Estimating short-term mortality benefits associated with a reduction in tropospheric ozone

Farzad, Kiarash; Khorsandi, Babak; Khorsandi, Maziar; Bouamra, Omar; Maknoon, Reza

doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118342

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“…The different rates of infection and mortality due to COVID-19 in various regions of the world may be attributed to air quality and meteorological conditions (temperature and relative humidity) as well as demographic characteristics (e.g., age, gender, race, ethnicity, and income). Air pollution has numerous adverse impacts on human health and can lead to premature mortality (Ahmadi et al, 2020 ; Bell et al, 2004 ; Farzad et al, 2020 , 2021 ; Hoek et al, 2013 ; Janssen et al, 2012 ; Krewski et al, 2009 ; Mirzaei et al, 2021 ). The potential association between different pollutants (specifically PM 2.5 ) and COVID-19 mortality has been recently examined mainly in China, Italy, and the USA (Bashir et al, 2020 ; Coker et al, 2020 ; Contini & Costabile, 2020 ; Copat et al, 2020 ; Deek, 2020 ; Domingo & Rovira, 2020 ; Fattorini & Regoli, 2020 ; Frontera et al, 2020 ; Hendryx & Luo, 2020 ; Jiang & Xu, 2020 ; Stieb et al, 2020 ; Wu et al, 2020 ; Yao et al, 2020a , b ; Zoran 2020a , b ).…”

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Association between short-term exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 hospital admission/mortality during warm seasons

Khorsandi

Farzad

Tahriri

et al. 2021

Environ Monit Assess

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COVID-19 is a new viral infection that is usually accompanied by respiratory complications. Air pollution has been linked to cardiorespiratory-related diseases and even premature mortality. The short-term exposure to air pollution may aggravate pulmonary symptoms in COVID-19 patients. The relationship between the short-term exposure to air pollution and hospital admission and mortality resulting from COVID-19 will be examined in Tehran, Iran, during the spring and summer of 2020. The statistics of PM 2.5 , PM 10 , and 8-h maximum ozone (O 3 ) concentrations, meteorological conditions, and COVID-19 hospital admissions/mortality were analyzed. The cross-correlation and temporal relationship between the daily concentration of the aforementioned pollutants (as well as the meteorological conditions) and the COVID-19 hospital admissions/mortality rate was calculated for each month. The concentration of PM 2.5 , PM 10 , and 8-h maximum O 3 , along with temperature, increased in the summer. The hospital admissions and mortality associated with COVID-19 decreased from the first peak in the spring and then increased to its second peak in the summer. The short-term exposure to ambient PM 2.5 , PM 10 , O 3 , and elevated temperatures is associated with higher rates of COVID-19-related hospital admissions/mortality throughout the summer. Among these variables, the correlation with O 3 was statistically significant in more summer months. The short-term exposure to air pollution (especially O 3 ) may increase the susceptibility of the population infected with COVID-19 and, therefore, increases the rate of hospital admissions and mortality even during the warm seasons.

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Association between short-term exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 hospital admission/mortality during warm seasons

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Farzad

Tahriri

et al. 2021

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“…The Environmental Benefits Mapping and Analysis Program-Community Edition (BenMAP-CE) is a tool developed by the EPA to assess the number of avoidable premature deaths and illnesses that could result from improving air quality and its associated economic benefits. The mortality rate attributed to the PM 2.5 (ΔY) pollutant was calculated using Eq (2) [ 5 , 12 ]: where BI is the basic incidence of death or illness, POP is the at-risk population (over 30 years old), β is the risk estimation coefficient, and DELTAQ is the difference between the current pollutant concentration (Baseline scenario), and the target concentration (Control scenario) [ 2 , 18 ]. It is of note that ΔY was calculated separately for each age group and cause of death.…”

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“…where BI is the basic incidence of death or illness, POP is the at-risk population (over 30 years old), β is the risk estimation coefficient, and DELTAQ is the difference between the current pollutant concentration (Baseline scenario), and the target concentration (Control scenario) [2,18]. It is of note that ΔY was calculated separately for each age group and cause of death.…”

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Estimation of health-related and economic impacts of PM2.5 in Arak, Iran, using BenMAP-CE

Salehi,

Almasi Hashiani,

Karimi

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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Ambient air quality is one of the most critical threats to human health. In this study, the health and economic benefits of reducing PM2.5 were estimated in the city of Arak during the period of 2017–2019. The concentration data were obtained from the Environmental Protection Organization of Central Province, while the demographic data were obtained from the website of the Iran Statistics Center. The number of premature deaths from all causes, ischemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and lung cancer, attributable to PM2.5 pollution was estimated using the Environmental Benefits Mapping and Analysis Program-Comprehensive Version (BenMAP_CE) to limit the guidelines of the World Health Organization. The results showed that improving air quality in 2017, 2018, and 2019 in Arak could prevent the deaths of 729, 654, and 460 people, respectively. The number of years of life lost (YLL) in 2017, 2018, and 2019 was 11383, 10362, and 7260 years, respectively. The total annual economic benefits of reducing the PM2.5 concentration in Arak under the proposed scenarios in 2017, 2018, and 2019 were estimated to be 309,225,507, 262,868,727, and 182,224,053 USD, respectively, using the statistical life method (VSL). Based on the results of this study, there are significant health and economic benefits to reducing PM2.5 concentrations in Arak City. Therefore, planning and adopting control policies to reduce air pollution in this city are necessary.

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“…where BI is baseline incidence rates, the ratio of number of deaths to the population size in a period of time (Farzad et al 2021 ), and Pop is the given population exposed to the pollutant (Bayat et al 2019 ). DELTAQ is the difference between the current pollutant concentration (baseline scenario) and the target concentration (control scenario) (Liang et al 2019 ; Farzad et al 2020 ; Mirzaei et al 2021 ).…”

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Health impact assessment and evaluation of economic costs attributed to PM2.5 air pollution using BenMAP-CE

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Estimating short-term mortality benefits associated with a reduction in tropospheric ozone

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Association between short-term exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 hospital admission/mortality during warm seasons

Association between short-term exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 hospital admission/mortality during warm seasons

Estimation of health-related and economic impacts of PM2.5 in Arak, Iran, using BenMAP-CE

Health impact assessment and evaluation of economic costs attributed to PM2.5 air pollution using BenMAP-CE

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