Acute effects of air pollution on health: evidence from epidemiological studies

To summarize the evidence of acute health effects from exposure to particulate matter and ozone. A meta-analysis was performed using random effect models, to summarize the health effects of pollution, published in major international and Mexican journals up to June 2000. Results were given as percen...

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Published in:Salud pública de México 2001-11, Vol.43 (6), p.544
Main Authors: Rosales-Castillo, J A, Torres-Meza, V M, Olaiz-Fernández, G, Borja-Aburto, V H
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Aged
Air Pollutants - adverse effects
Child
Emergency Service, Hospital
Hospitalization
Humans
Infant
Infant Mortality
Infant, Newborn
Lung - physiology
Meta-Analysis as Topic
Mexico
Morbidity
Mortality
Ozone - adverse effects
Respiratory Function Tests
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Summary:To summarize the evidence of acute health effects from exposure to particulate matter and ozone. A meta-analysis was performed using random effect models, to summarize the health effects of pollution, published in major international and Mexican journals up to June 2000. Results were given as percent increase in ten units of PM10 (microgram/m3) and ozone (ppb). PM10 was found to have an effect on mortality (0.96%), hospital admissions (1.39%), emergency room visits (3.11%), respiratory symptoms (7.72%), pulmonary forced vital capacity (1.42%), and restricted activity days (7.74%). Ozone effects were equally significant. These findings show the great impact that air pollutants may have on the health of populations living in large metropolis.
ISSN:0036-3634
DOI:10.1590/S0036-36342001000600005