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Otto Hänninen is affiliated with the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare in Finland. Their research spans across environmental science and medicine, with a particular focus on the intersection of air quality and health impacts. The primary fields of study include Environmental Science with 37 publications and Medicine with 12.

The scientist's work covers specialized subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Automotive Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Physiology. Key topics in their research include Air Quality and Health Impacts, Climate Change and Health Impacts, Vehicle Emissions and Performance, Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting, Urban Transport and Accessibility, Birth, Development, and Health, as well as Noise Effects and Management.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Otto Hänninen are:

  • Isabell Katharina Rumrich
  • Heli Lehtomäki
  • Antti Korhonen
  • Ningrui Liu
  • Corinne Mandin

Prominent publication venues for their research include Atmosphere, Environmental Research, Environment International, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, and Annals of Work Exposures and Health.

Recent notable papers by Otto Hänninen are:

  • The burden of disease attributable to indoor air pollutants in China from 2000 to 2017, 2023, The Lancet Planetary Health
  • Deaths Attributable to Air Pollution in Nordic Countries: Disparities in the Estimates, 2020, Atmosphere
  • Analysis of spatial factors, time-activity and infiltration on outdoor generated PM2.5 exposures of school children in five European cities, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • The role of absolute humidity in respiratory mortality in Guangzhou, a hot and wet city of South China, 2021, Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
  • Contribution of Aerosol Sources to Health Impacts, 2021, Atmosphere

Otto Hänninen also has book publications, including the title "Air Quality For All," published in 2022 by TemaNord.

Best Publications

  • Environmental burden of disease in Europe : assessing nine risk factors in six countries

    Otto Hänninen;Anne B. Knol;Matti Jantunen;Tek-Ang Lim

  • Indoor aerosols: from personal exposure to risk assessment

    L. Morawska;A. Afshari;G. N. Bae;G. Buonanno;G. Buonanno

  • Airborne particles in indoor environment of homes, schools, offices and aged care facilities: The main routes of exposure

    Lidia Morawska;Godwin Ayoko;G.N. Bae;Giorgio Buonanno

  • In-vitro cell exposure studies for the assessment of nanoparticle toxicity in the lung - A dialog between aerosol science and biology

    Hanns-Rudolf Paur;Flemming R. Cassee;Justin Teeguarden;Heinz Fissan

  • Personal exposures and microenvironment concentrations of PM2.5, VOC, NO2 and CO in Oxford, UK

    Hak Kan Lai;M Kendall;H Ferrier;I Lindup

  • Air Pollution Exposure in European Cities: The "Expolis" Study.

    Jantunen Mj;Hänninen O;Katsouyanni K;Knöppel H

  • Infiltration of ambient PM2.5 and levels of indoor generated non-ETS PM2.5 in residences of four European cities

    O.O. Hänninen;E. Lebret;V. Ilacqua;K. Katsouyanni

  • Fish diet, fish oil and docosahexaenoic acid rich oil lower fasting and postprandial plasma lipid levels

    J.J. Agren;O. Hanninen;A. Julkunen;L. Fogelholm

  • Integrated systems for forecasting urban meteorology, air pollution and population exposure

    A. Baklanov;O. Hänninen;L. H. Slørdal;J. Kukkonen

  • Perceived indoor environment and occupants’ comfort in European “modern” office buildings: The OFFICAIR study

    Ioannis A. Sakellaris;Dikaia E. Saraga;Corinne Mandin;Célina Roda

  • Assessment of indoor air quality in office buildings across Europe - The Officair study

    Corinne Mandin;Marilena Trantallidi;Andrea Cattaneo;Nuno Canha

  • Comparison of black smoke and PM2.5 levels in indoor and outdoor environments of four European cities

    Thomas Gotschi;Lucy Oglesby;Patrick Mathys;Christian Monn

  • Assessment of ventilation and indoor air pollutants in nursery and elementary schools in France

    Nuno Canha;Nuno Canha;Corinne Mandin;Olivier Ramalho;Guillaume Wyart

  • Reducing burden of disease from residential indoor air exposures in Europe (HEALTHVENT project)

    Arja Asikainen;Paolo Carrer;Stylianos Kephalopoulos;Eduardo de Oliveira Fernandes

  • Behavioral and environmental determinants of personal exposures to PM2.5 in EXPOLIS – Helsinki, Finland

    Kimmo J Koistinen;Otto Hänninen;Tuulia Rotko;Rufus D Edwards

  • Fine particle (PM2.5) measurement methodology, quality assurance procedures, and pilot results of the EXPOLIS study

    Kimmo J. Koistinen;Anu Kousa;Virpi Tenhola;Otto Hänninen

  • VOCs and aldehydes source identification in European office buildings - The OFFICAIR study

    Davide Campagnolo;Dikaia E. Saraga;Andrea Cattaneo;Andrea Spinazzè

  • Population exposure to fine particles and estimated excess mortality in Finland from an East European wildfire episode

    Otto O Hänninen;Raimo O Salonen;Kimmo Koistinen;Timo Lanki

  • Reduction potential of urban PM2.5 mortality risk using modern ventilation systems in buildings

    O. O. Hänninen;J. Palonen;J. T. Tuomisto;T. Yli‐Tuomi

  • The burden of disease attributable to indoor air pollutants in China from 2000 to 2017.

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  • Indoor aerosols : from personal exposure to risk assessment

    L. Morawska;A. Afshari;G.N. Bae;G. Buonanno

  • Environmental Burden of Disease in Europe: Assessing Nine Risk Factors in Six Countries

    Otto Hänninen;Anne B. Knol;Matti Jantunen;Tek-Ang Lim

Frequent Co-Authors

Matti Jantunen
Matti Jantunen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Ari Karppinen
Ari Karppinen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Jaakko Kukkonen
Jaakko Kukkonen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Pawel Wargocki
Pawel Wargocki Technical University of Denmark
Mika Gissler
Mika Gissler Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Camilla Geels
Camilla Geels Aarhus University
Erik Lebret
Erik Lebret Utrecht University
Kaarle Kupiainen
Kaarle Kupiainen Finnish Environment Institute
Jørgen Brandt
Jørgen Brandt Aarhus University
Klea Katsouyanni
Klea Katsouyanni National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

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