Health impact assessment of decreases in PM10 and ozone concentrations in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area. A basis for a new air quality management program
| Autor: | Isabelle Romieu, José Luis Texcalac-Sangrador, Urinda Alamo-Hernández, Horacio Riojas-Rodríguez |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Respiratory Tract Diseases Population air pollution Air pollution medicine.disease_cause Ozone Environmental health Environmental monitoring medicine Humans Particle Size education Baseline (configuration management) Mexico Air quality index Aged Aged 80 and over Air Pollutants education.field_of_study lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Urban Health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:RA1-1270 Environmental Exposure Environmental exposure Metropolitan area Hospitalization Mexico City Cardiovascular Diseases health impact assessment Environmental science Female Particulate Matter Health impact assessment Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Salud Pública de México, Vol 56, Iss 6, Pp 579-591 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 1606-7916 0036-3634 |
| Popis: | Objective. To conduct a health impact assessment (HIA) to quantify health benefits for several PM and O3 air pollution reduction scenarios in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA). Results from this HIA will contribute to the scientific support of the MCMA air quality management plan (PROAIRE) for the period 2011-2020. Materials and methods. The HIA methodology consisted of four steps: 1) selection of the air pollution reduction scenarios, 2) identification of the at-risk population and health outcomes for the 2005 baseline scenario, 3) selection of concentration-response functions and 4) estimation of health impacts. Results. Reductions of PM10 levels to 20 μg/m3 and O3 levels to 0.050ppm (98 µg/m3) would prevent 2300 and 400 annual deaths respectively. The greatest health impact was seen in the over-65 age group and in mortality due to cardiopulmonary and cardiovascular disease. Conclusion. Improved air quality in the MCMA could provide significant health benefits through focusing interventions by exposure zones. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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