Ambient PM2.5 and O3 pollution and health impacts in Iranian megacity

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The main objectives of this study were to (i) assess variation within fine particles (PM2.5) and tropospheric ozone (O3) time series in Khorramabad (Iran) between 2019 (before) and 2020 (during COVID-19 pandemic); (ii) assess relationship between PM2.5 and O3, the PM2.5/O3 ratio, and energy consumption; and (iii) estimate the health effects of exposure to ambient PM2.5 and O3. From hourly PM2.5 and O3 concentrations, we applied both linear-log and integrated exposure-response functions, city-specific relative risk, and baseline incidence values to estimate the health effects over time. A significant correlation was found between PM2.5 and O3 (r =-0.46 in 2019, r =-0.55 in 2020, p < 0.05). The number of premature deaths for all non-accidental causes (27.5 and 24.6), ischemic heart disease (7.3 and 6.3), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (17 and 19.2), and lung cancer (9.2 and 6.25) attributed to ambient PM2.5 exposure and for respiratory diseases (4.7 and 5.4) for exposure to O3 above 10 µg m-3 for people older than 30-year-old were obtained in 2019 and 2020. The number of years of life lost declined by 11.6% in 2020 and exposure to PM2.5 reduced the life expectancy by 0.58 and 0.45 years, respectively in 2019 and 2020. Compared to 2019, the restrictive measures associated to COVID-19 pandemic led to reduction in PM2.5 (-25.5%) and an increase of O3 concentration (+ 8.0%) in Khorramabad.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37

Enthalten in:

Stochastic environmental research and risk assessment : research journal - 37(2023), 1 vom: 28., Seite 175-184

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rashidi, Rajab [VerfasserIn]
Khaniabadi, Yusef Omidi [VerfasserIn]
Sicard, Pierre [VerfasserIn]
De Marco, Alessandra [VerfasserIn]
Anbari, Khatereh [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Air pollution
COVID-19
Health effect
Journal Article
O3
PM2.5

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Date Revised 16.01.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00477-022-02286-z

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NLM344842193