Estimation of PM2.5-Related Hospital Admissions and Its Monetary Burden in Hyderabad, India

Manojkumar, N.; Kumar, Manish; Somwanshi, Shashank Kiran; Raj, Manu; Srimuruganandam, B.

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-3662-5_1

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“…Monetary evaluation of health effects is beneficial to implement strategic decision-making through a robust policy framework and spread awareness against air pollution to minimise the overall loss due to air pollution externalities through improved quality of human health and well-being. There exist health-related monetary cost assessment studies for a few of the Indian cities such as Mumbai 17 , 18 , 77 , 78 , Delhi National Capital Region 19 , 78 , Agra 79 , Chennai 80 , and Hyderabad 20 . Methods such as cost of illness, contingent valuation, hedonic wage, and benefit transfer methods are commonly employed to assess the economic loss attributable to air pollution 21 .…”

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Valuing burden of premature mortality attributable to air pollution in major million-plus non-attainment cities of India

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Bherwani

Mirza

et al. 2021

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Accelerating growth due to industrialization and urbanization has improved the Indian economy but simultaneously has deteriorated human health, environment, and ecosystem. In the present study, the associated health risk mortality (age > 25) and welfare loss for the year 2017 due to excess PM2.5 concentration in ambient air for 31 major million-plus non-attainment cities (NACs) in India is assessed. The cities for the assessment are prioritised based on population and are classified as ‘X’ (> 5 million population) and ‘Y’ (1–5 million population) class cities. Ground-level PM2.5 concentration retrieved from air quality monitoring stations for the NACs ranged from 33 to 194 µg/m3. Total PM2.5 attributable premature mortality cases estimated using global exposure mortality model was 80,447 [95% CI 70,094–89,581]. Ischemic health disease was the leading cause of death accounting for 47% of total mortality, followed by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD-17%), stroke (14.7%), lower respiratory infection (LRI-9.9%) and lung cancer (LC-1.9%). 9.3% of total mortality is due to other non-communicable diseases (NCD-others). 7.3–18.4% of total premature mortality for the NACs is attributed to excess PM2.5 exposure. The total economic loss of 90,185.6 [95% CI 88,016.4–92,411] million US$ (as of 2017) was assessed due to PM2.5 mortality using the value of statistical life approach. The highest mortality (economic burden) share of 61.3% (72.7%) and 30.1% (42.7%) was reported for ‘X’ class cities and North India zone respectively. Compared to the base year 2017, an improvement of 1.01% and 0.7% is observed in premature mortality and economic loss respectively for the year 2024 as a result of policy intervention through National Clean Air Action Programme. The improvement among 31 NACs was found inconsistent, which may be due to a uniform targeted policy, which neglects other socio-economic factors such as population, the standard of living, etc. The study highlights the need for these parameters to be incorporated in the action plans to bring in a tailored solution for each NACs for better applicability and improved results of the programme facilitating solutions for the complex problem of air pollution in India.

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Valuing burden of premature mortality attributable to air pollution in major million-plus non-attainment cities of India

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Bherwani

Mirza

et al. 2021

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“…AirQ+ software is developed by the World Health Organization (WHO). The software distinguishes hospital reception and mortality from various air pollutants, including PM 2.5 , carbon black, PM 10 , O 3 , and NO 2 (12). The air quality index (AQI) and PM 2.5 are two significant indexes amongst air pollution indices.…”

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Estimation of PM2.5 Pollutant and Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Ahvaz, Iran

Zallaghi

Goudarzi

Sabzalipour

et al. 2020

Jundishapur J Chronic Dis Care

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Background: Urban air pollution was known to be one of the most important environmental problems due to its serious impact on human and environmental health. Among air pollutants, PM2.5 was the most common pollutant emitted by vehicles and dust and had negative consequences for human health, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Objectives: This study aimed to assess the change levels of PM2.5 pollutants and their effect on COPD outcomes in ten years (2008 - 2017) in Ahvaz. Methods: Data were taken from the Ahvaz Department of Environment (ADoE). Data validation was performed using WHO criteria. The average time of PM2.5 was computed, and its health effects were obtained by entering its annual data and population at risk, baseline incidence (BI), and relative risk index for COPD outcomes in AirQ + software. The PM2.5 concentration average in total time changes in Ahvaz city was higher than the standard concentration set by WHO. The AQI index indicated that the city of Ahvaz did not have a good day in total during the ten-year time. Results: The result of time changes and AQI index indicated that 2010 was the most polluted year with 47 unhealthy days and 27 dangerous days. Also, with the enhancement in the PM2.5 annual concentrations, the mortality attributed to this pollution has increased as a consequence of the COPD outcome. The highest and lowest average cases COPD were 24 people in 2010 and 18 people in 2014, respectively. Conclusions: According to the results of this study, the air quality of Ahvaz city was in an unfavorable condition in terms of PM2.5 pollutions and the authorities should take the necessary measures to control and reduce pollution in the metropolis of Ahvaz for PM2.5 and reduce the mortality for the COPD health outcome.

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Mass, composition, and sources of particulate matter in residential and traffic sites of an urban environment

Manojkumar

Jose

Guptha

et al. 2022

Environ Geochem Health

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Estimation of PM2.5-Related Hospital Admissions and Its Monetary Burden in Hyderabad, India

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References 35 publications

Valuing burden of premature mortality attributable to air pollution in major million-plus non-attainment cities of India

Valuing burden of premature mortality attributable to air pollution in major million-plus non-attainment cities of India

Estimation of PM2.5 Pollutant and Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Ahvaz, Iran

Mass, composition, and sources of particulate matter in residential and traffic sites of an urban environment

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