scholarly journals Association of weather and air pollution interactions on daily mortality in 12 Canadian cities

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. K. Vanos ◽  
S. Cakmak ◽  
L. S. Kalkstein
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Daily Mortality

scholarly journals Gender Differences in Association between Air Pollution and Daily Mortality in the Capital of the Green Lungs of Poland–Population-Based Study with 2,953,000 Person-Years of Follow-Up

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 2351
Author(s):  
Łukasz Kuźma ◽  
Krzysztof Struniawski ◽  
Szymon Pogorzelski ◽  
Hanna Bachórzewska-Gajewska ◽  
Sławomir Dobrzycki
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Air Pollutant ◽  
World Health ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Daily Mortality ◽  
Male Population ◽  
The Impact

(1) Introduction: air pollution is considered to be one of the main risk factors for public health. According to the European Environment Agency (EEA), air pollution contributes to the premature deaths of approximately 500,000 citizens of the European Union (EU), including almost 5000 inhabitants of Poland every year. (2) Purpose: to assess the gender differences in the impact of air pollution on the mortality in the population of the city of Bialystok—the capital of the Green Lungs of Poland. (3) Materials and Methods: based on the data from the Central Statistical Office, the number—and causes of death—of Białystok residents in the period 2008–2017 were analyzed. The study utilized the data recorded by the Provincial Inspectorate for Environmental Protection station and the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management during the analysis period. Time series regression with Poisson distribution was used in statistical analysis. (4) Results: A total of 34,005 deaths had been recorded, in which women accounted for 47.5%. The proportion of cardiovascular-related deaths was 48% (n = 16,370). An increase of SO2 concentration by 1-µg/m3 (relative risk (RR) 1.07, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.02–1.12; p = 0.005) and a 10 °C decrease of temperature (RR 1.03, 95% CI 1.01–1.05; p = 0.005) were related to an increase in the number of daily deaths. No gender differences in the impact of air pollution on mortality were observed. In the analysis of the subgroup of cardiovascular deaths, the main pollutant that was found to have an effect on daily mortality was particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 μm or less (PM2.5); the RR for 10-µg/m3 increase of PM2.5 was 1.07 (95% CI 1.02–1.12; p = 0.01), and this effect was noted only in the male population. (5) Conclusions: air quality and atmospheric conditions had an impact on the mortality of Bialystok residents. The main air pollutant that influenced the mortality rate was SO2, and there were no gender differences in the impact of this pollutant. In the male population, an increased exposure to PM2.5 concentration was associated with significantly higher cardiovascular mortality. These findings suggest that improving air quality, in particular, even with lower SO2 levels than currently allowed by the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, may benefit public health. Further studies on this topic are needed, but our results bring questions whether the recommendations concerning acceptable concentrations of air pollutants should be stricter, or is there a safe concentration of SO2 in the air at all.

MULTI-CITY STUDIES IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND: THE IMPACT OF AIR POLLUTION ON DAILY MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY

Epidemiology ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. S54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rod Simpson ◽  
Gail Williams ◽  
Adrian Barnett ◽  
Anne Neller ◽  
Trudi Best ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Daily Mortality ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Air pollution and daily mortality in Inchon, Korea

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Chul Hong ◽  
Jong Han Leem ◽  
Eun Hee Ha
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Daily Mortality

25 ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN DAILY MORTALITY, OZONE AND PARTICULATE AIR POLLUTION IN TORONTO, CANADA

Epidemiology ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. S12 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Ozkavnak ◽  
J Xue ◽  
P Severance ◽  
R Burnett ◽  
M Raizenne
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Daily Mortality ◽  
Particulate Air Pollution
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