Short-term exposure to wildfire-related PM2.5 increases mortality risks and burdens in Brazil

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To assess mortality risks and burdens associated with short-term exposure to wildfire-related fine particulate matter with diameter ≤ 2.5 μm (PM2.5), we collect daily mortality data from 2000 to 2016 for 510 immediate regions in Brazil, the most wildfire-prone area. We integrate data from multiple sources with a chemical transport model at the global scale to isolate daily concentrations of wildfire-related PM2.5 at a 0.25 × 0.25 resolution. With a two-stage time-series approach, we estimate (i) an increase of 3.1% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.4, 3.9%) in all-cause mortality, 2.6% (95%CI: 1.5, 3.8%) in cardiovascular mortality, and 7.7% (95%CI: 5.9, 9.5) in respiratory mortality over 0-14 days with each 10 μg/m3 increase in daily wildfire-related PM2.5; (ii) 0.65% of all-cause, 0.56% of cardiovascular, and 1.60% of respiratory mortality attributable to acute exposure to wildfire-related PM2.5, corresponding to 121,351 all-cause deaths, 29,510 cardiovascular deaths, and 31,287 respiratory deaths during the study period. In this study, we find stronger associations in females and adults aged ≥ 60 years, and geographic difference in the mortality risks and burdens.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Nature communications - 13(2022), 1 vom: 10. Dez., Seite 7651

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ye, Tingting [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Rongbin [VerfasserIn]
Yue, Xu [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Gongbo [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Pei [VerfasserIn]
Coêlho, Micheline S Z S [VerfasserIn]
Saldiva, Paulo H N [VerfasserIn]
Abramson, Michael J [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Yuming [VerfasserIn]
Li, Shanshan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Air Pollutants
Journal Article
Particulate Matter

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Date Completed 16.12.2022

Date Revised 21.12.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41467-022-35326-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350086885