Cuantificación económica de los beneficios en salud asociados a la reducción de la contaminación por MP10 en Concepción Metropolitano, Chile / Health and economic benefits of reducing 10 µm particulate matter (PM10) in Metropolitan Area of Concepción, Chile
Rev. méd. Chile
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143(4): 475-483, abr. 2015. graf, tab
Article
in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Several international studies show the effects of PM10 pollution on health but specific analyses for many cities in Chile are lacking.Aim:
To relate PM10 concentrations to effects with population health and quantify the economic benefits of its reduction in Concepción Metropolitan Area. Material andMethods:
Poisson regression and generalized additive models were used to analyze the short-term effects of PM10 on mortality and morbidity, controlling for lags, seasonal, trend and weather variables. The damage function method to determine the economic impact of pollution reduction was used.Results:
The selected concentration-response (C-R) coefficients showed that PM10 concentrations had effects on hospital admissions with a two days lag for respiratory diseases in children under 15 years of age and with a one day lag for asthma in patients over 64 years. The effects on premature mortality had a six days lag. The decrease in 1 µg/m³ of PM10 concentration would generate benefits ranging from 1,025.8 to 32,490.9 million of Chilean pesos per year, with a confidence level of 95%, according the estimation based on concentration-response coefficients and their economic cost.Conclusions:
Reduction of PM10 would have important health and economic benefits.
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Main subject:
Respiratory Tract Diseases
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Air Pollution
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Environmental Exposure
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Particulate Matter
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Health economic evaluation
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de Concepción/CL
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