Short and long-term impacts of ambient ozone on health in Ahvaz, Iran

Amoatey, Patrick; Takdastan, Afshin; Sicard, Pierre; Hopke, Philip K.; Baawain, Mahad; Omidvarborna, Hamid; Allahyari, Somayeh; Esmaeilzadeh, Arezou; Marco, Alessandra De; Khanaibadi, Yusef Omidi

doi:10.1080/10807039.2018.1492872

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“…The number of non-accidental premature deaths attributable to ambient PM 2.5 and O 3 were estimated for each EU member country and year by the method described in detail in Global Burden of Diseases [ 36 ] and widely used for the health risk assessment of air pollution [ 2 , 3 , 12 , 37 , 42 – 44 , 61 ].…”

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Urban population exposure to air pollution in Europe over the last decades

Sicard

Agathokleous

Marco³

et al. 2021

Environ Sci Eur

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Background The paper presents an overview of air quality in the 27 member countries of the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (previous EU-28), from 2000 to 2017. We reviewed the progress made towards meeting the air quality standards established by the EU Ambient Air Quality Directives (European Council Directive 2008/50/EC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Air Quality Guidelines by estimating the trends (Mann-Kendal test) in national emissions of main air pollutants, urban population exposure to air pollution, and in mortality related to exposure to ambient fine particles (PM2.5) and tropospheric ozone (O3). Results Despite significant reductions of emissions (e.g., sulfur oxides: ~ 80%, nitrogen oxides: ~ 46%, non-methane volatile organic compounds: ~ 44%, particulate matters with a diameter lower than 2.5 µm and 10 µm: ~ 30%), the EU-28 urban population was exposed to PM2.5 and O3 levels widely exceeding the WHO limit values for the protection of human health. Between 2000 and 2017, the annual PM2.5-related number of deaths decreased (- 4.85 per 106 inhabitants) in line with a reduction of PM2.5 levels observed at urban air quality monitoring stations. The rising O3 levels became a major public health issue in the EU-28 cities where the annual O3-related number of premature deaths increased (+ 0.55 deaths per 106 inhabitants). Conclusions To achieve the objectives of the Ambient Air Quality Directives and mitigate air pollution impacts, actions need to be urgently taken at all governance levels. In this context, greening and re‐naturing cities and the implementation of fresh air corridors can help meet air quality standards, but also answer to social needs, as recently highlighted by the COVID-19 lockdowns.

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confidence: 99%

Urban population exposure to air pollution in Europe over the last decades

Sicard

Agathokleous

Marco³

et al. 2021

Environ Sci Eur

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“…The criteria were: (1) incomplete information; (2) non-observational study design; (3) non-original studies; (4) did not provide calculable or reported ER/relative risk (RR)/odds ratio (OR)/percent change and 95% CI; (5) uncertain diagnosis of COPD, or diagnosis according to pulmonary function test; (6) patients with COPD and asthma, or did not mention whether asthma was excluded.…”

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“…According to the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2015 [2], exposures to ambient particulate matter and ozone have been ranked as the second and fifth biggest causes of COPD, respectively. Although the relationship between ambient particulate matter and COPD has been widely investigated [3][4][5][6], that for ozone is less extensive and the results are less consistent [7,8]. In the 2006 Air Quality Criteria for Ozone report [9], the association between short-term ozone exposure and respiratory effects has been emphasized, but this is based mainly on epidemiological studies regarding total respiratory diseases and/or asthma, not specifically on COPD.…”

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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Short-Term Ambient Ozone Exposure and COPD Hospitalizations

Hui

Wang

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death globally and ozone exposure is a main cause of its disease burden. However, studies on COPD hospitalizations from short-term ambient level ozone exposure have not generated consensus results. To address the knowledge gap, comprehensive and systematic searches in several databases were conducted using specific keywords for publications up to February 14, 2020. Random-effect models were used to derive overall excess risk estimates between short-term ambient-level ozone exposure and COPD hospitalizations. The influence analyses were used to test the robustness of the results. Both meta-regression and subgroup analyses were used to explore the sources of heterogeneity and potential modifying factors. Based on the results from 26 eligible studies, the random-effect model analyses show that a 10 µg/m3 increase in maximum 8-h ozone concentration was associated with 0.84% (95% CI: 0.09%, 1.59%) higher COPD hospitalizations. The estimates were higher for warm season and multiple-day lag but lower for old populations. Results from subgroup analyses also indicate a multiple-day lag trend and bigger significant health effects during longer day intervals. Although characteristics of individual studies added modest heterogeneity to the overall estimates, the results remained robust during further analyses and exhibited no evidence of publication bias. Our systematic review and meta-analysis indicate that short-term ambient level ozone exposure was associated with increased risk of COPD hospitalizations. The significant association with multiple-day lag trend indicates that a multiple-day exposure metric should be considered for establishing ambient ozone quality and exposure standards for improvement of population health. Future investigations and meta-analysis studies should include clinical studies as well as more careful lag selection protocol.

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“…Ozone is released into the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels [3][4][5]. It is considered amongst most harmful pollutants which affects to plants and health [5][6][7][8][9][10], also belongs to highly reactive secondary pollutant. It binds to plasma membranes and it alters metabolism [8].…”

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“…Tropospheric (ground-level, surface) ozone, generated from primary atmospheric pollutants, nitrogen oxides (NO x ) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), collectively referred to as ozone precursors, especially under intensive luminosity conditions and high temperatures [4,10,[18][19][20][21][22] and pollutant emissions [23]. Recently, regulation of surface ozone in the atmosphere has become an important air quality control issue because of the rapid industrial and economic development associated with increased emission of air pollutants [23].…”

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Assessment of Meteorological Effects and Ozone Variation in Urban Area

Ilić

Popović

Markić³

2020

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S

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The paper presents results of the measurements of the tropospheric ozone (O3) concentration and meteorological parameters: temperature, air pressure, relative humidity, speed and wind direction. The data were collected from January 2016 to December 2016 at station located in locality Centre (Banja Luka), Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ozone is one of the most harmful pollutants to plants and health and highly reactive secondary pollutant. The present study covers investigation of the relationship between the concentration of ozone and meteorological parameters as well as time variations of ozone concentration (by hours, months, seasons). This topic has not been studied up to now in this region, although the recent research data indicates that there is a correlation between them and previously obtained from the world’s relevant scientific centres, as already cited above. Statistical analysis confirms string of rolls, which shows directional connection between tropospheric ozone and meteorological parameters, specially temperature (r = 0.148), air pressure (r = –0.292) and relative humidity (r = –0.292). These parameters are the most important meteorological factors influencing the variation in ozone levels during the research. The correlation ozone concentrations with speed and direction of wind is not significant, like other parameters.

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Short and long-term impacts of ambient ozone on health in Ahvaz, Iran

Cited by 27 publications

References 54 publications

Urban population exposure to air pollution in Europe over the last decades

Urban population exposure to air pollution in Europe over the last decades

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Short-Term Ambient Ozone Exposure and COPD Hospitalizations

Assessment of Meteorological Effects and Ozone Variation in Urban Area

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