توضیحات :
Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research
Volume 5, Issue 4, Autumn 2017
Authors : Shima Tabasideh, Ataallah Vaisi, Ali Jafari, Reza Rezaee, Mahdi Safari, Gilas Hossieni ,Roya Ebrahimi
Abstract :
Air pollution is a major environmental issue in the world that can be harmful for human health. The aim of this study was to determine the health impacts of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter ≤۱۰μm (PM۱۰) in Ilam in 2013 and 2014. The air pollution data were obtained from the Ilam Department of Environmental Protection. The data were analyzed by Excel software, and the annual mortality and morbidity due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases attributed to PM۱۰ exposure were estimated by AirQ software.According to the results, the average of annual, winter, and summer PM۱۰ concentration was 68.1, 46.7, and 89.3 μg/m۳, respectively, in 2013. In 2014, the average annual, winter, and summer PM۱۰ concentrations were 51.4, 40.3, and 62.6μg/m۳, respectively. The total mortality, cardiovascular mortality, respiratory mortality, and hospital admissions due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases in 2013 were estimated at 89, 47, 9, 46, and 119 cases, respectively, and in 2014 they were estimated at 64, 33, 6, 33 and 85 cases, respectively. The results revealed that 9.6% of total mortality in 2013 and 5.8% total mortality in 2014 were associated with concentrations of more than 20 μg/m۳ PM۱۰ concentration. Therefore, it is concluded that exposure to PM۱۰ can increase morbidity and mortality. Thus, urgent and substantial actions to deal with the adverse effects of particulate matters are found to be necessary.
Keyword : air pollution, health impact assessment, PM10, mortality, Air Q software
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