scholarly journals Health Impact of Outdoor Air Pollution in China: Current Knowledge and Future Research Needs

2009 ◽  
Vol 117 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Haidong Kan ◽  
Bingheng Chen ◽  
Chuanjie Hong
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Outdoor Air ◽  
Outdoor Air Pollution

scholarly journals Outdoor Air Pollution and Depression in Canada: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study from 2011 to 2016

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2450
Author(s):  
Ashley K. Dores ◽  
Gordon H. Fick ◽  
Frank P. MacMaster ◽  
Jeanne V. A. Williams ◽  
Andrew G. M. Bulloch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Fine Particulate Matter ◽  
Canadian Community Health Survey ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Outdoor Air ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Outdoor Air Pollution ◽  
Environmental Health Research

To assess whether exposure to increased levels of outdoor air pollution is associated with psychological depression, six annual iterations of the Canadian Community Health Survey (n ≈ 127,050) were used to estimate the prevalence of a major depressive episode (2011–2014) or severity of depressive symptoms (2015–2016). Survey data were linked with outdoor air pollution data obtained from the Canadian Urban Environmental Health Research Consortium, with outdoor air pollution represented by fine particulate matter ≤2.5 micrometers (μm) in diameter (PM2.5), ozone (O3), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Log-binomial models were used to estimate the association between outdoor air pollution and depression, and included adjustment for age, sex, marital status, income, education, employment status, urban versus rural households, cigarette smoking, and chronic illness. No evidence of associations for either depression outcomes were found. Given the generally low levels of outdoor air pollution in Canada, these findings should be generalized with caution. It is possible that a meaningful association with major depression may be observed in regions of the world where the levels of outdoor air pollution are greater, or during high pollution events over brief time intervals. Future research is needed to replicate these findings and to further investigate these associations in other regions and populations.

scholarly journals Exposure to outdoor air pollution and its human-related health outcomes: an evidence gap map

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. e031312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhuanlan Sun ◽  
Demi Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Outdoor Air ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Study Region ◽  
Outdoor Air Pollution ◽  
Air Pollution Exposure ◽  
Pollution Exposure ◽  
The Impact

ObjectivesOutdoor air pollution is a serious environmental problem worldwide. Current systematic reviews (SRs) and meta-analyses (MAs) mostly focused on some specific health outcomes or some specific air pollution.DesignThis evidence gap map (EGM) is to identify existing gaps from SRs and MAs and report them in broad topic areas.Data sourcesPubMed, Cochrane, Scopus and Web of Science were searched from their inception until June 2018. Citations and reference lists were traced.Eligibility criteriaSRs and MAs that investigated the impact of outdoor air pollution on human health outcomes were collected. This study excluded original articles and qualitative review articles.Data extraction and synthesisCharacteristics of the included SRs and MAs were extracted and summarised. Extracted data included authors, publication year, location of the corresponding author(s), publication journal discipline, study design, study duration, sample size, study region, target population, types of air pollution and health outcomes.ResultsAsia and North America published 93% of SRs and MAs included in this EGM. 31% of the SRs and MAs (27/86) included primary studies conducted in 5–10 countries. Their publication trends have increased during the last 10 years. A total of 2864 primary studies was included. The median number of included primary studies was 20 (range, 7–167). Cohort studies, case cross-over studies and time-series studies were the top three most used study designs. The mostly researched population was the group of all ages (46/86, 53%). Cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases and health service records were mostly reported. A lack of definite diagnostic criteria, unclear reporting of air pollution exposure and time period of primary studies were the main research gaps.ConclusionsThis EGM provided a visual overview of health outcomes affected by outdoor air pollution exposure. Future research should focus on chronic diseases, cancer and mental disorders.

Quantitative health impact assessment of outdoor air pollution in the Arve valley, France

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. S331-S332 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Saura ◽  
J.-M. Yvon ◽  
P. de Crouy Chanel ◽  
V. Wagner ◽  
E. Fougere ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Health Impact Assessment ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Outdoor Air ◽  
Outdoor Air Pollution

scholarly journals Health Impact Assessment of Volcanic Ash Inhalation: A Comparison With Outdoor Air Pollution Methods

GeoHealth ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
William Mueller ◽  
Hilary Cowie ◽  
Claire J. Horwell ◽  
Fintan Hurley ◽  
Peter J. Baxter
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Volcanic Ash ◽  
Health Impact Assessment ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Outdoor Air ◽  
Outdoor Air Pollution

scholarly journals Health impact assessment of air pollution in Valladolid, Spain

BMJ Open ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. e005999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Cárdaba Arranz ◽  
María Fe Muñoz Moreno ◽  
Alicia Armentia Medina ◽  
Margarita Alonso Capitán ◽  
Fernando Carreras Vaquer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Health Impact Assessment ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Outdoor Air ◽  
Outdoor Air Pollution ◽  
Pollutant Concentrations ◽  
All Cause Mortality

ObjectiveTo estimate the attributable and targeted avoidable deaths (ADs; TADs) of outdoor air pollution by ambient particulate matter (PM10), PM2.5 and O3 according to specific WHO methodology.DesignHealth impact assessment.SettingCity of Valladolid, Spain (around 300 000 residents).Data sourcesDemographics; mortality; pollutant concentrations collected 1999–2008.Main outcome measuresAttributable fractions; ADs and TADs per year for 1999–2008.ResultsHigher TADs estimates (shown here) were obtained when assuming as ‘target’ concentrations WHO Air Quality Guidelines instead of Directive 2008/50/EC. ADs are considered relative to pollutant background levels. All-cause mortality associated to PM10 (all ages): 52 ADs (95% CI 39 to 64); 31 TADs (95% CI 24 to 39).All-cause mortality associated to PM10 (<5 years): 0 ADs (95% CI 0 to 1); 0 TADs (95% CI 0 to 1). All-cause mortality associated to PM2.5 (>30 years): 326 ADs (95% CI 217 to 422); 231 TADs (95% CI 153 to 301). Cardiopulmonary and lung cancer mortality associated to PM2.5 (>30 years):▸ Cardiopulmonary: 186 ADs (95% CI 74 to 280); 94 TADs (95% CI 36 to 148).▸ Lung cancer : 51 ADs (95% CI 21 to 73); 27 TADs (95% CI 10 to 41).All-cause, respiratory and cardiovascular mortality associated to O3 (all ages):▸ All-cause: 52ADs (95% CI 25 to 77) ; 31 TADs (95% CI 15 to 45).▸ Respiratory: 5ADs (95% CI −2 to 13) ; 3 TADs (95% CI −1 to 8).▸ Cardiovascular: 30 ADs (95% CI 8 to 51) ; 17 TADs (95% CI 5 to 30).Negative estimates which should be read as zero were obtained when pollutant concentrations were below counterfactuals or assumed risk coefficients were below one.ConclusionsOur estimates suggest a not negligible negative impact on mortality of outdoor air pollution. The implementation of WHO methodology provides critical information to distinguish an improvement range in air pollution control.

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