The spatial-temporal characteristics and health impacts of ambient fine particulate matter in China

Song, Yan; Wang, Xiaoke; Maher, Barbara A.; Li, Feng; Xu, Chongqi; Liu, Xusheng; Sun, Xiao; Zhang, Zeyang

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.05.006

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“…The relative risk (RR) for the given health outcome can be calculated using the following equation (23,24):…”

Section: Health Risk Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Respiratory disease is a general term for such illnesses as pneumonia, asthma, acute tonsillitis, influenza, and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) including emphysema and chronic bronchitis. However, chronic bronchitis was calculated separately as individual health outcome similarly to many other studies (23,24).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, this is especially in heavy polluted industrial sites such as those in developing countries, e.g. in China (23,24). Moreover, the current incidence rate for chronic bronchitis is based on the number of hospital admissions of South Moravia region which does not distinguish various causes of this health outcome.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Levels and Health Risk Assessment of PM<sub>10</sub> Aerosol in Brno, Czech Republic

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Cent Eur J Public Health

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SUMMARYObjective: The main effort of this work was to evaluate the situation of the atmosphere in selected regions of Brno during the years 2009-2013 and to estimate health risks which might come up due to the increased concentrations of airborne particulate matter.Methods: PM 10 samples were collected in four areas varying in degree of automobile traffic using automatic and gravimetric sampling methods. PM 10 concentrations were assessed using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. Health risks were estimated based on calculation of relative risks and population for four health endpoints. The selected health outcomes were premature mortality, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and chronic bronchitis.Results: The highest PM 10 concentrations were measured in two regions with high traffic loads T1, T2 and background region B2. The values were 34.33 ± 11.52 µg•m −3 in 2010, 34.87 ± 12.03 µg•m −3 in 2013 and 34.52 ± 8.81 µg•m −3 in 2009, respectively. The highest correlation was between T1 and T2 having Spearman's correlation coefficient 0.888 followed by T1-B1 pair with coefficient 0.886. For all health outcomes, the highest health effect of PM (E) was determined for T2 site in 2010 which was 48 ± 14, 49 ± 21, 44 ± 19 and 24 ± 10 for premature mortality, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and chronic bronchitis, respectively.Conclusion: The concentrations are highly correlated, especially in traffic regions. The annual concentrations did not exceed the legislation limit but 24-hours limit was exceeded more than two times in several cases. The highest number of cases with a given health outcome was estimated in traffic regions especially for cardiovascular disease and premature mortality.

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“…The relative risk (RR) for the given health outcome can be calculated using the following equation (23,24):…”

Section: Health Risk Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Health Risk Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Levels and Health Risk Assessment of PM<sub>10</sub> Aerosol in Brno, Czech Republic

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“…lower respiratory infections, trachea bronchus, lung cancers and cerebrovascular disease) (Lelieveld et al 2015;Liu et al 2016). It has been estimated that PM2.5 pollution in urban areas of China led to 763,595 premature deaths in 2013 (Song et al 2016). Beijing was worst affected with estimates of 5.2, 9.0, 2.3, and 1.6 thousand premature mortalities from ischemic heart disease (IHD), cerebrovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer (LC), respectively (Liu et al 2016).…”

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Quantifying particulate matter accumulated on leaves by 17 species of urban trees in Beijing, China

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Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Airborne particulate matter (PM) has become a serious environmental problem and harms human health worldwide. Trees can effectively remove particles from the atmosphere and improve the air quality. In this study, a washing and weighing method was used to quantify accumulation of water-soluble ions and insoluble PM on the leaf surfaces and within the wax of the leaves for 17 urban plant species (including 4 shrubs and 13 trees). The deposited PM was determined in three size fractions: fine (0.2-2.5 μm), coarse (2.5-10 μm), and large (> 10 μm). Significant differences in the accumulation of PM were detected among various species. The leaves of Platycladus orientalis and Pinus armandi were the most effective in capturing PM. Across the species, 65 and 35% of PM, on average, deposited on the leaf surface and in the wax, respectively. The greatest PM accumulation by mass on leaves was in the largest PM size fraction, while the accumulation of coarse and fine particle size fractions was smaller. Water-soluble ions accumulated on the leaf surfaces contributed 28% to the total PM mass, on average. This study demonstrated that leaves of woody plants accumulate PM differently, and the most effective plant species should be selected in urban areas for attenuating ambient PM.

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“…Studies have indicated that fine particulate matter less than 2.5 µm in diameter (PM 2.5 ) have serious adverse effects on human health, affecting the lungs and alveolar regions, while ultrafine particles (˂ 0.1 µm) may be transported into the systemic circulation (Song et al, 2016).…”

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Territorial Changes and Effects on the Health of the Populations Surrounding Case Study: Itaqui Port, Northeast of Brazil

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This study addresses the territorial changes and health conditions of populations living in the area affected by the Porto do Itaqui Thermal Power Plant (TPP), specifically the Vila Maranhão, Cajueiro, Camboa dos Frades, Nova Camboa dos Frades and São Benedito communities located in the municipality of São Luís -MA, Brazil. The data consisted of 191 interviews that were conducted from January to October 2013. The results showed that the individuals from these communities had a low educational level, with most having attended school only up to the elementary level, which contributes to a high rate of unemployment or of individuals surviving on temporary jobs. The communities' environmental awareness indicated that the main difficulties were associated with the lack of public policies, particularly regarding roads, garbage collection, low sanitation coverage, increased violence, unemployment, and informal employment. Regarding air quality, the results showed that the air pollutant concentrations still met the established limits, although the Camboa dos Frades community showed greater health problems due to a direct influence of pollutants. The reconfiguration of land use and land cover caused changes in the organization of the communities and the environment, reflected by the predominance of semi-urbanized areas and changes in the flows of small bodies of water caused by siltation from erosion. The identification of health conditions and the changes occurring in the communities affected by projects such as the TPP is important; therefore, public policies for urban mobility, spatial planning, health, education and urban safety should be proposed for such communities.

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The spatial-temporal characteristics and health impacts of ambient fine particulate matter in China

Cited by 105 publications

References 49 publications

Levels and Health Risk Assessment of PM<sub>10</sub> Aerosol in Brno, Czech Republic

Levels and Health Risk Assessment of PM<sub>10</sub> Aerosol in Brno, Czech Republic

Quantifying particulate matter accumulated on leaves by 17 species of urban trees in Beijing, China

Territorial Changes and Effects on the Health of the Populations Surrounding Case Study: Itaqui Port, Northeast of Brazil

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