Introduction to Special Issue on Air Pollution Health Risks

Risk Analysis ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (9) ◽  
pp. 1688-1692 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Warner North
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Special Issue

scholarly journals Health Impacts of Urban Bicycling in Mexico

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2300
Author(s):  
David Rojas-Rueda
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Traffic Fatalities ◽  
Premature Deaths ◽  
Air Pollution Exposure ◽  
Pollution Exposure

Background: Bicycling has been associated with health benefits. Local and national authorities have been promoting bicycling as a tool to improve public health and the environment. Mexico is one of the largest Latin American countries, with high levels of sedentarism and non-communicable diseases. No previous studies have estimated the health impacts of Mexico’s national bicycling scenarios. Aim: Quantify the health impacts of Mexico urban bicycling scenarios. Methodology: Quantitative Health Impact Assessment, estimating health risks and benefits of bicycling scenarios in 51,718,756 adult urban inhabitants in Mexico (between 20 and 64 years old). Five bike scenarios were created based on current bike trends in Mexico. The number of premature deaths (increased or reduced) was estimated in relation to physical activity, road traffic fatalities, and air pollution. Input data were collected from national publicly available data sources from transport, environment, health and population reports, and surveys, in addition to scientific literature. Results: We estimated that nine premature deaths are prevented each year among urban populations in Mexico on the current car-bike substitution and trip levels (1% of bike trips), with an annual health economic benefit of US $1,897,920. If Mexico achieves similar trip levels to those reported in The Netherlands (27% of bike trips), 217 premature deaths could be saved annually, with an economic impact of US $45,760,960. In all bicycling scenarios assessed in Mexico, physical activity’s health benefits outweighed the health risks related to traffic fatalities and air pollution exposure. Conclusion: The study found that bicycling promotion in Mexico would provide important health benefits. The benefits of physical activity outweigh the risk from traffic fatalities and air pollution exposure in bicyclists. At the national level, Mexico could consider using sustainable transport policies as a tool to promote public health. Specifically, the support of active transportation through bicycling and urban design improvements could encourage physical activity and its health co-benefits.

Exploration of health risks related to air pollution and temperature in three Latin American cities

2013 ◽  
Vol 83 ◽  
pp. 110-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Romero-Lankao ◽  
Hua Qin ◽  
Mercy Borbor-Cordova
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
American Cities

Contributions of power generation to air pollution and associated health risks in India: Current status and control scenarios

2021 ◽  
Vol 288 ◽  
pp. 125587
Author(s):  
Shovan Kumar Sahu ◽  
Shengqiang Zhu ◽  
Hao Guo ◽  
Kaiyu Chen ◽  
Song Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Current Status ◽  
And Control

The Aggregate Risk Index: An intuitive tool providing the health risks of air pollution to health care community and public

2012 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 11-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre Sicard ◽  
Charles Talbot ◽  
Olivia Lesne ◽  
Antoine Mangin ◽  
Nicolas Alexandre ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Risk Index ◽  
Care Community ◽  
Aggregate Risk
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