Integrated monitoring for environmental health impact assessment related to the genotoxic effects of vehicular pollution in Uberlândia, Brazil

The development of parameters to explore the link between air-related diseases and their significant driving forces is an important aim in terms of national economics and public health. In this study, we did an integrated analysis involving multiple environmental health indicators from Uberlândia, B...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2017, Vol.24 (3), p.2572-2577
Main Authors: Pereira, Boscolli Barbosa, da Cunha, Paolla Brandão, Silva, Guilherme Gomes, de Campos Júnior, Edimar Olegário, Morelli, Sandra, Filho, Cláudio Alves Vieira, de Lima, Euclides Antônio Pereira, Barrozo, Marcos Antônio Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air monitoring
Air Pollutants - toxicity
Air Pollution - analysis
Air quality
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Automobiles
Automotive engineering
Brazil
Cities
Crashworthiness
DNA Damage
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental impact
Environmental indicators
Environmental monitoring
Environmental Monitoring - methods
Environmental science
Genotoxicity
Health Impact Assessment
Humans
Impact strength
Indicators
Manganese
Micronuclei
Outdoor air quality
Particulate Matter - analysis
Public Health
Research Article
Taxation
Taxes
Vehicle Emissions - toxicity
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
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Summary:The development of parameters to explore the link between air-related diseases and their significant driving forces is an important aim in terms of national economics and public health. In this study, we did an integrated analysis involving multiple environmental health indicators from Uberlândia, Brazil, registered before and during a period when the Brazilian government reduced taxes on new cars in a bid to bolster local manufacturing. In addition, the present study utilized Driving Force-Pressure-State-Exposure-Effect-Action (DPSEEA) frameworks to evaluate correlations in environmental health indicators over 10 years (2004–2013), in which the Brazilian government reduced vehicle production taxes beginning in 2008. Significant correlations in all indicators selected were found from 2008 to 2013, corresponding to the tax reduction on new vehicles. The frequency of micronuclei (MN) was significantly higher in the city center compared to the reference site, with the highest MN levels observed during the period of reduced taxes. Results reinforced the need to adopt air quality monitoring programs in major cities.
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-016-8039-5