Ambient $ PM_{2.5} $ and $ O_{3} $ pollution and health impacts in Iranian megacity

Abstract The main objectives of this study were to (i) assess variation within fine particles ($ PM_{2.5} $) and tropospheric ozone ($ O_{3} $) time series in Khorramabad (Iran) between 2019 (before) and 2020 (during COVID-19 pandemic); (ii) assess relationship between $ PM_{2.5} $ and $ O_{3} $, the $ PM_{2.5} $/$ O_{3} $ ratio, and energy consumption; and (iii) estimate the health effects of exposure to ambient $ PM_{2.5} $ and $ O_{3} $. From hourly $ PM_{2.5} $ and $ O_{3} $ 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 $ PM_{2.5} $ and $ O_{3} $ (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 $ PM_{2.5} $ exposure and for respiratory diseases (4.7 and 5.4) for exposure to $ O_{3} $ 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 $ PM_{2.5} $ 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 $ PM_{2.5} $ (−25.5%) and an increase of $ O_{3} $ concentration (+ 8.0%) in Khorramabad..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37

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Stochastic environmental research and risk assessment - 37(2022), 1 vom: 07. Aug., 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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Air pollution
COVID-19
Health effect
O
PM

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10.1007/s00477-022-02286-z

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SPR04942226X