Consequences of Exposure to Asian Dust Storm Events on Daily Pneumonia Hospital Admissions in Taipei, Taiwan

Cheng, Ming‐Fen; Ho, Shinn‐Ying; Chiu, Hui‐Fen; Wu, Trong-Neng; Chen, Pei–Shih; Yang, Chun‐Yuh

doi:10.1080/15287390802114808

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“…The methods of measurement of PM 10 concentrations, based on samples from a variable number of in situ stations, are varied. For instance, beta-ray absorption (Chen et al 2004;Chen and Yang 2005;Cheng et al 2008), laser spectrometry (Perez et al 2008) and pump samplers (Wiggs et al 2003) have all been used. It is interesting to note that the levels are not automatically higher in Cat.…”

Section: Dust-health Relationship -Publication Datementioning

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Desert dust impacts on human health: an alarming worldwide reality and a need for studies in West Africa

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High desert dust concentrations raise concerns about adverse health effects on human populations. Based on a systematic literature review, this paper aims to learn more about the relationship between desert dust and human health in the world and to analyse the place of West Africa as a study area of interest. Papers focussing on the potential relationship between dust and health and showing quantitative analyses, published between January 1999 and September 2011, were identified using the ISI Web of Knowledge database (N050). A number of adverse health effects, including respiratory, cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary diseases, are associated with dust. This survey highlights obvious dust impacts on human health independently of the study area, health outcomes and method. Moreover, it reveals an imbalance between the areas most exposed to dust and the areas most studied in terms of health effects. None of these studies has been conducted in West Africa, despite the proximity of the Sahara, which produces about half of the yearly global mineral dust. In view of the alarming results in many parts of the world (Asia, Europe, America), this paper concludes by stressing the importance of carrying out impact studies of Saharan dust in West Africa, where dust events are more frequent and intense than anywhere else.

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Section: Dust-health Relationship -Publication Datementioning

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Desert dust impacts on human health: an alarming worldwide reality and a need for studies in West Africa

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“…A 10 µg/m 3 change in daily PM 10 was associated with an approximately 1% increase in cardiovascular and respiratory mortality in the Coachella Valley, California [16]. Dust storms in Taiwan had a 7.66% increase in the risk for respiratory diseases [17], congestive heart failure [8] and daily pneumonia hospital admissions [9]. Asian dust storms had a 4.1% increase in the rate of deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory causes in Seoul, South Korea [18] and a significant increase in respiratory hospitalizations in China [19,20].…”

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“…Daily PM 10 levels over 200 µg/m 3 were suggested for small to medium scale dust events, while a higher cut-off point of 400 µg/m 3 was used to define severe dust events [5,6]. Other studies have used much lower PM 10 levels to identify dust storm days [7][8][9][10].…”

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Health Impact Assessment Associated with Exposure to PM10 and Dust Storms in Kuwait

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Abstract:Little information is available on the assessment of health impact concerning the Middle Eastern dust storms and PM 10 concentration levels despite the aridity of the region and frequent dust storms occurring in this part of the world. A prospective study was conducted to determine the association between dust particles and morbidity and mortality rates for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in Kuwait. Spearman and Pearson's correlations were used to identify such associations. Results revealed a significant correlation between dust storms, suspended dust and rising dust (p < 0.01). Correlation between the occurrence of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and dust storms showed that PM 10 concentrations were significantly correlated with bronchial asthma at the 0.05 level (Pearson r = 0.292). Significant correlations at the 0.01 level were shown between bronchial asthma and both acute lower respiratory tract infection (r = 0.737) and acute upper respiratory tract infection (r = 0.839). Respiratory and cardiovascular mortality rates were both equal to 0.62 per 10,000 persons, each corresponding to 8.7% proportionate mortality rate. This study provides a good evidence of the consistent relationship between dust storm events, PM 10 concentration levels, and respiratory diseases.

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“…Epidemiological studies of ASD in humans have shown that ambient ASD particles are associated with an increase in pulmonary (Bell, Levy, and Lin 2008;Chan et al 2008;Cheng et al 2008;Chiu et al 2008;Lai and Cheng 2008) and cardiovascular problems (Bell, Levy, and Lin 2008;Chan et al 2008;Yang, Cheng, and Chen 2009) and an increase in daily mortality in Korea (Hwang et al 2005;Kwon et al 2002;Lee, Son, and Cho 2007) and Taiwan (Chen et al 2004). The frequency and scale of dust events giving rise to ASD aerosols have increased rapidly in the east Asian region since 2000 (Mori et al 2003).…”

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Pathological Study of Chronic Pulmonary Toxicity Induced by Intratracheally Instilled Asian Sand Dust (Kosa)

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Asian sand dust (ASD) events are associated with an increase in pulmonary morbidity and mortality. The number of ASD events has increased rapidly in the east Asian region since 2000. To study the chronic lung toxicity of ASD, saline suspensions of low doses (200 and 400 mg) and high doses (800 and 3,000 mg) of ASD were intratracheally instilled into ICR mice. Animals were sacrificed at 24 hr, 1 week, or 1, 2, or 3 months after instillation. Histopathological examination revealed that ASD induced acute inflammation at 24 hr after instillation. The acute inflammation was transient and subsided at 1 week and 1 month after instillation. At 2 and 3 months after instillation, focal infiltration of lymphocytes with accumulation of epithelioid macrophages, which is a suggestive finding of transformation to granuloma, and granuloma formation were occasionally observed. Aggregation of macrophages containing particles was observed in the pulmonary lymph nodes at 3 months after instillation in high-dose groups. Prolonged inflammatory foci (granuloma) and presence of ASD particles in pulmonary lymph nodes would have a chance to induce immunological modulation leading to adverse health effects in the exposed animals.

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Consequences of Exposure to Asian Dust Storm Events on Daily Pneumonia Hospital Admissions in Taipei, Taiwan

Cited by 80 publications

References 43 publications

Desert dust impacts on human health: an alarming worldwide reality and a need for studies in West Africa

Desert dust impacts on human health: an alarming worldwide reality and a need for studies in West Africa

Health Impact Assessment Associated with Exposure to PM10 and Dust Storms in Kuwait

Pathological Study of Chronic Pulmonary Toxicity Induced by Intratracheally Instilled Asian Sand Dust (Kosa)

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