
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1 December 2020 until 30 June 2023
Promoting students’ key competences for making evidence-based decisions on controversial socio-scientific issues (EVIDENCE)
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