Air Pollution in South Texas: A Short Communication of Health Risks and Implications

Pinakana, Sai Deepak; Mendez, Esmeralda; Ibrahim, Ismaila; Majumder, Md. Salahuddin; Raysoni, Amit U.

doi:10.3390/air1020008

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“…Air pollution, which is a pervasive and escalating global issue, has significant ramifications for public health [ 7 , 8 , 9 ]. Being composed of an array of constituents, including particulate matter, ground-level ozone (O 3 ), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), it poses a multifarious hazard [ 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ]. This unseen adversary often goes unnoticed until its deleterious effects become manifest, especially in urban settings where industrialization and urbanization amplify these pollutant concentrations and their associated impacts.…”

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Machine Learning Big Data Analysis of the Impact of Air Pollutants on Rhinitis-Related Hospital Visits

Lee,

Hyun,

Lee

2023

Toxics

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This study seeks to elucidate the intricate relationship between various air pollutants and the incidence of rhinitis in Seoul, South Korea, wherein it leveraged a vast repository of data and machine learning techniques. The dataset comprised more than 93 million hospital visits (n = 93,530,064) by rhinitis patients between 2013 and 2017. Daily atmospheric measurements were captured for six major pollutants: PM10, PM2.5, O3, NO2, CO, and SO2. We employed traditional correlation analyses alongside machine learning models, including the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO), random forest (RF), and gradient boosting machine (GBM), to dissect the effects of these pollutants and the potential time lag in their symptom manifestation. Our analyses revealed that CO showed the strongest positive correlation with hospital visits across all three categories, with a notable significance in the 4-day lag analysis. NO2 also exhibited a substantial positive association, particularly with outpatient visits and hospital admissions and especially in the 4-day lag analysis. Interestingly, O3 demonstrated mixed results. Both PM10 and PM2.5 showed significant correlations with the different types of hospital visits, thus underlining their potential to exacerbate rhinitis symptoms. This study thus underscores the deleterious impacts of air pollution on respiratory health, thereby highlighting the importance of reducing pollutant levels and developing strategies to minimize rhinitis-related hospital visits. Further research considering other environmental factors and individual patient characteristics will enhance our understanding of these intricate dynamics.

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Machine Learning Big Data Analysis of the Impact of Air Pollutants on Rhinitis-Related Hospital Visits

Lee,

Hyun,

Lee

2023

Toxics

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Personal Exposure to Black Carbon: Impact of Time-Activity Patterns and Environmental Factors on Exposure Levels

Pinakana,

Gonzalez,

Raysoni

2024

Environmental Challenges

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Pollution of the atmosphere, soil and water resources as a result of the Russian-Ukrainian war

Matkivskyi,

Taras

2024

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Pollution of the atmosphere, soil, and water resources in Ukraine resulting from the Russian-Ukrainian war is a problem that requires immediate resolution, as the ecocide’s consequences on the environment will be long-lasting and have a global impact. The aim of the study was to analyse the impact of active military actions on the atmospheric air, water resources of Kharkiv and Kharkiv Region, and the soils of the Ivory Coast of Sviatoslav National Nature Park in Mykolaiv Region by assessing their eco-geochemical state. The study of the impact of fires on the soil properties of the Ivory Coast of Sviatoslav National Nature Park using potentiometric, luminescence-bituminological, and spectrofluorometric methods revealed that the content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is the highest in pyrogenic areas, where low molecular weight PAHs are predominant; high molecular weight PAHs are also present, indicating recent burning of the territory. It was found that the PAH content is lower at microelevations. The aspiration method was used to investigate the atmosphere. It was shown that the level of air pollution in Kharkiv is low at all observation points, with a level of less than 5 on the scale of the air pollution index. It was found that the largest number of exceedances in the water bodies of the Kharkiv Region was recorded for such pollutants as sulphates (recorded at 17 points), ammonium nitrogen (at 16 points), biochemical oxygen demand (at 14 points), and dissolved oxygen (at 11 points). In all the most polluted water bodies, the maximum permissible concentration exceedances were recorded for 4, 3, and 2 hydrochemical indicators. The study results can be used in practice by ecologists to develop and implement measures to improve the ecological condition of the eastern and southern regions of Ukraine

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Air Pollution in South Texas: A Short Communication of Health Risks and Implications

Cited by 3 publications

References 24 publications

Machine Learning Big Data Analysis of the Impact of Air Pollutants on Rhinitis-Related Hospital Visits

Machine Learning Big Data Analysis of the Impact of Air Pollutants on Rhinitis-Related Hospital Visits

Personal Exposure to Black Carbon: Impact of Time-Activity Patterns and Environmental Factors on Exposure Levels

Pollution of the atmosphere, soil and water resources as a result of the Russian-Ukrainian war

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