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Exposure to PM10, NO2, and O3 and impacts on human health

TitleExposure to PM10, NO2, and O3 and impacts on human health
Publication TypeArticolo su Rivista peer-reviewed
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsKhaniabadi, Y.O., Goudarzi G., Daryanoosh S.M., Borgini A., Tittarelli A., and De Marco Alessandra
JournalEnvironmental Science and Pollution Research
Volume24
Pagination1-9
ISSN09441344
Keywordsair pollutant, Air Pollutants, Air pollution, Air quality, atmospheric pollution, cardiovascular disease, Cardiovascular Diseases, concentration (composition), developing world, environmental exposure, epidemiology, human, Humans, Incidence, Iran, Kermanshah, Mortality, mortality risk, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, particulate matter, pollutant source, pollution exposure, public health, risk factor, Risk Factors, Toxicity, World Health Organization
Abstract

Air pollution is emerging as a risk factor for human health like cancer and other health outcomes in developing countries, especially Iran where air pollutant concentrations are elevated. Additionally, some of the crucial environmental problems are caused by air pollution. Nevertheless, the data on health effects of air pollution are limited. The main objective of this study was to assess the health impacts attributed to particulate matter less than 10 μg/m3 (PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and ozone (O3) in Kermanshah City (Iran). The diurnal averages of PM10 and NO2 levels and 1-h averages of O3 concentrations were applied to assess the cardiovascular mortality due to exposure to these pollutants during the years 2014 and 2015. The excess number of cardiovascular mortality was estimated by relative risk (RR) and baseline incidence (BI) defined by the World Health Organization (WHO). The excess in mortality risk for cardiovascular diseases is of 188 premature deaths related to PM10, 33 related to NO2, and 83 related to O3, respectively. The results indicate that a 10-μg/m3 change in PM10, NO2, and O3 generates a relative risk of 1.066, 1.012, and 1.020, respectively. The excess of relative risk is of 6.6, 1.2, and 2.0%, respectively. Immediate policies and actions are needed to reduce the various sources of these pollutants from transport and energy manufacture facilities in Kermanshah. © 2016 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

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DOI10.1007/s11356-016-8038-6
Citation KeyKhaniabadi20161