It can typically be found over areas that see a high volume of traffic, so much so to the point that large accumulations of it are often strong indicators that a majority of pollution in any given area is caused by vehicles. Both of these chemical compounds can contribute to instances of...
To assess the temporal patterns of PM10 concentrations, we created year-specific time-series boxplots for each of the 16 statistics over 17 years. Using within-day concentration level statistics, PM10 concentrations generally decreased over 17 years with stable or slightly increasing patterns for the...
Urban air pollution resulting from economic growth as well as urbanization impacts the health of inhabitants. This study aims to examine the spatial distribution of particulate matter (PM10) and the risk of exposure for the population in the Klang Valley, an urban conglomeration centred in Kuala Lu...
the WHO. Figure1illustrates the distribution of deaths attributable to different risk factors. Air pollution holds the third position as a risk factor, following high blood pressure (first) and smoking (second). Air pollution was a contributing cause of death in 2019, with over 6.67 million deat...
To our knowledge, this study is the first to examine the associations between long-term exposure to air pollution and risk of late-onset depression incidence among the US older adult population (>64 years) in a longitudinal setting over a study period of more than 10 years. Methods Study ...
Drop in urban air pollution from COVID-19 pandemic: Policy implications for the megacity of São Paulo. Environ. Pollut. 265, 114883 [28] Kumari, P., Toshniwal, D., 2020. Impact of lockdown on air quality over major cities across the globe during COVID-19 pandemic. Urban Clim. ...
The estimation is difficult to be accurate, and generally lags by 2–3 years. The data is constant and cannot be updated dynamically, and cannot reflect the impact of real-time changes in emissions from pollution sources. Figure 1 AQI and industrial waste gas emission statistics in Zhangdian ...
Focusing exclusively on short-term pollution exposures might miss or understate the impact of longer-term processes. In the present study, we have access to long-term residential histories for a large representative sample of people aged over 50 in Ireland. This cross-sectional analysis uses data ...
However, widespread pollution that accumulated over the years devastated their environment, and consequently their livelihoods [16]. GDP per capita is set at 2400 USD, and poverty is extensive, with an estimated 50% of the 32 million people (22% of the nation’s total population) living on ...
Global assessments suggest that air pollution is an all-cause mortality risk [3]. Among people aged 60 years and over, the greatest impacts on health and mortality levels are observed in individuals who already have chronic diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an...