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Industrial pollution and asthma: A mathematical model
Published in World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd
2000
Volume: 8
   
Issue: 4
Pages: 347 - 371
Abstract
In this paper, some nonlinear mathematical models are proposed and analyzed to study the spread of asthma due to inhaled pollutants from Industry. The following two types of demographics are considered here; (i) population with constant immigration, (ii) population with logistic growth. In each type of demography, the following three cases have been considered regarding the release of pollutant into the environment; (i) when emission of the pollutant into the environment is constant, (ii) when emission of the pollutant is population dependent, and (iii) when emission of the pollutant is periodic. Using stability theory of differential equations and computer simulation, it is shown that due to an increase in the air pollutant, the asthmatic (diseased) population increases in the region under consideration.
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JournalJournal of Biological Systems
PublisherWorld Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd
ISSN02183390