Impact of ambient air pollution on public health under various traffic policies in Shanghai, China / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
;
(12): 210-215, 2009.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-360674
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the potential impact of ambient air pollution on public health under various traffic policies in Shanghai.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The exposure level of Shanghai residents to air pollution under various planned traffic scenarios was estimated, and the public health impact was assessed using concentration-response functions derived from available epidemiological studies.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Our results showed that ambient air pollution in relation to traffic scenarios had a significant impact on the future health status of Shanghai residents. Compared with the base case scenario, implementation of various traffic scenarios could prevent 759-1574, 1885-2420, and 2277-2650 PM10-related avoidable deaths (mean-value) in 2010, 2015, and 2020, respectively. It could also decrease the incidence of several relevant diseases.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Our findings emphasize the need to consider air pollution-related health effects as an important impact of traffic policy in Shanghai.</p>
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Main subject:
Reference Standards
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Transportation
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China
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Public Health
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Population Density
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Motor Vehicles
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Air Pollutants
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Air Pollution
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Environmental Exposure
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Toxicity
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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