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Hans Orru
Contact
E-mail
Hans.Orru@umu.se
Phone
+372 527 7427
Works at
Affiliation
Staff scientist at
Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine
Section: Section of Sustainable Health
Location
6B, 4tr, Norrlands universitetssjukhus
Umeå universitet, 901 85 Umeå
Publications
Publications
Research
Research
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
Valuation and perception of the costs of climate change on health
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Nordeng, Zuzana; Kriit, Hedi K.; Poltimäe, Helen; 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.
2018
Trends in air pollutants and health impacts in three Swedish cities over the past three decades
Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics
, Vol. 18, (21) : 15705-15723
Olstrup, Henrik; Forsberg, Bertil; Orru, Hans; et al.
2018
Residents' Self-Reported Health Effects and Annoyance in Relation to Air Pollution Exposure in an Industrial Area in Eastern-Estonia
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
, MDPI 2018, Vol. 15, (2)
Orru, Hans; Idavain, Jane; Pindus, Mihkel; 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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